Health, Safety and Environment
SAFETY
For Sarlux, protecting workers’ health and safety and preventing accidents are core values that we practice every day by applying thoroughly the strictest safety standards.
Our document ‘Policy for the Prevention of Major Accidents and the Protection of Workers’ Health and Safety and the Environment’ sets out and confirms our company’s commitment to these objectives.
The Safety Management System is certified under ISO 45001 2020-2023 and is part of our overall Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) management system.
about 10,5 million euros
of investments in 2023 to maintain our high HSE standards
HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
Sarlux applies the HSE system (Health, Safety and Environment): this is our main tool for preventing major accidents, promoting occupational health and safety and protecting the environment.
The HSE system (Health, Safety and Environment) was set up through a complex process that was launched in 2001 and led in 2004 to the certification of the Sarlux Environmental Management System (EMS), under international standard ISO 14001.
The certification was confirmed in subsequent years and also extended to the part of Impianti Nord as a result of the acquisition of the Versalis company, with annual verification by the certification body Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA Italy).
Following a similar path to that undertaken for the EMS, as early as December 2007, Sarlux has adopted the OHSAS 18001 certification for the Safety Management System (SGS) for the protection of the health and safety of workers who, in order to cope in a manner structured and timely as the legislation evolves, in 2020 it was replaced by the new ISO 45001 standard.
Each year, the Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance certification body (LRQA Italy) verifies the company’s compliance with the requirements of the certifications.
An important milestone for Sarlux which once again underlines the commitment and sensitivity of the company on the issue of health and safety in the workplace.
In recent years, the two systems, for the environment and for H&S have been integrated into a single HS&E management system, and performance measurement and planned improvement targets have been introduced.
↓ Environmental Management System Certification ISO 14001 LRQA
↓ ISO 45001 certification 2020-2023
↓ Policy on accident prevention and protection of workers’ health and safety and the environment
SAFETY CULTURE
Sarlux promotes the culture of safety among all its people, through training, information and monitoring of the effectiveness of the activities carried out.
Programmes and practices
Sarlux guarantees the safety of people and of the industrial site by two main types of action: maintaining plants and equipment in the accordance with international BAT standard (Best Available Technologies) and adopting safety policies in compliance with two key legislative acts: the Decree on occupational safety (no. 81/08) and the Decree on sites at risk of major accidents (no. 334/99).
These standards, which are strictly applied by Sarlux, include, among other things, the drawing up of safety, internal and external emergency and training plans, the establishment of fire-fighting teams and the use of personal protective equipment.
The Saras Group adopts additional controls at the Sarlux refinery, exceeding legal requirements.
The company implements a number of other activities to strengthen worker safety. The most significant include:
- Safety tours of operational areas for constant monitoring and control
- Area and site inspections to control the activities carried out by the contractors
- Safety briefings to ensure workers’ engagement and to spread safety culture
- Audits of the Safety Management System (SMS) and of the Environmental Management System (EMS)
- Job-related checklists to establish safety standards.
Safety briefings
These are meetings between an operator and two trained ‘communicators’, focused on safe working practices and risk awareness and assessment. These meetings are also an opportunity to exchange opinions, improve on-site safety and empower and motivate personnel.
