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DECEMBER 2022. Q4. VOL.17

NEW EXECUTIVES
Nothing in the world had prepared me for
business development opportunities in the
oil and gas sector whatsoever until the day
I met Eng. Dr. Emeka Okwuosa earlier on,
by God’s grace. He confidently asked me
to support the Oilserv group in Uganda’s
business development, seemingly unmindful
of my far-off professional career background.
He did not seem to consider my gender and
age for a heavily male-dominated oil and
gas sector. I declined the offer, based on
how alien the service area is to me. With
his assurance of mentorship and supportive
training, I finally dived into the deep end
and became a zealot. Later, I learned that I Friday Osuidia
QHSE Coordinator,
was not the first or the last African walking Oilserv Limited.
the tightrope of capacity building under his
ROAD MAP TO
watch. Some Oilservers intimated to me
that when it comes to the GCEO’s zeal for
building an energy-savvy critical mass in
Africa, there is no stopping until the camel ISO 45001:2018
passes through the eye of a needle. I am
that proverbial camel in the able hands of CERTIFICATION
Eng. Dr. Emeka Okwuosa.

With patient guidance from Oilservers, Oilserv ........................................................................................................
Oilserv Limited “The Clear Leader...” is at it again!
Uganda Ltd was legally and physically situated
in Kampala Uganda in 2014. The company
This time, it’s on the road to ISO 45001:2018 certification.
successfully organized for Uganda’s executive,
Recall that Oilserv has previously been certified to ISO
ministerial, parliamentary, and technical
9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 standards respectively
representatives to visit the Oilserv Group
which were integrated to an Integrated Management
facilities in Nigeria between 2015 and 2017.
System.
Oilserv Uganda Ltd features in the national
supplier database of the Petroleum Authority
ISO 45001:2018 standard helps organizations manage
of Uganda as well. Oilserv Uganda Ltd is a
risks related to occupational health and safety (OH&S
household name in the oil and gas fraternity,
risks), ultimately preventing injury and ill health.
including partners of the East African crude
The adoption of an Occupational Health & Safety
oil pipeline (EACOP) Limited, whose pipeline
management system by Oilserv is intended to enable
project is of high interest to Oilserv Ltd.
her to provide a frame work for managing OH&S risks,
provide safe, healthy workplaces, prevent work-related
Going forward, it is important for Oilservers
injury and ill health, and continually/proactively improve
at large, to emulate the spirit of capacity
its OH&S performance.
building and mentorship of Africans, beyond
Nigeria. I expect that a One-Oilserv approach
We have got a world-class consultant who is leading us
is conceived and promoted by every mentee
on this project. We have succeeded with the gap analysis,
of Eng. Dr. Emeka Okwuosa across Africa.
the ISO 45001:2018 awareness workshop has been
I pledge my steadfast loyalty to enhancing
successfully held and the preparation of the required
the Oilserv Group brand in the East African
documents is ongoing.
region.

To be continued in the next edition.
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