Environmental Health Inspectors from the Environmental Health Unit of Rivers State Ministry of Environment, visited Bell Oil and Gas (BOG)’s Port Harcourt office in February 2024 for the first quarter 2024 environmental health and safety inspection.
As it is the practice, the objective was to verify the level of BOG’s conformance to applicable environmental health and safety regulations, and more importantly, to ascertain how well the wellbeing of workers is protected.
The emphasis of this inspection visit was on pest control, industrial hygiene, and water sanitation. Documentations were looked into using a checklist. These included organizational basic information, structure, culture, services, major chemical/equipment in use, types of waste generated, method of waste collection and disposal, staff health facilities and surveillance, implementation of health and safety management system, source of water supply and treatment, pest and rodent control, compliance with waste management laws, proof of registration of agent and fumigation certificate for the quarter, building sanitation and potable water analysis among others.
At the end of the inspection, the officers commended the organization for being in good standing with the Ministry over the years and advised on continual improvement.
●Environmental Health Inspectors from Rivers State Ministry of Health (left) during one of the meetings with BOG QHSE team members.