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fatalities , injuries , motor vehicle incidents , net environmental emissions and also pledges zero tolerance of unsafe behaviour and practices .
Since launching the programme , Linfox has reduced its Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate ( LTIFR ) by more than 90 %. In Thailand , Johnstone says that whilst instilling a culture of safety and compliance has been a challenge at times , it was an important task because when it comes to safety , one injury is one too many . “ Thailand frequently tops the rankings as the country with the highest amounts of traffic incident rate in the world . Therefore , for us to see a year-on-year reduction in the number of incidents has been something that I ’ m extremely proud of ,” Johnstone says .
“ My hope is that all of our people will do the right thing when no one ’ s watching ,” he adds . “ I want to ingrain the values and the principles of the organisation in our team so they truly understand the responsibility that they have to act safely , not only for Linfox but for themselves and their families . “ In Asia , we have programmes
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