At St1, safety always comes first. The Gothenburg refinery has a Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Management System in place to systematically and continuously improve our work concerning health, safety, security, and the environment (HSSE) as well as minimise the risk of incidents.
External audits of our environmental management system are conducted annually by accredited bodies. Our internal audits are carried out by trained St1 personnel and cover the entire management system for health, safety, and the environment.
During 2023 a plan covering the coming years was outlined for process safety comprising a process safety assessment and HazOps, a method used for analyzing process safety.
The St1 refinery continued its journey to further increase and develop safety and security awareness within the organization. The Behaviour-Based Safety Program that was initiated in 2021 continued, and all employees at the refinery were trained in behavioral safety and risk awareness. Behaviour-Based Safety is a process that aims to strengthen the daily behaviour of employees and managers through safety observations which reduce the risk of accidents in the workplace.
The refinery’s safety routines and life-saving rules have been updated and clarified and safety instructions were developed. Substantial training for all employees and contractors at the refinery have been performed within both life-saving rules and safety instructions. This type of work, which positively impacts the whole organisation, will continue for many years to come, and serve as a solid foundation for our daily operations.
Also, we initiated the work to identify our process safety fundamentals to improve process safety at the site and eventually train all staff in a similar manner as done with the life-saving rules.