Sustainability and Safety

HSE & SOCIAL PERFORMANCE

The Commitment and Policy on Health, Safety, Environmental and Social Performance are designed to help protect people and the environment. Our commitment and policy reflect the integrated way we work in the areas of health, safety, the environmental and social performance.

Commitment

Comply with law, standards and procedures.
Pursue the goal of no harm to people and the environment.
Plan and apply best practices that minimize our footprint on the environment.
Respect neighbours and engage effectively with stakeholders and communities.
Play a leading role in promoting a culture in which all employees share this commitment.

Policy

Has a systematic approach to HSE & SP management designed to ensure compliance with the law.
Monitor and assess the effectiveness of HSE & SP management system and take the steps needed to improve our performance.
Plan and apply best practices that minimize our footprint on the environment.
Includes HSE & SP performance in the appraisal of staff and contractors.
Ensure that adequate resources throughout Point West are provided to support this policy.

PROCESS SAFETY

Process safety hazards can give rise to major incidents involving the release of potentially dangerous materials, the release of energy (such as fires and explosions), or both. Process safety incidents can result in multiple injuries and fatalities, environmental and property damage.

Process safety involves making sure facilities are well designed, safely operated and properly maintained to prevent leaks of hazardous materials. Our Process Safety Management System is composed of the following 4 pillars:

Commit to Process Safety
Understand Hazards and Risk
Manage Risk
Learn from Experience

We apply structured processes to manage our asset integrity and prevent leaks, spills, and any other technical failures or breakdowns in both operated and non-operated assets. We aim to prevent the reoccurrence of known major process safety incidents by focusing on main causes and key barriers.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PLANS

Point West’s Emergency Response Plans have been designed to provide executive management, operations management, field management and field staff with a general guideline for the initial response to an emergency and an overview of their responsibilities during an emergency. For the Emergency Response Plans to be effective, all employees must be familiar with their roles and responsibilities during an emergency and be prepared to enact the Emergency Response Plan at a moment’s notice.

The priorities of all Point West Emergency Response Plans are as follows:

1) Ensure the safety of workers, responders, and the public.
2) Reduce the potential for destruction of property or product losses.
3) Reduce the magnitude of environmental and other impacts.
4) Assist response personnel in determining and performing proper remedial action quickly.
5) Reduce recovery time and cost.
6) Inspire confidence in response personnel, industry and the public.