HRH Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa's Adviser on Industrial and Oil Affairs and Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (GPIC) chairman Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa received top US honour for his leadership role in the company.

US National Safety Council president and chief executive Janet Froetscher was in Bahrain to present the 'Campbell Shield' award.

Shaikh Isa received the 'Campbell Shield' award on behalf of GPIC in the presence of the company director-general Abdulrahman Jawahery.

After presenting the award, Froetscher underlined the role GPIC played in founding the Campbell Safety Institute – an establishment dedicated to promoting the standards of safety through scientific research and exchanging expertise.

Froetscher and Shaikh Isa later discussed the goals which the council seeks to achieve – reduction of fatal work deaths, improving corporate performance and promoting the culture of safety.-TradeArabia News Service