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Health & Safety
Work Safety
Although the industry we work in is widely known for its high operational risks, our work-related injury statistics show that we are in control of our operations in terms of health and safety.
In 2009 we had a slightly higher number of Lost Time Injury (LTI) cases compared with last year (28 cases instead of the tolerable 24) so we were not able to keep our Lost Time Injury Frequency (=LTI cases per one million worked hours) under 1. The positive message is still that the majority of injuries (18 cases out of 28) that happened on our sites were not serious technology-related injuries, but rather slips, trips and falls.
* company staff fatality included
In 2009, unfortunately we need to report on two fatal accidents. In the first half of the year a contractor in Russia, working for Matjushkinskaya Vertical, was seriously injured in an explosion which happened while maintenance was being performed, and later died in hospital. In the second half of the year a MOL company employee who was working as truck driver at Slovnaft Trans caused an accident through non-compliance with traffic rules in which he died. We investigated the accidents according to our internal standards, and developed an action plan to avoid such accidents in the future. We deeply regret the loss of these lives.
Contractor Safety
Prior to contracting, our selected strategic and long-term contractors are pre-evaluated by an external audit company regarding whether they are able to fulfill and comply with our HSE Management System. By the end of 2009 we had pre-qualified more than 150 contractors, out of which 57 had already passed the second round of auditing. 46 percent of contractors achieved a Basic level, 48% an Advanced level and 6% of contractors achieved a level of Excellence.
Trend of MOL Group contractor’s LTI cases:
Road Safety
Since road safety is still an important aspect in company life – although we paid significant attention in previous years to manage the risks arising from road traffic, we unfortunately lost one of our driver colleagues in a road accident – we have maintained the Road Safety Program.
We recommend and offer to our drivers an advanced driving course. The four modules of the course are: slippery roads, driving off-road, driving at night and in poor visibility conditions, and untrained drivers training. The aim is to train our drivers for special road conditions through defensive driving training in order to reduce traffic risks.
As a result of our efforts, we have decreased our road accident rate (RAR) to 1.62 (number of accidents per 1 million km driven), far below our target of 2.0.
In addition to training of our own employees we draw also drivers' and customers' attention to traffic risks and to correct behaviour behind the wheel: the MOL Retail Network displays posters, pictures and leaflets in filling stations. Our internal company magazine (‘Panorama’), publishes road safety alerts and other articles in connection with road safety for employees and their family members and customers of the filling stations.
