The goal of QazaqGaz is to develop its business according to the best international standards, while maintaining a commitment to protecting the environment, guaranteeing safe and healthy working conditions and ensuring a positive contribution to the development of the regions where it operates.
The process of ensuring emergency preparedness and response to them at NC QazaqGaz JSC is carried out in accordance with legal requirements and internal regulatory documents.
Risk assessment in the field of emergency response is governed by the Documented Procedure “Identification of hazardous hazardous production factors, risk assessment and establishment of control measures.” According to the document, the Company identifies and assesses risks in the field of emergency situations based on three approaches: - using relevant operating data of the Company’s facilities to determine the frequency with which these events occurred in the past, and, based on this, determining estimates of the frequency with which they will happen in the future; -prediction of event frequencies using such technical techniques as analysis of a diagram of all possible consequences of a system malfunction or accident (“fault tree”) and analysis of a diagram of the possible consequences of a given event (“event tree”); -use of expert opinion.
In accordance with the Emergency Response Plans, QazaqGaz NC JSC operates a three-level emergency response structure:
Level 1 – incident/environmental pollution, the consequences of which are eliminated at the site or facility by the responsible Line Manager using his own resources;
Level 2 – an incident/environmental pollution, the impact of which is limited within the facility, but there is a threat of the impact spreading beyond the facility, is eliminated by the employees of QazaqGaz NC JSC or by attracting additional support resources;
Level 3 – incident/environmental pollution, to eliminate the consequences of which the Company’s resources are insufficient and requires the activation of an emergency management group to attract public and private emergency services.
In 2022, the Company continued its obligations in the field of emergency response in terms of conducting training for Company employees on the prevention and prevention of accidents at the facilities and gas pipelines of QazaqGaz NC JSC. In this regard, employees are regularly trained in the areas of “Occupational Safety and Health, Industrial Safety, Fire Technical Minimum” and “Electrical Safety”, and also leaflets and brochures on safety measures taking into account hazardous factors are sent via corporate mail and information portal. raising awareness among Company employees.
NC QazaqGaz JSC strives to provide a responsible approach when working with contractors, based on respect and interaction between both parties in terms of managing aspects of HSE. When concluding an agreement for the provision of goods, works and services (hereinafter referred to as GWS), contractors are subject to requirements in the field of health and safety.
In accordance with the established labor relations, contractors performing work at the facilities of QazaqGaz NC JSC are required to comply with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Company’s standards and norms in the field of HSE. Where applicable, contractors are required to develop a plan to ensure a safe working environment in order to prevent and minimize risks depending on the work performed. At the same time, contractors independently monitor compliance with safety and labor protection requirements.
In accordance with the Rules for the preparation, approval, conclusion, execution and monitoring of contracts (purchase) JSC NC QazaqGaz has established mandatory requirements for the Contractor/Contractor organizations in the field of health protection, industrial safety and environmental protection.
The Contractor/Contractor must provide services or perform work in compliance with current standards on labor safety and health, industrial, fire and transport safety, environmental protection, main pipeline and other regulations in force in the territory of work/service provision and take all necessary measures to prevent deaths, accidents, damage to property and the environment.
The Contractor/Contractor agrees to provide services or perform work in accordance with the standards, rules and policies in the field of Health, Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection (hereinafter referred to as 03, HSE) of the Contractor/Contractor and the Company.
∙keep a journal for checking the state of technical and environmental safety, in which a person authorized by the Contractor keeps records of detected inconsistencies in environmental protection, occupational safety and health requirements, indicating the time frame for their elimination,
∙inform the Customer about accidents that have occurred at the Site or in connection with the provision of services or performance of work, including the release and discharge of pollutants into the environment, immediately after their detection,
∙If necessary, develop a HSE Plan for the Contract and ensure that all internal requirements of the Customer for HSE are met in accordance with the Customer’s requirements. The HSE plan to the Contract must be agreed upon with the Customer’s HSE Service and approved by authorized representatives of the Contractor and the Customer.
Ensure the implementation of the necessary measures for occupational safety and health, industrial and fire safety, environmental protection, rational use of natural resources, and fire safety of the Facility where work is performed/services are provided.
Corporate Standard for Production Safety Management of JSC NC QazaqGaz.docx
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