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QHSEAccountability
Standards
1. Leadership
2. Compliance
3. Knowledge andChangeManagement
4. HSERiskManagement
5. Contractor QHSEManagement
6. WorkplaceHealth, Safety andSecurity
7. Environment andSocial Responsibility
8. Crisis andEmergencyManagement
9. Incident Reporting and Investigation
10. Measurement, Evaluation
and Improvement
Management Systems:
An IntegratedApproach to
Quality, Health, Safety, and
Environment
“DolphinEnergy is committed to
safeguarding the environment and
minimizing the health and safety risks
to our employees, contractors and
citizens of the communities inwhichwe
operates. Our commitment to quality and
the protectionof health, safety and the
environment ranks equallywithall other
primary business objectives, andwe
strive for continuous improvement inour
performance ineachof these areas.
QHSEManagement SystemStructure
QHSE
Commitment
Standards
and
Expectations
BusinessUnits,
Plans andProcedures
CompanyProcedures
andGuidelines
AttainingQHSE excellence is a
primarymanagement objectiveand the
responsibility of every employee.”
In order to achieve this policy’s goals,
theQHSEManagement System, since
2003, provides a broad-based set of
expectations integrated into ten standards
of accountability.
TheQHSEManagement Systemwas
updated in2008 to reflect the transition
froma project toanoperatingproduction
company. It has beenbuilt on the
strengths of existing leadership systems,
including thoseusedbyDolphinEnergy’s
shareholders. This framework helps line
managers focus on critical activities in
anorganized and systematicmanner
so that DolphinEnergy consistently
delivers improved performance. It has
significantly contributed to ensuring
safe and environmentally responsible
design, superior workplace healthand
safety records; continual regulatory
complianceand robust Health, Safety,
andEnvironment (HSE) riskmanagement
programs. It allocates responsibilities
among threedifferent levels in the
company:
•
Executivemanagement is responsible
for endorsing the system’s
commitments, values and policies, and
delegatingappropriate responsibilities
for theQHSEManagement System
among the company’s linemanagers
and ensuring that sufficient resources
areprovided tomeet thenecessary
standards and requirements.
