HITCO has a virile and very dynamic workforce that we like to refer to as our strength. This is in line with our mission to recruit, retain and reward a high-performance workforce.

This hardworking, virile and dynamic workforce is managed and controlled by a group of a highly competent management team with tonnes of experience in the petroleum sector, giving our company an edge over others in terms of productivity and service delivery to our shareholders and clients respectively.

We have a qualified system for accessing key skills and experience to ensure that our staff and consultants have significant and relevant experience relative to the job they are assigned. The company ensures continuous professional development for our team and allocates significant resources to various unique training and development programs.

Creating an environment that supports professionalism integrity and innovation have led to a higher performance team. We have a non-discriminatory work policy which is in consonance with the International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions.

At HITCO, our mission is to create a work environment in which the host communities and the company become fundamentally interdependent. This is done with a mutual understanding and commitment to growth and development. Our commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) is based on the following objectives:

• Integrated planning and execution of community development programs, with full community input and participation
• Sustainable empowerment of the indigenous host communities through the provision of employment and improved social welfare
• Adoption of best practices that guarantee community-friendly operations.

We value sustainable and mutual growth together with the local communities where we actually operate. We have actively engaged in community-based activities that contribute to society, offering support both materially and morally.

Hosting a youth development program, actively participating in local traditional events, and sponsoring local professional sports teams are just some examples. Most importantly, we aspire to social development which enhances mutual prosperity in the local community through our sound and stable business activities.

We are determined to contribute to benefits for the whole society through our business activities and products, and to carry out initiatives in Zambia and all other communities where we operate, whereby we pursue the greater trust and support of the community.

HITCO keenly advises clients, partners and staff on equitable levels of environmental safeguards to be incorporated to a project where a hazard may not be covered by regulations or the client’s policy. We strive to preserve a clean and healthy environment at all times. HITCO is bound by the following principles:

• The ultimate responsibility for the protection of the environment is with senior management, who in turn ensure that every employee is accountable for meeting the company’s environmental goals.
• Our goal is zero spills and environmental releases.
• We operate in a manner that protects the environment, which is the top priority of our operational plans.
• We have the relevant Insurance covers and a Contingency Response Unit to respond to emergencies

We are strongly committed to sound practices in all aspects of our business. This is to prevent injury and protect all employees and subcontractors from work hazards and occupational diseases in the execution of their responsibilities.

The corporate policy statements that have been duly endorsed by the Directors of the company and signed by the Managing Director explicitly state that: “All HITCO employees are responsible for protecting the Environment, Health, Safety and Security of her workers, Customers, Contractors and the Community in which she does business according to this policy”.

This policy is applicable to all our partners-employees, client, contractors, and visitors. All incidents, near misses and potential hazards that might lead to injuries to personnel or damage to equipment and the environ- ment must be reported immediately to the nearest HSSE Representative.

HITCO regards the protection of the Environment and promotion of Health and Safety measures at all levels of its operations as paramount to the way in which it conducts its activities.

HITCO provides and maintains a safe, pollution free and healthy working environment by complying with all applicable statutory guidelines, regulations and laws.

To this end, all employees, contractors and customers are adequately trained to ensure that they work safely in their respective functions and to protect the environment.