PT Putra Perkasa Abadi (PPA) received an international award in the field of safety from the World Safety Organization (WSO).

"PPA received an award in the Concerned Company/Corporation Award category because it was considered excellent in implementing safety programs, has a good safety track record for community and environmental development programs," said PT PPA's Director of Human Capital General Affairs (HCGA), Teguh Sapto Subroto in a statement. in Jakarta, Thursday.

Teguh Sapto said this award was proof of PPA's commitment to carrying out mining activities with good and sustainable technical principles in order to leave as little natural footprint as possible and create a healthy and safe work environment for employees and the community.

"Not only that, PPA is also committed to continuing to care for the surrounding environment and society," said Teguh.

He said that the award was handed over by WSO to PPA on the sidelines of the 35th International Safety & Health Symposium which took place 2-4 October 2023 in Odessa, Texas, United States.

This year's symposium takes the theme The Importance of Safety in ESG, held to expand collaboration and opportunities to build networks between various sectors in terms of safety . Then this event was also held to build and strengthen professional skills and knowledge.

This international level achievement fulfills the previous award given by WSO Indonesia to PPA. In February 2023, PPA received an award from the 2023 WSO Indonesia Safety Culture Awards (WISCA) in the Concerned category CEO Awards for PPA CEO Christianto Setyo.

WSO is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) which was founded in 1975 and joined the United Nation Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC) since 1987. Apart from having its head office in the United States, WSO also has a representative office in 21 countries around the world.

Teguh Sapto emphasized that his party is committed to continuing to strive for the implementation of K3 in every operational location to build a safe and healthy work environment.

"Then we also continue to innovate in the ESG (environmental, social, governance) programs carried out by the company for environmental and social sustainability around operational locations," he added.

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Source: www.antaranews.com/PPA Raih Penghargaan Internasional Bidang Keselamatan Dari WSO