LUKOIL’s
Management Committee discussed the annual report on the state of industrial,
occupational and environmental safety in the Company.
The
Management Committee decided to create a comprehensive system of industrial,
occupational and environmental safety management in 2006-2007, set it as a key
priority and introduce a system of responsibility among executives and employees
of the Company.
The report
said that in 2005 the Program for Occupational Safety, Improvement of Working
Environment and Safety Arrangements, Emergency Prevention and Response in
2001-2005 was implemented. 28 bln rubles, including over 6 bln rubles in 2005,
was allocated to fund Program safety activities.
In
addition, around 9 bln rubles was invested to provide environmental safety of
LUKOIL’s production facilities in 2005, including approximately 4.5 bln rubles
into environment-oriented facilities.
In 2005 no
fires, wreckages, radiation accidents or oil spills classified as emergencies
were reported. 24 command post exercises to provide better safety of employees
and facilities from consequences of hypothetic emergencies were held.
As opposed
to 2004, waste products generation and accumulation in 2005 dropped by 10.6% and
7% respectively, water consumption shrinked by 6.1%, sewage discharge was cut by
3%, the number of accidents with environmental damage was reduced by 27%, while
the volume of spilled oil and petroleum products plunged by
60%.
Starting
from 2003, 11 LUKOIL subsidiaries were certified according to OHSAS 18001
industrial safety and ISO 14001 environmental safety international
standards.
The
Company has elaborated documents connected with implementation of the Kyoto
Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Limitation and Reduction of
Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
Environmental
rating conducted by the International Social and Environmental Union and
Independent Environmental Rating Agency suggests that LUKOIL is third among
Russia’s 75 largest companies and
affiliated 500 enterprises in terms of environmental expenses
reduction.
