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CHAPTER 4 Responsible management

To improve risk prevention and mitigation at our facilities, we launched a five-year plan (2017-2022) for the implementation of a Process Safety Management system based on the Energy Institute model. In 2019 the main barriers of the process safety model were strengthened through the preparation of manuals and operating procedures, the adaptation of shift work- er turnovers and the identification of risks at the units. In addition, recommended practices and appropriate procedures have been standardised in the field of industrial safety, with the aim of esta- blishing uniform lines of work, but adapted to each process, to maximise safety. The monitoring of the milestones achieved in this implementation is carried out through the periodic measurement of key indicators that monitor the main advan- ces and improvements implemented in the corporate sphere, the business units and the industrial facilities. In addition, we are working on a framework procedure for reviewing the safety of the facilities before they are put into service, which

will make it easier to check the suitability of all the safety aspects before they are operated.

We implement cross-area actions that allow us to supervise and manage the maintenance of the integrity of the a- ssets, which most notably include:

Showing active leadership

Updating the training of safety profe- ssionals

Extending risk analysis to operational risks

Encouraging employee participation in the design of safety-related tasks

Revising the operational procedures, orienting them towards the risks that may arise in each phase

Establishing controls

Insisting on the importance of the good execution of the turnovers in the projects with established shifts

SAFETY AT THE WORKPLACE

Process safety events are reported following Recommended Practice API 754(1), paying special attention to the importance of reporting events and near misses for the early detection and esta-

blishment of elements for improvement through the investigation of events that may occur, regardless of the level to which they belong.

(1) Reference guide for reporting process safety performance indicators for the refining and petrochemical industries