Hse Policy
Hse Policy
Hse Policy
Samos Steamship Co. vision is to provide the best sea transportation quality services with ZERO
Incidents, Zero spills at sea and Minimum Environmental Footprint.
Our mission is to ensure that our operational standards are meeting or exceeding the National or
International regulations
To succeed in our mission our Top Management has undertaken the responsibility and commitment
to:
Establish, maintain, monitor, review and continuously improve operating procedures that
ensure the safety of our daily operations in all fields
Establish, Promote, Monitor and Review Health Safety and Environmental performance
standards – targets. Bench mark our performance against our competitors
Identify and adopt Best Industry Practices as mandatory requirements
Assess continuously all identified risks for the Personnel, the Environment and the Ship as
property and counteract establishing safeguards
Provide adequate resources to maintain a safe and pleasant working environment for all
personnel
Lead by Example and motivate Personnel to promote Health Safety and Environmental
protection practices
Train and Educate all personnel in excess of the Industry mandatory standards
Be prepared for emergencies by conducting frequent drills and continuous training
Adopt and implement a ‘No blame policy’ for those voluntarily reporting Incidents and
Near Miss Incidents. The same stands for personal complaints of any kind
Adopt and implement ‘Zero Tolerance Policy’ for deliberate violations of National or
International regulations or the company’s internal procedures. The same stands for acts
of retaliation against those reporting such violations
Cooperate in full with any Authority investigating Incidents or Violations of any kind
Prohibit any discrimination against employees because of the individual’s race, colour,
religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other
characteristic protected by law
Always conduct business in compliance with all laws and trade restrictions imposed by
United Nations, United States, European Union and other national and supranational
authorities and legislators
To implement this policy, Samos Steamship Co. operates and maintains a Management System, in
accordance with the requirements of the ISM Code & ISO 14001:2004.