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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) 5 Health, safety and environmental information

5.2 HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

Protecting people and the environment is an issue for all. For Rubis, it is a priority. As a committed and responsible company, the Group works tirelessly to protect not only its environment, but also that of its employees and customers. Furthermore, the Group devotes part of its efforts and talent to encouraging energy savings.

5.2.1 HEALTH, SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT: RUBIS’ PRIORITIES

The Group is pursuing compliance with its framework for quality, health, safety and the environment (QHSE). It also seeks to make all possible improvements to working conditions and facilities, in order to prevent and/or reduce accidents in the workplace and the environmental impact of its activities.

the functional departments report on their work in the field of HSE to Management Committee meetings held twice a year within each subsidiary, in the presence of Rubis’ Top Management. The main aim of these QHSE policies is to put in place the measures required to limit incidents as far as possible and thereby reduce the probability of a severe event occurring. Whether in respect of industrial accident risks or the risk of accidents at work, a higher number of incidents or near misses reflects a higher probability of occurrence of an accident. Rubis Terminal (bulk liquid storage) Rubis Terminal has issued a document to all subsidiaries setting out “the principles of the Rubis Terminal safety culture,” and imposing standardized safety rules. These principles stress, through the commitments made by Rubis Terminal’s Management, that Senior Managers are responsible and accountable for the safety of personnel, and note that safety is a core value of the Group to be shared as a personal value by all employees. Rubis Terminal considers that health and safety contribute to the success of the Company, and should therefore never be neglected, and that action must be taken upstream to avoid workplace injury or occupational illness.

The Management of each industrial site therefore has the obligation to ensure regular audits assessing compliance with safety principles and standards. Performance indicators have been set up in order to trigger and monitor a process of continuous improvement in respect of health and safety. Rubis Terminal’s Management and that of each depot make an annual commitment to employees, customers, suppliers, gover nment s and loc al resident s, pledging to apply a QHSE policy which incorporates a safety improvement target. Senior Managers also agree to adhere to recognized international QHSE standards, set out below. Lastly, Rubis Terminal has embarked upon a multi-year program with detailed targets for reductions in consumption, emissions and discharges, through the distribution of a document entitled “Group objectives in respect of environmental impacts and energy consumption”. The document sets out objectives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, energy and water consumption, and waste production in the years to 2020. Rubis Énergie (distribution of petroleum products and support and services activities) Rubis Énergie has established a Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Charter, which requires its affiliated companies to comply with HSE objectives considered fundamental, over and above regulations in

5.2.1.1 OVERVIEW OF THE QHSE POLICY

The QHSE policy framework, referred to in Rubis’ Code of Ethics (see section 5.3.1), states that each employee must act responsibly when per forming their duties, comply with the health, safety and environmental protection procedures on site, and pay particular attention to compliance with these rules by third parties (colleagues, suppliers, external service providers, etc.). Spreading the Group’s fundamental principles among subsidiaries AQHSE policy has been developed for each of the Group’s business lines. It is consistent with the principles enshrined by Rubis in its Code of Ethics. It is overseen by facility heads, assisted by the Rubis Énergie and Rubis Terminal Industrial, Technical and HSE Departments, and, on the biggest sites, by quality and/or HSE engineers. Directors of subsidiaries and

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