On February 11, the Djibouti International Free Trade Zone (hereinafter referred to as the “Free Zone” or the “Park”) convened its 2025 Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Joint Committee Meeting. International Djibouti Industrial Parks Operation FZCO, together with representatives from over 40 enterprises in the zone—including CMHD, MARILL, and SORAM—gathered to review past performance and chart the way forward, reinforcing the foundation of “safe production” and ensuring it is upheld with greater strength and stability.

During the meeting, the HSE Joint Committee Office of the park presented the "DIFTZ 2025 Annual Safety Work Report" to attending leaders and enterprise representatives. Under the unified leadership of the Free Zone Safety Committee, the safety management team of International Djibouti Industrial Parks Operation FZCO, together with all member units, worked in close coordination and with shared objectives, resulting in a continuously improving overall safety performance across the park. The Free Zone has maintained zero major accidents and zero fatalities for consecutive years, with a steadily declining incident rate, and all safety management targets for 2025 have been fully achieved.

These figures reflect not only performance but also confidence: risks are contained at the source, hazards are eliminated at an early stage, and safety has become the most stable “foundation” of the park. While recognizing achievements, the report also emphasized thorough review and improvement. Several minor incidents and potential hazard points in 2025 were analyzed, adhering to the principle of “learning from small issues and improving through cases.” Lessons learned were incorporated into management lists, and corrective actions were implemented with full closed-loop tracking—ensuring clear records, defined measures, and scheduled actions, and further shifting governance from reactive response to proactive prevention.

With updated systems and strengthened safeguards, the meeting introduced revisions to safety management regulations in key areas such as hazardous materials management and fire protection facilities. These updates aim to establish clearer standards, smoother processes, and more accountable responsibilities. At the same time, the 2026 HSE work plan was proposed, focusing on stricter systems, more refined management, and stronger execution, to continuously consolidate the achievements of “zero major accidents and zero fatalities,” ensuring that the “lifeline” of safety production remains firmly upheld at all times.

Following the meeting, the HSE Joint Committee of the park awarded certificates to five enterprises that demonstrated outstanding performance in safety management over the past year. Though modest in form, these awards represent meaningful recognition—acknowledging their commitment to making safety a habit, compliance a norm, and responsibility a bottom line. By setting benchmarks through recognition and driving improvement through incentives, the Free Zone continues to promote a higher level of shared safety governance, where every act of compliance, inspection, and rectification becomes a “spark” safeguarding the park—collectively forming a lasting "beacon" of safety.