AfriCorp Petroleum Group has introduced corporate Integrated HSE Management System that is used to manage industrial safety, fire and radiation safety, emergency prevention and response, civil defense, occupational and health safety and environmental protection. An integral part of the Strategic Management System, the HSE Management System was developed upon the Company’s initiative on the basis of requirements of the Federal legislation and world’s best practices. The domain of the HSE Management System was defined on the basis of analysis of internal and external drivers that affect the achievement of its targets by the Company.
HSE requirements apply to contractors and subcontractors, too.
ISO CERTIFICATION
Based on laws and regulations of the Nigeria Federation and countries, where AfriCorp Petroleum operates, the HSE Management System is built for certification for compliance with ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System) and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems) standards. AfriCorp Petroleum Group companies, whose operations are associated with principal health, safety and environmental risks, undergo certification.
HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY
The Company has adopted Health, Safety and Environment Policy, approved by AfriCorp Petroleum Management Committee.
According to the Policy, the Company has developed and introduced a package of corporate standards for the Industrial Safety, Labor and Environmental Protection Management System.
- AfriCorp Petroleum Group Policy for Health, Safety, and Environmental Protection
HSE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
The HSE management chain binds all AfriCorp Petroleum Group’s structures from corporate office top down to every production facility within AfriCorp Petroleum. Every year, AfriCorp Petroleum Board of Directors and Management Committee address HSE status, set tasks to improve safety performance and decide on further development of the HSE Management System.
The Board of Directors holds annual meetings to review the status of HSE and measures to improve operational safety. The Board members, the President and the Management Committee of AfriCorp Petroleum receive information on emergencies and results of investigations. Accidents and fatalities are placed on the agenda for consideration at the Board meetings.
AfriCorp Petroleum Management Committee approves annual HSE Reports. Containing data that are essential for AfriCorp Petroleum’s strategic development and investment programs, these reports serve as an established form of analysis of HSE performance by the Company’s management.
AfriCorp Petroleum HSE Committee is a body to develop and submit to corporate management proposals on how to approve policies, designated programs and corporate regulations.
The Committee meetings address a wide range of issues, related to the management of significant risks, environmental protection, performance against designated programs and changes in legal environment.
An incentive scheme, used to motivate corporate management and staff through key HSE performance indicators, is an important element of the Integrated Management System. AfriCorp Petroleum’s Management Committee establishes these performance indicators for every Group’s company, for AfriCorp Petroleum and the whole AfriCorp Group annually.
INSURANCE
The Integrated Management System provides for a unified approach to voluntary third-party liability insurance and environmental insurance. The principles of insurance, including catastrophe coverage provisions, are defined by the Insurance Policy of AfriCorp Petroleum and AfriCorp Petroleum Group Companies. All AfriCorp Petroleum companies that operate hazardous production facilities carry third party insurances.
If an emergency or an accident occurs at a hazardous production facility, the Company is committed to be liable for life or health injuries and payments to compensate damage recovery.
All countries, where AfriCorp Petroleum companies operate, have enshrined employers’ liability for life and health safety at working place in laws. Employees who suffer employment injuries, diseases or become disabled because of an occupational accident, are entitled to monetary payments in the amounts, envisaged by insurance agreements and local laws and bylaws.
In most countries, where AfriCorp Petroleum companies operate, employers are obliged to provide individual or group health and life insurance policies. All AfriCorp Petroleum companies operate in full compliance with laws and act consistently in line with the Group’s Insurance Protection Program, providing obligatory insurance and voluntary coverage plans. Apart from obligatory payments, employees may be entitled to lump sum allowances in line with collective bargaining agreements. Terms and amounts of these allowances are defined in negotiations with trade unions and employees.
MANAGEMENT REVIEW SYSTEM
Appraisal of the Management System performance is based on the monitoring that incorporates audits, operation control, corporate supervision as well as safety and environmental protection contests. Control checks made as part of internal procedures help appraise how efficient the system itself and communicating of objective and up-to-date data on HSE status to the Company’s management are.
Internal and external audits provide the Company with feedback that helps consistently improve the management system for better compliance with the legislation and corporate standards. For these purposes, the Company develops integrated tools to address violations both at facilities that are audited and at similar assets at once.
