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Resort therapy is provided to Bashneft’s
employees at eight health resorts. All of
them are located near rivers and lakes in
scenic areas of the Republic of Bashkor-
tostan with a healthy environment.
Thanks to these measures no cases of oc-
cupational diseases have been registered
by JSOC Bashneft, its subsidiaries and
affiliates during the last five years.
Employee training in occupational
and process safety
In compliance with legislation, the
Group’s employees receive compulsory
training in occupational, process and
fire safety and undergo certification.
The training is provided by large training
centres which have the necessary experi-
ence and knowledge of the industry. In
2011, Bashneft’s subsidiaries and affili-
ates spent 38 million roubles on compul-
sory employee training.
In 2011, Bashneft took a variety of
steps for training the employees and
encouraging their involvement in this
process.
Every year, employees of the Group
participate in the republican competition
’The Best Process Safety Specialist’ held
by the non-governmental educational
institution, ‘Intersectoral institute’, and
supported by the Priuralskiy administra-
tion of the Federal Service for Ecological,
Technological and Nuclear Supervision
(Rostekhnadzor).
Occupational, process and fire safety
training and certification are manda-
tory under applicable legislation and
are conducted by the Group thoroughly
and regularly. Since all of the Group’s
subsidiaries and affiliates are char-
acterized by high occupational risks,
Bashneft considers first aid training a
high priority.
Apart from compulsory training, employ-
ees of Bashneft Group had the opportu-
nity to join workshops and training ses-
sions to study Russian and international
best practices at R&D conferences.
HSE management
The main document defining the Group’s
strategic goals in the sphere of health,
safety and environment is the Functional
Strategy on Health, Safety and Environ-
ment. The strategy is aimed at:
protecting the life and health of the em-
ployees;
Social Responsibility
Health, safety
and environment
Health and safety
ensuring that Bashneft’s HSE perfor-
mance meets corporate standards;
ensuring maximum protection of em-
ployees in case of emergencies;
reducing the accident rate at hazardous
facilities;
creating an image of an environmentally
responsible company.
The Group’s activities in the sphere of
HSE are governed by the Regulations on
HSE Management System of Bashneft .
This document defines the main issues
concerning operational and process
safety, organizational structure, as well
as the schedule of relevant measures,
responsibilities, available resources and
performance analysis procedures for
further improvement.
The Group’s subsidiaries and affiliates
have adopted similar HSE Management
Systems. They are based on standards
that are regularly updated based on the
results of system performance evalua-
tion. All of the Group’s subsidiaries and
affiliates have safety certificates confirm-
ing that their safety measures comply
with the requirements of the law.
Due to the importance of hazardous
works, several operational regulations
were developed in 2011. A Standard on
Health and Safety Culture was intro-
duced in order to encourage attitudes
contributing to the minimization of health
and safety risks to improve Bashneft’s
safety culture.
Civil defence and emergency
situations
The Company and its subsidiaries and
affiliates have an emergency response
and prevention system in place. To keep
the personnel prepared, 93 exercises in
oil spill response, firefighting and ac-
cident containment were performed in
2011. 3,616 employees participated in
these exercises and trainings.
The Group, its subsidiaries and affiliates
have six emergency response teams
comprising 228 persons, 35 of whom are
in a state of constant readiness. There
are also volunteer emergency response
teams totalling 3,603 persons provided
with special equipment and vehicles.
All shelters of Bashneft’s subsidiaries
and affiliates are in constant readiness. In
2011, Bashneft spent eight million roubles
on maintenance of these shelters.
The General Directorate of EMERCOM
of Russia in Bashkortostan constantly