MICROmega Holdings’ Limited is to provide occupational riskmanagement services to the City of Phoenix Water Services Department(WSD), a service that will be provided by NOSA, a subsidiary companyof MICROmega. Phoenix is the capital city of the United States stateof Arizona and is the sixth most populous city in the United States. NOSA will work closely with WSD to maintain and enhance the existingFive Star Health and Safety Program which was implemented over thelast five years.
NOSA will assist WSD in complying with the standards of the 5-StarSafety and Health Management System, including annual safety audits of
work areas, a review of their current systems, procedures, andpolicies related to health and safety compliance, development andimplementation of action plans and safety standards as well astraining and follow-up audits. The annual safety audits will alsoaddress housekeeping; mechanical, electrical, and personalsafeguarding; fire protection and prevention; incident and accidentreporting and investigation; and safety and health organization fortreatment plants, service yards, remote sites and offices.
“These audits will identify strengths, weaknesses and areas forimprovement. Thereafter, NOSA will manage post audit activities whereaction plans and schedules will be formulated to correct deviationsidentified in the audit as well as follow up inspections to make surethat there is a high level of compliance with the NOSA Five StarSystem,” explains Duncan Carlisle, the Chairman of NOSA.
In addition to the audits and post audit activities, NOSA will improvethe risk management performance of Phoenix WSD by educating
stakeholders in all elements of the NOSA Five Star System throughseminars and workshops. NOSA has considerable experience in providing occupational riskmanagement services to the government sector and deals with thelargest water utility in South Africa (Rand Water) as well as
providing services to Eskom and Transnet. The City of Cape Town usesNOSA extensively in a number of their operations within the city. NOSA
also provides services to the likes of CLP Holdings Ltd in Asia aswell as power generation companies in Hong Kong, China and India.
“The NOSA system has been used extensively in developing countriesacross the Asian, African and South American continents and securing a
tender in a developed country like the United States demonstrates thewidespread reach of the NOSA system across the globe. We pride
ourselves on being the most recognised brand in the SHEQ riskmanagement industry and look forward to providing Phoenix WSD withworld class occupational risk management solutions and services,” addsCarlisle.