An efficient occupational health and safety policy generates added value to any company for the benefit of its teams, customers and suppliers. The primary objective will always be the prevention of accidents and occupational diseases through good practices related to order and industrial hygiene and the identification of risk factors in human activities, in the use of tools, in the operation of equipment and in the natural environment. Regulatory standards in this area also include the identification of psychosocial risk factors to maintain a favorable social and work environment.
A solid occupational health and safety program should include, at a minimum, the following elements: Emergency Response Plan (ERP), Occupational Safety and Health Diagnosis and Program, ongoing training programs, an evaluation and control of contaminants in the work environment, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), among others.
The implementation of all these tools will depend on the scope of the services provided by each company, the conditions established for each activity, work site and client needs, as well as the provisions established by the regulatory frameworks in force and the relevant authorities.
Within the energy industry, these best practices are usually grouped into a Safety, Security, Operational Safety and Environmental Protection Management System (SASISOPA).
Every organization, whether or not it belongs to the hydrocarbon sector, must have personnel with extensive knowledge of these processes in order to provide quality services in accordance with international and national standards.
The importance of an occupational health and safety policy lies not only in protecting the integrity of workers and the environment, but also in the fact that it has become an unavoidable condition for operational continuity and thus avoiding economic losses for companies.
In this sense, the accident rate of any company becomes a fundamental indicator to determine the degree of reliability of any organization and, consequently, the quality of its services. The RIALVAS Occupational Health and Safety system has allowed us to maintain a safe operating discipline in each of our lines of business, for the benefit of our employees, customers and suppliers, in compliance with applicable regulations and the scope of each service, regardless of location or condition, as well as the best world practices.
