HSE Management System Initiatives

Overview of the HSE Management System

In reference to ISO 9000, ISO 14000, Occupational Health and Safety Management
Systems (OHSAS 18001 and OHSMS guidelines) as well as OGP (International
Association of Oil and Gas Producers) guidelines, the INPEX Group has established
an HSE Management System to coordinate our initiatives for Health, Safety and the
Environment and strive for continuous improvement in our practices.
The system encompasses a document architecture including our HSE Policy, the
HSE Management System Manual, as well as corporate HSE procedures and
guidelines; an organizational structure comprising the HSE Committee; and HSE
focus objectives and programs devised for every fiscal year.
The HSE Policy declares the basic principles for our approach to HSE initiatives. To
make sure that these principles are put into practice, the rules link essential elements
such as risk management and auditing with the other elements, and associate each
element with the HSE documents corresponding thereto. Moreover, our procedures
define requirements for each of these elements.
The INPEX Group has employed an Access-Plan-Do-Check-Act (A-PDCA) cycle
which starts from risk assessment. The cycle is positioned as an important process in
the structure of the HSE Management System. In the A-PDCA cycle, Access
consists of risk management and the establishment of legal and other requirements,
Plan of the drafting of HSE plans and emergency response plans, Do and Check
of the collection and analysis of HSE-related data as well as the HSE audit, and Act
of the management review. The process is an effort that is indispensable to ensure
the continuous improvement of our HSE initiatives.
Promotional Structure and Initiatives of the HSE Management System
As organizational elements to promote our HSE Management System, we have set
up an HSE Unit at our headquarters and HSE Groups at our Operational
Organizations*
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. Moreover, our Corporate HSE Committee, which was established to
promote HSE initiatives across organizations, deliberates on HSE-related
procedures, and examines and follows up on HSE objectives, HSE programs and
other elements in our activity plans. Similar efforts are carried out also in the
Operational Organizations.
At the INPEX headquarters, the Corporate HSE Committee convened in October
2007 for the first time. In fiscal 2012, the Committee met every three months to
discuss our HSE objectives and programs, results from our activities, HSE-related
documents, HSE audit results and other matters.
*1 Operational Organizations: The INPEX Group headquarters and organizations that implement operator
projects


Medium-Term HSE Plan
In 2010, INPEX created the first HSE medium-term plan for the period until 2012 in
order to ensure a penetration of the awareness that HSE has first priority and to
establish a consistent HSE Management System. The plan puts up eight objectives
including the preparation of HSE Management System documents and the
enhancement of HSE training. Positive results have been achieved with respect to
the development of the HSE Management System and a vitalization of initiatives on a
group-wide basis. Meanwhile, our self-evaluation has revealed that challenges
remain with respect to a reinforcement of the HSE organization, human resources,
and a consistent response in every project.
The second HSE medium-term plan for the period from 2013 to 2015 aims to realize
an HSE competency that ranks with the top group in our industry on a global scale.
To ensure the steady promotion of this goal, seven specific objectives were
established, which involve the organizational system, the HSE Management System,
process management, risk response, environmental measures and others. We will
work to achieve these objectives while verifying our progress every year.
HSE Objectives and Plans
Establishment of Document Architecture for the HSE Management System
HSE activities in the INPEX Group are clearly set forth in a series of HSE documents
ranging from our HSE Policy, Corporate HSE Management System Manual,
Procedures, and Guidelines. We continued to create HSE Guidelines also in fiscal
2012, and to ensure the steady implementation of HSE, we review procedures and
inform our employees over the intranet and through other means.

HSE Audits and Management Reviews

HSE audit at JFE Engineering
(December 2012)
To continually improve our HSE performance we conduct two different levels of audit
of the HSE Management System, its operations, and all related HSE activities at the
corporate*2 and Operating Organizations.
On the corporate level, we conducted an HSE audit at Gas Guarico, S.A., Venezuela,
in fiscal 2012. Key parameters of this audit included the HSE Management System
Development. Demanding a continuous improvement of HSE initiatives, the audit
identified non-conforming parameters and parameters to be monitored, but also gave
positive evaluations.
Measurement of the effects of the HSE Management System is performed by
checking the status of system operation through audits. In addition, the corporate and
Operating Organizations create annual summaries of HSE activities for the HSE
management review conducted by each representative. The results of the review are
sent to headquarters and checked by the director in charge of HSE.
*2 Corporate: The INPEX Groups HSE Management System contains a framework (organizational and
functionality) for overseeing the entire Group
Key Parameters for HSE Audits
HSE Management System
development
Sufficiency of the A-PDCA cycle
Effectiveness of HSE objectives
Improvement of issues identified
during previous audits
Contractor management
Effectiveness assessment of
emergency response