Media Release

Mangaluru, Mar 4: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd. (MRPL) observed National Safety Day on March 4 at the Training Centre. This year’s National Safety Day/Month campaign theme — ‘Engage, Educate and Empower People to Enhance Safety’ — was highlighted during the programme.

Nandakumar V Pillai, director (Refinery), presided over the event and stated, "Safety should be the prime mission of our operations and everything else shall follow." He urged employees to remain doubly vigilant and ensure strict adherence to standard procedures to prevent any untoward incident.

Devendra Kumar, director (Finance) & CFO, emphasized, “Any decision taken to ensure safety shall be supported and defended, and every step shall be taken to empower people to make safety the prime motive.” N Anandha Kumar, ED (Refinery) and Deepak Prabhakar P, ED (Marketing & BD) also addressed the gathering, reiterating MRPL’s commitment to safety excellence.

A safety pledge was administered in Kannada, Hindi and English, reflecting MRPL’s inclusive approach to safety awareness. Prizes were distributed to various winners as part of the celebrations.

Earlier H S Rajeev, GGM (HSE) welcomed the gathering. The annual fire & safety activity report was presented by Sudarsan M S, CGM (HSE) Deepak Babu. Chief manager proposed the vote of thanks and Harikrishnan N, assistant engineer compered.

All dignitaries stressed that safety is a shared responsibility, driven by continuous engagement, capability-building, and empowerment at every level—towards preventing incidents and protecting people, assets, and the environment.