In light of the recent incident last week Tuesday where a Dynamic Aircraft had caught fire at the Ogle Airport, the Roraima Airways on Wednesday recognised and awarded the seven engineers and technicians who had gone beyond the call of duty to avert the fire.
During a ceremony, these persons were each awarded with a Roraima Airways Medal of Honour, a certificate of Valour for their display of bravery at the accident site and an overnight trip for themselves and four other members of their family to the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana Resort, Arrowpoint Nature Resort.
The awardees, executives and some of the guests who were present
After perusing the airport footage, it was ascertained by the management of the airways that the fire was put out in under a minute as a result of the quick response by the seven staff.
Addressing the gathering of staff and other officials, Captain Gerry Gouveia, managing director of the Roraima Group of Companies, extended his gratitude to the staff for ensuring that the incident did not escalate.
While pointing out what the devastating outcome might have been, Gouveia noted that the prompt response from the engineers and technicians at the scene accounted for the issue not spiralling out of control. He vowed to continue working along with his team to ensure that there is no recurrence of the incident in future.
Even though an inquiry has been launched into the circumstances surrounding the incident, it was announced that this is still in progress, and it would be a matter of time before a final statement can be drawn.
“An investigation would not be in days or in weeks, it takes time to be completed. The inquiry is still in progress,” Edward Boyle, chairman of the Private Sector Commission outlined during his remarks.
He said that the team is actively involved in assessing the scene to ascertain what the cause was and what can be done to avert possible recurrences.
Meanwhile, Minister of Labour, Keith Scott, additionally lauded the persons for their courageousness in fighting the fire. He mentioned that without their response, the entire airport might have been put at risk of being destroyed.
As the country recently observed its Occupational Health and Safety month, the Roraima Airways was challenged to maintain good health and safety practices at all times so there would be no incidents or accidents at working sites. Scott also reminded that the ministry will be swooping down on employees to ensure that their working standards are within the perimeter as set out to maximise safety at the workplace.
Those awarded were Mark Matheson, Jason Farley, Michael Husbands, Darcy Chambers, Dwain Lewis, Avishkar Ramlochan and Rajendra Danraj.
