SilTerra Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (“SilTerra”) in collaboration with the Social Security Organization (“SOCSO”), held a Safe Riding Program. Apart from enhancing employee engagement, this program was aimed at spreading awareness on road safety, particularly for motorcyclists. It is also in line with efforts to empower our people in the aspect of safety and health, which is one of the material issues in SilTerra’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework.
Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation, Enforcement Department reported that a total of 598,635 road accidents happened nationwide between January 2023 until December 2023. 12,417 involved fatalities, 2,331 serious accidents, 28,511 minor crashes and 555,376 vehicle damages. As a responsible corporate citizen, SilTerra is compelled to help address this issue in efforts to reduce the number of accidents.
The program commenced with a welcoming speech by Dr. Albert Pang, CEO. Among other things, he mentioned the road accidents statistics involving SilTerra employees: In 2023 there were 3 cases with a total 76 man-days lost. In 2024, we have 2 cases with loss of 10 man-days so far. “We must work together to reduce these losses”, he emphasized.
The program was also attended by Ms. Lee Soo Hooi, VP of Manufacturing, Mr. Fakrulazli Mohamad, Head of Legal, Secretarial and HR and Mr. Tahiruddin Hamdan, Head of Corporate Communications, Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) and Environmental Social & Governance (ESG).
The program then proceeded with a talk by Puan Yuni Rossila binti Mohd Razali, trainer from MOTOWAZI. The talk covered topics on recognizing blind spots especially in long and large vehicles, safe riding techniques, good road safety behaviour, collision risks and vehicle handling techniques on slippery roads. The program provided insight on critical theoretical skills and the importance of regular vehicle maintenance checks.
Mr. Mohd Nazrin Akmal bin Nordin from SOCSO, gave a short briefing on the Employment Insurance Scheme (EIS). In conjuction with today’s theme “Safe Riding”, he then proceeded to open the floor to questions on the SOCSO employee injury scheme which provides protection to an employee against accident or an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of his employment. This includes industrial and commuting accidents, occupational illnesses, and accidents during emergencies.
Excitement peaked during the lucky draw session when employees stood a chance to win attractive prizes. The picture below illustrates the delighted faces of the lucky participants.
SilTerra invited Mr. Goh Boon Kooi, from SOCSO to hand over some of the lucky draw gifts to the participants.
We thank everyone who took part in this program, as well as the co-organizer, SOCSO, for their contributions. By reaching out to employees through such programs, we hope to remind everyone to always “Think Safety First” at work and outside of work.