Health and Safety Policy
SeaBird Exploration and its subsidiaries strive to provide their personnel with healthy and safe working conditions; and to promote sound operating practices that comply with or exceed applicable national/international regulations and relevant standards/ guidelines concerning Health and Safety (hereinafter referred to as H & S). H & S performance is one of SeaBird’s core values, which shall be managed as an integral part of SeaBird’s business to benefit its stakeholders.
SeaBird Exploration’s primary Health and Safety objectives are:
- Integration of H & S aspects in all SeaBird’s business decisions;
- Prevention of occupational incidents;
- Safeguards against all seismic and marine operational risks;
- Establishment of H & S responsibility and accountability through line management;
- Promotion of employee H & S participation and contributions;
- Compliance with relevant international / national / local H & S regulations, legislations, guidelines and industry best practices.
SeaBird Exploration shall achieve the above-defined H & S endeavors by:
- Committing to common, shared H & S purposes by all levels of SeaBird personnel;
- Allocating sufficient organizational resources to H & S matters;
- Proactively managing operational risks inherent in seismic data acquisition;
- Emphasizing that working safely is a condition of employment;
- Accepting individual responsibility and accountability for H & S fulfillment;
- Thoroughly involving in H & S-related activities including meetings, audits, reviews, training, hazard management, incident investigations and follow-ups;
- Encouraging employees' suggestions for measures aimed at improving H & S performance;
- Rewarding H & S accomplishment when safety targets are met;
- Regularly reviewing all mandatory rules, regulations, industry codes and guidelines that are relevant to specific vessel types and trades;
- Ensuring unvarying adherence to the documented operating procedures by an internal system of verification, implementation and correction;
- Maintaining high standards for safety awareness, personal discipline and individual accountability by adhering to a comprehensive and documented system of training;
- Participating in H & S internal and external initiatives.
SeaBird Exploration CEO and/or his assigned Deputy assume full authority to establish an operational Health, Safety and Environmental Management System; and to vigilantly assess the importance of its application and the values of its diligence.
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