Management Approach
NOVATEK is fully aware that its operations associated with the production, transportation and processing of hydrocarbons are a potential source of danger to the environment, workforce and local residents in affected areas. The Company analyzes risks and implements measures to eliminate and minimize on-site work-related injuries, accidents and incidents involved with the operation of hazardous facilities.
Safety culture
NOVATEK builds a strong safety culture and engages employees and managers at all levels, as well as contractor employees, in reducing operational risks.
Working conditions and OHS matters are included in collective bargaining agreements regulating labor relations with assistance from trade union committees. Also, NOVATEK’s subsidiaries and joint ventures hold meetings attended by both managers and blue-collar employees to discuss OHS issues and ways to improve working conditions.
NOVATEK has a system of communication channels devoted to OHS:
- Conference calls between NOVATEK top managers and the CEOs of subsidiaries and joint ventures;
- Meetings between HSE Department managers and units and services of subsidiaries;
- Internal inspections and audits;
- Daily monitoring of working conditions by operational staff and reporting non-compliance with OHS requirements to the manager;
- Collecting comments from Company employees and contractors, trade union representatives, local government representatives, local non-profit communities, and other stakeholders via telephone, e-mail, message boxes, and community liaison offices;
- Communicating HSE matters to employees (information boards, signs with phone numbers of control room operators and emergency services, publications, and videos);
- OHS training.
