JAKARTA INDONESIA (ISL News) - Pelindo Regional 2 affirmed its commitment to strengthening the Occupational Safety and Health (K3) culture as the main foundation of national port operations.
This commitment was conveyed at the 2026 Occupational Health and Safety Month commemoration ceremony held at the Multipurpose Room of Pelindo Regional 2 Tanjung Priok, Jakarta, on Thursday (January 22).
The K3 Month commemoration ceremony was attended by various stakeholders, including the Tanjung Priok Main Harbormaster and Port Authority Office (KSOP), the management of Pelindo Regional 2, and all Pelindo subsidiaries operating in the Tanjung Priok area.
Acting Executive Director 2 of Pelindo Regional 2, Budi Prasetio, in his remarks emphasized that work accidents can no longer be viewed as mere technical incidents, but rather as a loud alarm that there are still gaps in the safety system that must be addressed comprehensively and continuously.
"Every workplace accident is a signal that unsafe processes, inadequate equipment, suboptimal supervision, and an ingrained OSH culture persist. This isn't just a technical failure, but a systemic failure," Budi said in a written statement.
He added that the current challenges in managing K3 are not only reflected in the number of accidents, but are also structural in nature.
The quality and distribution of K3 services, he said, still need to be continuously improved to be commensurate with the size of the work area, the complexity of port activities, and the diversity of business sectors served by Pelindo.
Furthermore, the fragmented approach to OHS across units and stakeholders is also a concern. Yet, occupational risks transcend administrative boundaries and can impact across regions and functions.
"Occupational safety must be managed as a unified system. Therefore, a partial or reactive approach is no longer relevant. We need a leap in thinking and working methods, placing safety as the top priority in every decision-making process," he explained.
Budi also emphasized the importance of making promotive and preventive approaches the mainstay of OHS management. Investing in prevention has proven to be far more cost-effective than dealing with accidents and their subsequent impacts.
Furthermore, professionalism in K3 management must be reflected in data-based decision-making, the courage to stop risky work practices.
Furthermore, consistency makes safety an integral part of the company's management system, not just an administrative obligation. Building an OHS ecosystem means establishing a complete connection between all stakeholders.
"The government as regulator, the business world as implementer, workers as the primary subject, and academics, professional associations, and the media as boosters of literacy and public awareness must all work toward one goal: preventing accidents and protecting workers," Budi concluded.
(ISL News Editorial Team/Pelindo Regional 2 Public Relations).
