The Etika Group recently held its annual in-house Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) awareness exhibition for its employees on the importance of HSE at the workplace, and to develop a positive business culture in the corporation.
This year, the company extended the HSE exhibition to the public for the first time with the aim of creating a positive engagement with the surrounding communities in Kajang, Bangi and Meru areas while imparting health and safety-related knowledge to them.
Etika Group of Companies (Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei) chief executive officer Santharuban Thurai Sundaram said the company is committed to ensuring adequate provision of proper welfare facilities for its employees and the public.
“This annual exhibition is to instill awareness in team members on their health and safety while also conserving the working environment via the safety measures provided.
“We prioritize our people as they are the heartbeat of the company, and we believe no one should be neglected.
“This HSE exhibition provided an equal opportunity for everyone to be conscious of health and safety issues, as we believe those are important cornerstones in securing an enriching life and creating a positive impact among the community,” he said.
Santharuban said the company hopes to inform the community of impending dangers and prevailing hazards either in the workplace or in the home, and to influence their behaviour and incident prevention.
“We are taking it a step further by engaging the community surrounding us to achieve our goal of promoting safety awareness and community participation. We believe through this initiative, it can benefit all of us to foster good health not only for Etikans, but also for others in our immediate surrounding.”
During the exhibition, various programmes to educate the public on HSE awareness were also held, such as blood donation, firefighting demo and medical screening including women’s health and dental checks.
There were also booths and talks from government agencies to educate the public on health, safety and and environmental awareness.
