EHS Policy
At Tullow Oil, we are committed to high standards of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) performance across our business.
Our goal is to preserve biodiversity and promote sustainable development by protecting people, minimising harm to the environment and reducing disruption to our neighbouring communities.
We seek to achieve continuous improvement in our EHS
Tullow Oil has established an EHS management system to ensure that:
- We plan and organise EHS efficiently and effectively.
- Safe places, safe systems of work and suitable procedures are provided and maintained.
- We aim to minimise discharges, emissions and waste that adversely affect the environment.
- Staff and contractors are given appropriate EHS training to perform their tasks competently, safely and with due regard for the environment.
- Risks from our activities are assessed and either eliminated or reduced to acceptable levels.
- We comply with all applicable EHS laws and regulations, and apply responsible standards where the legislation is inadequate or non-existent.
- We are comprehensively prepared to respond effectively in the event of an emergency.
- We promote a culture of reporting and investigating accidents, incidents and near misses, and the sharing of lessons learned.
- We have an audit programme which verifies compliance with this policy and monitors our EHS performance.
- We are all empowered to stop any activity if there is an unacceptable risk of accident or environmental incident.
This EHS policy is reviewed periodically to ensure its ongoing suitability and effectiveness. Whilst we provide a strong and visible leadership commitment to EHS, everyone in Tullow Oil has individual authority, responsibility and accountability for the safety of themselves and others, and an obligation to actively participate in promoting an effective EHS culture.
We will regularly set and review our EHS objectives and targets with the aim of driving continuous improvement in EHS knowledge and performance.
Aidan J Heavey, Chief Executive Officer, Tullow Oil plc
March 2007
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