THE IMPLEMENTATION
THE NATIONAL OIL & GAS INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR PROFESSIONALS
Our industry is a hazardous one. The excavating and processing of oil and gas is a dangerous operation, being performed under heavy and potentially dangerous circumstances. Small mistakes can have large consequences. Unsafe situations and actions can lead to personal injury, pollution or material damages. By implementing HSElife UNIO we want to reach the goal of making the Oil and Gas Industry the safest Dutch industry by achieving Incident Free Operations in the years to come. Moreover, through the implementation we will also improve the industry’s reputation and HSE performance. Another important aspect is the saving of time and especially money. All this connects seamlessly with the strive of all Operators within the Oil and Gas Industry towards working without accidents and incidents and free of spills or any other environmental damages.
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In our industry, most of the work is being done by Contractors
Through HSElife Unio, we promote and support the safe-
who usually work for several Operators. But every Operator
ty culture within the Oil and Gas Operators. A culture in
has their own, slightly different safety rules. Therefore,
which people feel free to offer suggestions on improve-
the Contractors are being confronted with a variety of HSE
ments within the organization. Moreover, a culture in
information which can easily lead to unintentional mistakes,
which health, safety, environment and optimal perfor-
which in turn may lead to incidents occurring. This is why
mance are in perfect harmony and where all personnel are
our priority lies in offering unambiguous HSE information
persuaded of the importance of HSE. HSE should be top
to the Contractors. It is HSElife UNIO’s mission to work
of mind in everybody’s work. A successful safety perfor-
together with the Operators and Contractors in the Oil and
mance is the result of a combination of a well developed
Gas Industry in the field of HSE.
pattern of rules and a high awareness of standards.