BVM Caribbean May

24 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 10, ISSUE 5 He expounded on the company’s efforts to ensure its work meets regional environmental standards and codes. “We are compliant. We have a certificate from the EPA in Guyana,” he said. Zeco is pursuing ISO 14,001 Environmental Management Certification and 45,001 Health and Safety Management Certification. “We expect to have those certifications in the next two months,” Byron noted. “We expect to become a triple-accredited ISO-certified company in Guyana within the next two months, including the API Q1 Certification we expect the earn this year.” Biswah emphasized the importance of training and knowledge transfer for the company’s success: “We invested heavily in training and partnering with personnel and companies that can provide this knowledge transfer.” The company also has a full-time consultant training workers in-house every weekend. The results are evident in the satisfaction expressed by major industry players like Exxon and SBM during audits. When asked about the importance of maintaining a local focus, Biswah replied, “It’s extremely important for our success. It’s a key success factor.” He highlighted the company’s commitment to continuous training and knowledge transfer from experts worldwide, enabling it to adapt to the high standards required by the oil and gas industry. “I think that is our key success factor, and we will continue to build on that strategy as we go into the next year and two years,” he concluded. Biswah also mentioned the company’s collaboration with local authorities, detailing their involvement in environmental management. “We have had multiple visits with the local environmental authority to our company to review our present operations to give us the certification of clearance,” he said. Furthermore, Biswah highlighted Zeco’s investment in its environmentally compliant blasting and painting facility, which meets all environmental standards. “All the emissions