Totalfina Health, Safety and Environment Charter
No economic priority shall overrule considerations of health and safety at
work and respect for the environment
Each one of us must be aware of his personal responsibility regarding health, safety and environment, and must be permanently alert to potential risks of accident or pollution related to his or her activity
Criteria involving health, safety and the environment shall be evaluated first in all decisions concerning development projects and the launching of all new products.
With public authorities and local communities, the Group shall adopt an attitude of openness and constructive dialogue. Beyond our global objective of protecting the environment, the Group pledges to safeguard the health, safety and quality of life of those living or working in the vicinity of our facilities.
Emergency procedures shall be tested, drilled and updated systematically to ensure optimum performance in the event of accidental pollution. In such situations the rule shall be open information exchange with all partners involved.
The Group shall select its industrial and commercial partners on the basis of their compliance with our rules for health, safety and the environment.
The determination of our group to make permanent progress in the field of health, safety and the environment shall manifest itself in training programs, consultation and through implementation of internal and external audits.
Compliance with the principles involving health, safety and the environment shall be an important element in the performance evaluation of each member of our Group, and most importantly of all Group members with management responsibilities.
THE CHAIRMAN, THIERRY DESMAREST