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Health, Safety and Environment policy and commitment
We adopted our Policy and Commitment on Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) in 1997. It includes a commitment to 'pursue the goal of no harm to people' and to 'protect the environment' and requires the use of risk-based management systems, which are audited regularly. All contractors, Shell companies and joint ventures we control are required to manage HSE in line with our Policy and Commitment.
HSE Policy
Every Shell company:
- has a systematic approach to HSE management designed to ensure compliance with the law and to achieve continuous performance improvement;
- sets targets for improvement and measures, appraises and reports performance;
- requires contractors to manage HSE in line with this policy;
requires joint ventures under its operational control to apply this policy and uses its influence to promote it in other ventures; and - includes HSE performance in the appraisal of all staff and rewards accordingly.
HSE Commitment
In the Group we are all committed to:
- pursue the goal of no harm to people;
- protect the environment;
- use material and energy efficiently to provide our products and services;
- develop energy resources, products and services consistent with these aims;
- publicly report on our performance;
- play a leading role in promoting best practice in our industries;
- manage HSE matters as any other critical business activity; and
- promote a culture in which all Shell employees share this commitment.