Employee Welfare Central
to Success
HSE International spoke to Graeme Robson, HSEQ Manager at Dron & Dickson,
market leaders in the supply and maintenance of hazardous area electrical
equipment.
I
ncorporated in 1927, Dron & Dickson originally supplied
explosives to the mining and quarry industries. With a
downturn in its original trading markets in the 1970s,
the company turned its attention towards the oil and gas
industry, initially providing a lighting design service for offshore
accommodation modules. As the industry’s requirements
changed, Dron & Dickson adapted quickly to the market,
offering product supply and maintenance. Dron & Dickson is
now recognised as a leader in the supply and maintenance of
hazardous area electrical equipment and working together with
its clients, is able to offer bespoke solutions, incorporating the
very latest industry and safety legislation. Today, the company
works with clients in the UK, Europe, North Africa, Middle East,
CIS and Asia, including BP, Shell, Nexen, ConocoPhillips, BG Group
and Centrica Energy.
Dron & Dickson currently employs approximately 200 people,
based both onshore and offshore in locations worldwide, and
is able to offer cost effective, technical solutions to meet all
the latest industry legislation and standards. The company’s
successful track record of delivering projects in a safe and reliable
manner has enabled Dron & Dickson to develop long term
relationships and retain contracts with its customers.
Role & Responsibilities
Graeme Robson: “I am the HSEQ Manager responsible for our
UK (Aberdeen, Stirling, Lowestoft and Hull branches) and offshore
operations. I am responsible for ensuring that we continue to
work safely for both our onshore and offshore operations and
I advise of changes
to legislation, report
statistical trends and
ensure we maintain our
integrated management
system in line with our
ISO 9001, ISO 14001
and OHSAS 18001
accreditations.
“I first became
directly involved in HSE
practice in the late 1990s
whilst working for the
Scottish Prison Service,
initially as a safety
officer at Aberdeen
Prison, concurrent with
my role as a prison
officer. After being
Graeme Robson, HSEQ Manager
“Delivering projects in a safe
and reliable manner has enabled
Dron & Dickson to develop long
term relationships & retain
contracts with its customers”
HSE INTERNATIONAL
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