Management Approach
Oil and gas companies are exposed to risks associated with the operation of hazardous production facilities.
NOVATEK is responsible for ensuring safe working conditions for Company employees and for promoting a strong safety culture among contractors while striving to identify and analyze such risks in a timely manner and take proactive measures to mitigate them.
NOVATEK’s occupational health and safety (OHS) management system, which is part of the Integrated Management System, covers 100% of employees and contractors across all of the Company’s business units.
The effectiveness of the OHS management system is monitored both at the Company’s highest governance level and at the executive level.
NOVATEK’s operations comply with legal requirements and internal OHS standards, rules, and procedures. The Company’s relevant principles are set out in the Occupational Health, Industrial and Fire Safety, and Environmental Policy.
For more details, see Section Integrated Management System.
Safety culture
In the reporting year, the Company’s safety culture initiatives focused on fostering a conscious approach to personal and collective safety among employees.
Key elements of NOVATEK’s approach to developing safety culture
| Development elements |
Purpose |
| Employee communication channels |
Raising employee OHS awareness |
| Joint meetings |
Discussing OHS initiatives and improvements in working conditions |
| Safety culture assessment involving a specialized organization (2023) |
Assessing the current level of safety culture maturity, identifying strengths, and defining areas for improvement |
| Procurement of electronic medical examination systems (2024–2025) |
Conducting medical examinations using electronic systems |
| Deployment of mobile devices (2025) |
Training employees remotely using a specialized service |
| Dialogues between managers and employees on safe work practices at production sites (2025) |
Fostering a conscious approach to personal and collective safety among employees |
| Focus groups involving employees (2025) |
Engaging employees on OHS issues, including discussions of changes in the provision of personal protective equipment (PPE) |
Matters related to working conditions and the protection of employees’ health and safety are regulated by collective bargaining agreements with the involvement of trade union committees. OHS communications with employees and contractors are also delivered through:
- meetings at various levels;
- internal inspections and audits;
- feedback collection from employees;
- managing reports from contractors;
- employee training and communication;
- processing queries filed to the hotline.
Employees have the right to contact the dedicated units by phone and e-mail with questions regarding OHS. All such queries are reviewed in due course.
