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Each business segment has a safety and operational risk committee,
chaired by the business head, to oversee the management of safety and
operational risk in their respective areas of the business. In addition, the
group operations risk committee facilitates the group chief executive’s
oversight of safety and operational risk management across BP.
The board’s safety, ethics and environment assurance committee
(SEEAC) receives updates from the group chief executive and the head of
safety and operational risk on the management of the highest priority
risks. SEEAC also receives updates on BP’s process and personal safety
performance, and the monitoring of major incidents and near misses
across the group. See Our management of risk on page 46.
Operating management system (OMS)
BP’s OMS is a group-wide framework designed to help us manage risks in
our operating activities. It brings together BP requirements on health,
safety, security, the environment, social responsibility and operational
reliability, as well as related issues, such as maintenance, contractor
relations and organizational learning, into a common management system.
Any necessary variations in the application of OMS – in order to meet local
regulations or circumstances – are subject to a governance process.
OMS also helps us improve the quality of our operating activities.
All businesses covered by OMS undertake an annual performance
improvement cycle and assess alignment with the OMS framework.
Recently acquired operations need to transition to OMS. We review and
amend our group requirements within OMS from time to time to reflect
BP’s priorities and experience or changing external regulations. See page
41 for information about contractors and joint arrangements .
Capability development
We aim to equip our staff with the skills needed to run safe and efficient
operations. Our OMS capability development programmes cover areas
such as process safety, risk, and safety leadership. Our applied deepwater
well control course uses simulator facilities to train key members of rig
teams, including contractors. We have conducted more than 35 classes
for rig crews from around the world since the course began in October
2012.
Security and crisis management
The scale and spread of BP’s operations means we must prepare for a
range of business disruptions and emergency events. BP monitors for,
and aims to guard against, hostile actions that could cause harm to our
people or disrupt our operations, including physical and digital threats and
vulnerabilities.
We also maintain disaster recovery, crisis and business continuity
management plans and work to build day-to-day response capabilities to
support local management of incidents. See page 42 for information on
BP’s approach to oil spill preparedness and response.
In January 2013, the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria, which is run as a joint
operation between BP, the Algerian state oil and gas company Sonatrach
and Statoil, came under armed terrorist attack. Algerian military action
regained control of the site. Forty people, including four BP employees,
and a former employee, lost their lives in the incident. This was a tragic
and unprecedented event which impacted many employees and their
families.
BP participated fully in the UK Coroner’s inquest, which we considered
the most effective means of providing a greater understanding of what
happened. The UK Coroner handed down his verdicts, conclusions and
detailed factual findings on 26 February 2015.
Since the attack, BP and Statoil have jointly carried out an extensive review
of security arrangements in Algeria and have been working with Sonatrach
and the Algerian authorities on a programme of security enhancements.
The Coroner accepted the opinion of his independent security expert who
endorsed the security measures now in place and commented that in his
opinion the security enhancements now provide a significantly safer
environment for the staff working there.
Upstream safety
Safety performance
2014 2013 2012
Recordable injury frequency 0.23 0.32 0.32
Day away from work case frequency 0.051 0.068 0.053
Loss of primary containment
incidents – number 187 143 151
Safer drilling
Our global wells organization is responsible for planning and executing all
our wells operations across the world. It is also responsible for
establishing standards on compliance, risk management, contractor
management, performance indicators, technology and capability for our
well operations.
20112010 2012 2013 2014
Key safety metrics 2010-2014
80
60
40
20
100
120
Loss of primary containment
Tier 1 process safety events
Recordable injury frequency
Indexed (2010=100)
Running reliably
Every day Air BP fuels around 6,000 flights – that’s around four a
minute, making safe and efficient processes critical to the way we
operate for each and every one of these flights.
With a combination of flammable liquids, people and aircraft, running
operations safely is Air BP’s first priority. Technical and operations
teams are dedicated to servicing customers safely at more than 700
locations across 50 countries.
The business designs, builds and operates aviation fuelling facilities
around the world, and each year it supplies more than 23.2 billion litres
of aviation fuel, helping to make it one of the world’s largest aviation
fuel products and services suppliers.
Air BP is delivering its growth strategy through efficient operations and
investment in assets. In 2014 we expanded our activities with a supply
contract at Brazil’s largest heliport, Helibase, in São Paulo. We also
acquired Statoil Fuel & Retail’s aviation fuel business, which is
principally based in Scandinavia. This has added more than 70 airports
to our global network, helping to position Air BP as one of Scandinavia’s
leading, competitive suppliers.
We prioritize the safety and reliability of our operations.
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