Safety starts with awareness, and awareness begins with learning. On July 23, 2026, PT Lautan Natural Krimerindo (LNK) welcomed a delegation from PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) for a knowledge-sharing session on industrial gas basic safety, an initiative that offers a useful reminder for any workplace, not only for those handling gas directly.
As industries increasingly turn to natural gas as an efficient and cleaner energy source, safety awareness becomes a shared responsibility rather than a specialized concern. The scale of the risk is significant: according to the International Labour Organization (ILO), nearly three million workers die each year due to work-related accidents and diseases. That figure is a reminder that safety education isn’t a one-time compliance exercise, it’s an ongoing investment that pays off long before an incident ever happens.
What Employees Actually Learned
During the session, PGN walked LNK employees through the fundamentals of safe natural gas utilization in industrial settings: core safety principles, operational best practices, and the preventive measures that reduce risk before it becomes an incident. Employees from Maintenance Utility, Production, Security, and several more departments took part actively, and the discussion that followed pointed to a few practical takeaways relevant to any industrial workplace:
- Prevention beats reaction. Most safety principles taught in the session centered on identifying risks before they escalate, not just responding once something goes wrong.
- Cross-department awareness matters. Gas safety isn’t just an “operations problem”. Security and Maintenance staff need the same foundational knowledge as Production teams, since incidents rarely stay contained to one department.
- Routine inspection is a safety tool, not a formality. Regular checks are what catch small issues before they become large ones.
A Look Inside: What Is a Metering and Regulating Station (MR/S)?
For readers unfamiliar with the term, LNK employees also got hands-on exposure to the site’s Metering and Regulating Station (MR/S), the point where incoming natural gas is measured and its pressure regulated before distribution into a facility’s systems. Through PGN’s live demonstration, employees saw firsthand how the station operates, what safety mechanisms are built in, and why routine inspection of equipment like this is non-negotiable for reliable, safe gas distribution. It’s a small but telling example of how safety isn’t just about training, it’s engineered into the infrastructure itself.
Meanwhile, the visit went both ways: the PGN delegation also toured LNK’s production facilities, gaining insight into the company’s manufacturing processes, quality standards, and its approach to innovation in the food ingredients industry.
Turning Knowledge Into Retention
The session closed with an interactive quiz and discussion. It’s a small detail, but one worth highlighting: safety training that ends in passive listening tends to fade quickly, while active recall (like a quiz) helps knowledge stick.
Sessions like this reflect a broader principle worth taking away even if you weren’t in the room: safety culture isn’t built through policy documents alone. For LNK, this collaboration with PGN is one part of a wider effort to strengthen relationships with industry stakeholders while embedding a culture of continuous learning and workplace safety. In line with its Bettering Your World spirit, LNK remains committed to collaborations that translate into safer operations and sustainable growth, a model other organizations, inside or outside the food ingredients industry, could reasonably learn from.
Work Cited
“Nearly 3 million people die of work-related accidents and diseases.” International Labour Organization, https://www.ilo.org/resource/news/nearly-3-million-people-die-work-related-accidents-and-diseases . Accessed 27 July 2026.
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