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HSS & E
Health, Safety, Security and the Environment
Management on Health, Safety, Security and the Environment (HSSE) is critical to the success of our operations.
Prevention of accidents and incidents is part of our core values and executed by our employees and contractors.
LT provides all stakeholders with a sound and effective operational framework focusing on safety and occupational health, environmental protection, sustainability, reliability and quality
In today’s market, there are many pressures on a terminal facility. However at LT, safety is non-negotiable. Nothing is allowed to take priority over the well-being of our people or the environments in which we work. To this end we have an HSSE Policy, with a clear and uniform set of standards that apply to all of our terminal facilities worldwide.
SUSTAINABILITY
We are committed to minimising the negative effects of our business activities on people’s safety, health and well-being. We do this by maximising personal and operational safety, and working hard to reduce our environmental footprint, including our carbon footprint. We invest in training, talent development and a diverse and inclusive workforce.
We contribute to a more sustainable economy by introducing more sustainable technologies, processes and products, and facilitating the energy transition. Our choices today must contribute to our long-term relevance in society and the well-being and development of future generations.
986,000
CAPACITY (m³)
14
NUMBER OF JETTIES
NUMBER OF TANKS
112
MAXIMUM DRAFT (m)
14
Safety and health
LT handles hazardous products – so, safety is our number one priority. We have company-wide safety principles, the LT's fundamentals. Care for safety, health and the environment is built into both our Code of Conduct and our supplier code. We provide rigorous safety training to those working at LT and affiliates locations. LT’s safety fundamentals include guidelines on transferring products, on permits, motorised vehicles, ‘lock-out, tag-out’, managing change and working in confined spaces and at heights, a common cause of accidents in the industry. As a minimum, we comply with laws and regulations.
We systematically discuss and report work-related injuries, fatalities and illnesses, as well as safety incidents like spills and fires. We are currently rolling out our Trust & Verify program. The aim of this program is to improve our overall Health,Safety, Security & Environment (HSSE) performance, to further increase awareness of safety issues, and to encourage a culture of personal accountability throughout the company.
We work to minimize damage to the environment through harmful emissions, for example, or accidental spills. We have a clear responsibility, in this respect, to the communities in which we operate. Vopak has a robust environmental management process. We use API RP 754 –the American Petroleum Institute’s recommended practice for the refinery and petrochemical industries. Our Environmental Management System is included in Vopak’s internal standards (as part of our Environmental Impact Assessment and Soil & Groundwater Management). As with safety, we go often beyond legal compliance.
We have put in place a program of improvements at our terminals – to further reduce emissions of VOCs (volatile organic compounds). VOCs can cause air pollution – and may pose a health risk, which is why we assess not only the emissions themselves, but also their overall ‘social impact’ – which we aim to reduce by at least 20%. Our direct carbon footprint is relatively small and we work to make it even smaller towards our ambition to be climate neutral by 2050. Even so, as a responsible corporate citizen, we also work to reduce our CO2 emissions.
Worldwide, we are responsible for approximately 1,500 hectares of land. So, it is important that we avoid spills that may contaminate local soil, groundwater, or the sea. Our aim is to have no un-contained spills. As part of our standards, we require our terminals to have ‘secondary containment’, often additional barriers or walls where there is risk of a spill – in tank pits, for example, pumps or loading stations. This ‘secondary containment’ helps prevent spills seeping into the nearby environment. As a result, spills that do occur are contained and cleaned up as quickly as possible
Environment
Compliance
Compliance policies and a Code of Conduct and Business Ethics have been implemented. Compliance remains foremost in our minds every single day spent on the job. In addition, dedicated compliance training courses are attended on an annual basis. We strongly believe we can only achieve our ambitions by acting according to our Code of Conduct and Business Ethics.