We at Transpetro, committed to the care of life and the environment and to the promotion of an ethical, healthy and safe environment, capable of preventing occupational diseases,in the development of transport and storage activities for oil, oil products, natural gas (including LNG), petrochemicals and renewables, in pipeline, maritime , waterway and roadmodes and in offshore operations, are committed to:
- Proactively reduce risks to people's health and safety through continuous learning and innovation.
- Seek excellence in process safety at all stages of the life cycle of our assets and the assets in which we operate
- Take care of each other in the work environment and, in doubt, stop and seek help.
- Conduct our business and activities with environmental responsibility, contributing to the sustainable development and improvement of the environmental quality where we operate, preventing and mitigating environmental impacts of activities, processes, services and products.
- Prevent, mitigate, control and monitor the impacts of our activities on the communities Where we operate.
- Consider our zero fatality and zero leak ambitions, sustainability goals and commitments, including QHSE and climate change requirements, in the company's strategy and decisionmaking processes.
- Strengthen the fair HSEQ culture based on mutual trust and transparency, focusing on education, training, awareness and learning from experience.
- Encourage the consultation, participation and protagonism of people in the continuous improvement of quality management, safety, health and well-being.
- Seek alignment with good QHSE practices in the industry, in accordance with the legislation, rules, standards and commitments to which the company is a signatory, communicating the information and performance in QHSE in a transparent and correct manner.
- Predict and respond promptly to emergency situations in order to ensure the speed and effectiveness of the response.
- Strengthen the position of excellence by sharing lessons learned and best practices of QHSE with the supply chain and partners, requiring continued respect for QHSE requirements and recommendations.
- Continuously implement QHSE improvement including the carbon neutrality ambition of our operations.
- Ensures effectiveness, efficiency and effectiveness in the performance of the Quality Management System, as well as market competitiveness, aiming at customer satisfaction and obtaining economic and financial results.
15 CORPORATE HSE GUIDELINES OF THE TRANSPETRO
1. LEADERSHIP AND LIABILITY
Integrate safety, environment and health into the company's strategy by reaffirming the workforce's commitment to the HSE Policy and ensuring the necessary resources for the pursuit of excellence in HSE.
2. LEGAL COMPLIANCE
Maintain throughout the life cycle of the company's activities its compliance with current legislation on safety, environment and health.
3. EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF RISKS
Identify, evaluate and manage the risks inherent to the company's activities, in order to avoid the occurrence of accidents and/or ensure the minimization of their effects.
4. INVESTMENTS AND DIVESTMENTS
Seek the best practices of safety, environment and health in investments and divestments.
5. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Perform company operations in accordance with established procedures using facilities and equipment in a condition to ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and health requirements.
6. CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Manage changes, temporary or permanent, aiming at the mitigation of safety, environment and health risks arising from its implementation.
7. ACQUISITION OF BENEFITS AND SERVICES
Adopt appropriate HSE requirements in goods and services contracts and foster the proactive work of your workforce with partners and supply chain members to ensure they are aligned with our HSE and climate change values, ambitions, goals, commitments and performance.
8.CONTINUOUS LEARNING
Promote the training, education and awareness of its employees on an ongoing basis, providing a systemic and integrated view of technical aspects and human factors, strengthening organizational learning, performance and HSE culture.
9. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Ensure that information related to safety, environment and health is intact and available, which allows to streamline decision making from reliable analytical data and generate knowledge and value for the company.
10. COMMUNICATION
Communicate information related to safety, environment and health with clarity, precision and diligence, in order to meet the different audiences of interest.
11. CONTINGENCY
Predict and deal with emergency situations quickly and effectively aiming at the maximum reduction of their effects.
12.RELATION COMMUNITY
Mitigate safety, environmental and health risks and impacts for neighboring communities in the territories where it operates, keeping them engaged and informed about the company's activities.
13. ANALYSIS OF ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS
Analyze, investigate and document accidents and incidents arising from the company's activities, in order to privilege learning from experience, improving preventive and mitigating safeguards, aiming to make the company increasingly resilient.
14. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
Manage risks and reduce the safety, environmental and health impacts of our products on production, marketing and end use considering their life cycle.
15.CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCEDURE
Implement and maintain mechanisms for measuring, evaluating and improving safety, environment and health performance throughout the company, in order to ensure its continuous improvement.
(Approved by the Board of Directors on September 29, 2022)