Messer has revealed that it has undertaken to implement measures which are designed to reduce the number of deaths caused by accidents in Europe, joining the European Road Safety Charter group.
Since June the Messer Group has been a member of the action group and in signing the European Charter, the largest owner-managed industrial gas specialist has committed itself to supporting the European Union’s action programme which is aimed at halving the number of traffic deaths on European roads by 2010.
“The probability of a traffic accident involving one of the more than 350 tankers and 500 trucks for gas cylinders which are used to supply our customers each day is relatively high,” says Danilo Ritlop, who is responsible for occupational safety, health, environment and quality management at Messer.
“In particular with regard to the laws and sets of rules which apply for the industrial gas industry and the training courses based on these, our staff and external tanker drivers provide support in ensuring that gases are transported and handled as safely as
possible. This has highest priority at Messer. We understand our declaration of commitment to the European Union as a pledge to implement defined individual measures.”
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