Commitment to safety

An inseparable part of our organizational culture

Safety is fundamental and it must guide all of our actions. Its culture encompasses the behaviors, beliefs, and values shared as a way of controlling the risks present in our activities.

Our commitment to safety and environment

We develop our commitment to safety and environment through the practice and dissemination of basic behaviors in our activities.

We assume individual responsibility for safety and the environment.
We set a visible example of our commitment to safety and the environment.
We act with the firm conviction that all incidents are avoidable.
We train people to act as leaders in safety and the environment.
We demonstrate and demand individual responsibility in safety and the environment from all employees, systematizing positive and negative knowledge.
We consider safety and the environment as the first criterion in the decision-making process.
We are proactive in systematically identifying safety and environment risks with deficiencies and opportunities for improvement.
We immediately correct the deficiencies identified in safety and the environment.

Safety culture

Group of behaviors, beliefs, and values shared by all people of the organization to control the risks of our activities. It is what makes us feel responsible for prioritizing safety in our actions instinctively, at all times, and when no one supervises us.

Our model

At Repsol, we have designed our own model based on seven attributes.

Leadership

Leadership is the motor of the safety culture, through example, visibility, cooperation, and team spirit. The safety leader is present on the ground, listens and communicates effectively, and favors the success of safety initiatives.

Fair recognition

Establishing clear rules known to all facilitates decision-making. The homogeneous and systematic application of these criteria favors trust and transparency within the organization.

Trust in reporting

A climate of trust in which not only is it ensured that there will be no negative repercussions for reporting anomalies, incidents, or risk situations, but also that the value of their contributions is recognized, favors that people report with transparency.

Shared information

Establishing effective communication channels and promoting participation favors the dissemination of top-down information (objectives, plans, etc.), bottom-up (suggestions for improvement, etc.), and horizontally (sharing advice and good practices among colleagues and teams).

Adaptability

Fostering an active and vigilant attitude in the early identification and diagnosis of anomalies, changes, and alterations in the production process allows to minimize future safety problems.

Sense of vulnerability

Fostering a critical attitude towards safety indicators, permanent alertness to risks, willingness to improve, and non-conformity among members of the organization avoids complacency and underestimation of risks.

An organization that learns

To prevent accidents from recurring and the organization making the same mistakes, it is necessary to share information and establish continuous learning mechanisms that are anticipatory (training, succession plans) and reactive (derived from lessons learned from incidents).

This model was developed in collaboration with the Institute for a Culture of Industrial Safety and is the result of the analysis of best practices in industry and risk sectors, reference prescriptive bodies, and consolidated models such as J. Reason.

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Assessment methodology

Our assessment methodology analyzes the degree of maturity of the safety culture in the different facilities or business units. With the results obtained during these assessments, we develop improvement plans. This assessment is developed in four stages:

Perception questionnaires

Focus groups and interviews

Documentary analysis

On-site accompaniment

We apply stringent safety standards

We comply with current legislation, our internal regulations - aligned with legal trends and international standards -, and other commitments to our stakeholders.

In addition, we follow the most stringent international safety and risk analysis standards (API, NFPA, ISO, EN, IEC, IOGP, CCPS) and apply our own standards to ensure the integrity and performance of our assets throughout their life cycle.

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We encourage a safety culture

Leadership and culture. The Executive Committee leads occupational health and safety programs, considering them as a priority in decision-making.
Safety and environmental criteria throughout the activity cycle. We ensure proactive risk management throughout the activity cycle in order to prevent damage to people and the environment and prevent major accidents.
Continuous improvement. We involve employees, contractors, and other stakeholders in continuous improvement and in the definition of health and safety management programs and systems to provide a healthy and safe working environment.
Environment of trust. We promote the transparent flow of information because we treat human error as a source of learning that allows us to prevent damage.
Human factors. We consider human factors as a determining element for improvement, promoting and recognizing desirable behaviors, while demanding individual accountability and compliance with standards and procedures.

Our safety and environment policies

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International bodies and initiatives that we participate with

The IOGP is in charge of improving safety, environment, and social performance.

Joint project on oil spill response by IOGP and ipieca (the global oil and gas industry association specializing in environmental and social issues).

CONCAWE is the European oil companies' organization for the protection of the environment and health.

The CCPS works to improve process safety.

The IPSG is the global chemical and petrochemical industry network of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).

The API is the business association that advocates best practices in the US oil and natural gas industry.

Energy Institute is the organization whose aim is to create a better energy future, accelerating a just global energy transition towards net zero emissions.