QHSSE Policy
We are committed to achieving business excellence by providing superior products and services as well as a safe, secure and healthy working environment aligned with the strategic direction of striving towards zero incidents and causing no harm to our people, the environment, our assets, and the communities in which we operate, by fostering a proactive QHSSE culture.
We add value to Kuwait’s hydrocarbons by producing high-quality fuels to meet local and international demand, importing & supplying Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and filling & distribution of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for the local market with a high commitment to Quality, Occupational Health, Safety, Security and Environment.
We believe Quality, Occupational Health, Safety, Security and Environment are core values of our business. We are committed to continually improving QHSSE performance to meet our strategic objectives and achieve QHSSE excellence.
To accomplish this, we are committed to:
Occupational Health & Safety
- Provide safe and healthy working conditions, including robust personnel and process safety management, to continually mitigate associated risks and prevent work-related injury, ill health, and asset damage.
- Promote effective communication, consultation, and participation of workers and workers’ representatives.
Training & Competency
- Promote QHSSE awareness by training employees, assessing, and continually improving their skills and competency.
Environmental Protection
- Protect the environment by continually striving to prevent pollution and the adverse impacts that may arise from our operations through preventing spills and leaks, reducing waste, emissions and discharges, and using resources efficiently.
- Manage waste safely and responsibly after taking measures to reuse, recycle, refurbish, and recover.
- Contribute to climate change mitigation by pursuing energy transition initiatives and managing greenhouse gas emissions.
Customer Satisfaction
- Achieve and enhance customer satisfaction by providing quality products and services that meet customer and applicable requirements.
Compliance
- Fulfill all applicable QHSSE legal and other requirements.
Security Management
- Emphasize the implementation of continuous security monitoring and surveillance measures across all company sites, and ensure readiness for all security risks and threats.
Resources
- Provide adequate resources for effective implementation of QHSSE processes and programs.
Risk Management
- Promote risk-based thinking and implement actions to address QHSSE risks and opportunities.
Continual Improvement
- Implement, maintain, and continually improve the Integrated Management System (IMS) in accordance with applicable international standards.
- Set and monitor objectives and targets that result in continual improvement of QHSSE performance.
- Necessity of adherence to Reporting System while reporting all incidents and non-conformities; investigating them, implementing corrective actions and sharing the lessons learned with relevant stakeholders to prevent the reoccurrence of such incidents and non-conformities in the future.
‘QHSSE Excellence through Teamwork’ is the guiding principle in all our actions. Therefore, every KNPC and Contractor employees and vendors shall be committed to this goal.
Wadha Ahmad Al-Khateeb
Chief Executive Officer