Facts & updates on GuySuCo January 31, 2017

Emergency Preparedness Fire Drills

Safety is a critical element in any
organization; in GuySuCo, safety
is a key aspect of its operations.
The Health and Safety
Department which is headed by
the Company Health and Safety
Officer, Earl Morris, has Health
and Safety Officers at all seven
Estate locations. The department
also ensures that the
Corporations legal obligations
are maintained, and also the
well-being of employees and
visitors as laid out in the Fire

Rose Hall Estate Manager (ag), Hutton Griffith addressing staff members at the Prevention Act Chapter 22:01.
Secondary

As a part of the policy and procedures on ensuring that If an employee cannot deal with the fire, they
employees are prepared for emergencies such as fires, each should evacuate immediately; ensure that no-one is
location is required to conduct Fire Drills periodically. The left in that area and close any doors behind them.
Rose Hall Estate recently conducted a Fire Drill to test the Turn off any equipment; close windows and
preparedness and response of employees and emergency doors, and leave immediately using the nearest
facilities on that estate. available fire exit.
Do not stop to collect any personal belongings.
Report to the assembly point for a roll call.
If you are with visitors at the time of the incident,
While the Corporations has a duty to keep its employees
ensure that your visitors accompany you out of the
safe, all employees also have a responsibility to comply with
building.
safety procedures and to ensure reasonable steps are taken
so as not to place themselves or others at risk of harm.
Every location has Fire Wardens and in the event of a fire,
their responsibilities are to: Ensure that all members of staff
Procedure in the event of Fire
and/or visitors leave buildings safely; report the incident to
In the event of a fire, employees should do the following:
the person in charge, then remain with the evacuated staff
Raise an alarm immediately.
at the assembly point and alert the relevant internal
Dial 200 for the internal operator or 912 for the
emergency response teams - Medical and Fire.
Guyana Fire Service.
Employees who are trained in firefighting could
attempt to fight the fire using the equipment
provided. Employees who are not capable of
fighting a fire should leave the scene of the fire.
New Look
for
GuySuCo
- New Corporate Website
www.guysuco.com

The Corporation recently launched its new website.

While the target audience include employees and the
general public; it is specifically designed to also
facilitate the interest of customers, potential
customers, investors, researchers, students, among
others.

The features allow for translations in several different

languages, easy use by the visually impaired and is
device friendly.

Some of the links in the navigation bar are grouped in

the following areas: Our Company, Our Business,
Media, Careers, etc. Each Estate has a profile page
which features information on management, factory
and field, production and community services.

So far, over 300 articles, a number of videos

Segments from GuySuCo Round Up, press releases,
letters and publications, twenty years of Annual
Reports (1976 - 2005) and much more can be found
while navigating the website.

The website is still under construction and your

feedback would be highly appreciated. Get smart! Use
safety from
Please send feedback to:

Ms. Audreyanna Thomas, Senior Communications Profiles & Personalities

Officer at Email Address: audreyannat@guysuco.com

The start.
or

Mr. Shivratan Dindyal, Communications Officer,

Graphics at Email Address: shivratand@guysuco.com .

Communications Unit
Head Office
INFORM, INVOLVE, IGNITE together as ONE TEAM
 Sweet Stories
Mr. Earl B. John
Human Resources Director

Mr. Earl B. John, our Human Resources Director, joined

the sugar industry in 1958 as a cadet. Speaking with
this assertive gentleman, who is sedulous in his
approach to work, you would be amazed at his wealth
of knowledge and barrage of stories which he has to
Mr. John is grateful that he has been able to nurture
share about life in general and his encounters within
individuals to the point that they realised their true
the sugar industry.
potential. He embraces the philosophy of giving as
Before transitioning into Human Resource much as you can give to anybody in sight and has
management, Mr. John had an early start in found that the more you add value to other people,
broadcasting. His first exposure to this field was while the better you feel about yourself.
enrolled at Queens College. He later worked as a
Many have been fortunate to develop through the
Broadcasting Officer in the then Government
influence of Mr. John, however, this was lacking in his
Information Services (GIS); this was where he
own life. As a nave young man possessing immense
cultivated the disposition of competing with himself.
potential, Earl chartered his own course to greatness.
John admits that he is a compulsive writer and
He took the view that nobody should go through what
suggests that he is probably the oldest journalist alive
he has gone through if he can help it.
in Guyana today.
Mr. John shared one of the habits he developed and
The people-oriented Director, has always been self-
views as one that every individual should adopt, dont
motivating and striving for excellence. Mr. Earl John is
stop learning, every situation for me has a learning
passionate about writing, poetry and art. He is a component in it, every interaction for me and this is
respected author and has a book of poetry soon to be what energises and keeps me going.
published. But while the well learned John has
succeeded in almost every area of his life, he does not
limit himself to being defined only by his Mr. Johns knowledge in his field is distinct and most
accomplishments. He confesses that he is on a treasured. We wish him success in his future
continuous quest to define his true identity, since he endeavours.

has not been able to limit himself to any box for which
he has always outgrown.

Communications Unit
Head Office
INFORM, INVOLVE, IGNITE together as ONE TEAM