Winner - ASP Ship Management Pty Ltd

ASP Ship Management (ASP), as part of the global ASP Shipping Group, provides a full range of technical and commercial ship management services. Its main Australian operating office is in Melbourne and it employs around 480 people.

Since 1995, ASP has demonstrated significant and sustained OHS improvement with the number of lost time injuries, medical treatment cases and first aid cases all trending downwards. Integral to this performance has been the in-house development of ASP's safety management system (SMS) and the continual improvement of the system.

The ASP SMS is part of an integrated systems approach involving all seafarers in risk management processes. A range of high quality awareness and information products, along with a suite of training modules, ensure that crew members have the skills to contribute effectively to the systematic management of OHS. In this way the SMS is offering up continuous improvement opportunities through hazard identification undertaken by ASP's seafarers and from learning outcomes derived from incidents within the company as well as industry wide.

ASP's SMS also features a 180-day LTI Free Award Scheme, as a means of rewarding positive OHS performance. The scheme donates money on behalf of a successful vessel's crew to a nominated charity.

ASP's Fleet Training Officer (FTO) delivers training programs on-board as well as carrying out hazard inspections, amongst other OHS activities. The FTO has improved operational safety along with ensuring that ASP's seafarers are skilled to play a key role in the ongoing management of OHS. The FTO is a senior appointment, equivalent to senior deck or engineer officer, and is an initiative that demonstrates ASP's strong commitment to OHS.

Congratulations ASP Ship Management Pty Ltd