Let us toast to major SGR safety milestone

In Kenya, Africa Star Railway Operation Company (Afristar), has just marked 1,000 Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) safety days. That this is a key milestone in SGR operations cannot be gainsaid. For starters, Afristar had operated Kenya’s SGR safely for 1,000 days as at February 24, 2020. The company has inculcated a railway safety culture among staff through evaluation of employee adherence to safety regulations and procedures, performance appraisals, bonuses and promotions based on performance appraisal results and rewarding safety champions quarterly and annually. So far, 10 employees have been recognised as safety champions and another 27 awarded certificates for emerging winners in the Afristar Technical Skills competitions among SGR staff members. Safety culture can generally be described as ‘what the organisation does’ with respect to safety.