Policy
Falcon Oil and Gas ensures mandatory compliance with all applicable environmental and maritime safety standards and regimes. The company’s offices, outlets, stations, vessels, and vehicles have adequate safety measures to combat fire and other environmental hazards that may arise in the ordinary course of business. The employees are also given requisite safety training and instructions to serve as a safe guide in case of emergencies. The company takes a very serious, Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) standard and makes it imperative in its operational approach and service delivery. The company has maintained and demonstrated strong commitment in maintaining cordial relationships with its host communities.
Policies
- HSE Policy
- Emergency Response Policy
- Community Affairs Policy
- Environmental Policy
- Drugs and Alcohol Policy
- Smoking Policy
- Seat Belt Policy
- Safety Auditing Policy
- Waste Management Policy
- Security Policy
- Lifting Policy
- Transportation Policy
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Policy
- Sub Contracting Policy
- Local Labor Policy
Falcon Oil and Gas is committed to nurturing and sustaining the highest standard of Health, Safety, and Environment within all its work sites and operations.
This objective shall be accomplished by Falcon Oil and Gas guaranteeing:
- Safe working procedure through thorough evaluation of all possible risks arising from the company’s operations and thereafter implement preventive measures identified to reduce and control the risks
- A maintenance culture that will ensure equipment, tools, and machines are in good repair.
- A safe working place providing safety equipment according to International standards.
- Proper assessment of all contingency situations.
- Professional competence of all personnel through adequate training.
- A proper reporting system.
- Appropriate medical facilities in all work sites.
- Adequate technical, economic, and human resources.
- Conservation of the environment through preventing releases, spills, leaks and minimizing hazardous waste production
- An effective audit system to control the implementation of Falcon Oil and Gas requirements and procedures.
- Development and maintenance of Cordial relationships with our host communities.
Falcon Oil and Gas Line Management remains responsible for the direct implementation of the above policy and all Company’s employees shall contribute to maintaining the highest
possible standards of Health, Safety, and Environment.
The above policy will be reviewed intermittently to ensure it remains relevant to the company’s future operations.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
The objectives of every emergency response shall be to:
Consolidate existing cordial relationships with host communities and save other lives. Assist the injured.
Reduce damage to client or company’s resources and environment.
Defend corporate integrity.
All systems, strategies, and procedures necessary to achieve these objectives shall be well coordinated.
Reasonable attention shall be given to the development and sustenance of relevant resources toward the achievement of defined objectives.
All personnel shall participate fully in all activities planned toward these objectives
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Falcon Oil and Gas in the course of its operations, remains committed to
impacting positively on the welfare of its host communities and in so doing shall continue to identify with their needs and aspirations.
Falcon Oil and Gas believes that it shall not operate in isolation and
therefore shall liaise with the Client, host communities, relevant government departments, and others in order to ensure a safe and peaceful working atmosphere.
Falcon Oil and Gas shall also ensure the building and sustenance of solid harmonious relationships with clients and comminutes and shall exhaust every known
peaceful strategy to resolve conflict in case of any disagreement.
Finally, Falcon Oil and Gas shall adopt established procedures to deal with community and other forms of unrest in the execution of its tasks. Every project management and HSE department should be guided accordingly.
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Falcon Oil and Gas believes that our natural environment, which is vital
importance to all living things must be protected at all times.
We shall, in pursuance of our technical objectives, recognize the significance of the environment by conducting our activities in such a way as to achieve maximum protection of the environment. We shall also put in place necessary measures aimed at rectifying the environment when unavoidable damage is done.
Environmental audits of the work area shall form an integral part of our routine site audits.
Environmental Impact Assessment (E.I.A.) shall be carried out on as – needed basis.
Prompt reporting, investigation, and follow-up of negative interference with the environment shall be affected without delay.
All workers shall participate in activities aimed at developing and sustaining awareness of the need to protect and rescue the environment.
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Falcon Oil and Gas is aware of the hazardous health implications of drugs
and alcohol, and shall continue to discourage the consumption and abuse of drugs and alcoholic beverages by all workers.
Any worker suspected to be influenced or impaired by drugs/alcohol while on duty shall be subjected to the predetermined test. Necessary actions shall be taken against a worker(s) confirmed to be influenced or impaired by drugs or alcohol.
Relevant awareness programs on the dangers of drugs and alcohol shall be launched and sustained from time to time, and participation by workers shall be compulsory.
Falcon Oil and Gas shall comply with necessary client and government
regulations on drugs and alcohol.
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Falcon Oil and Gas is aware of the hazardous health implications of drugs
and alcohol and shall continue to discourage the consumption and abuse of drugs and alcoholic beverages by all workers.
Any worker suspected to be influenced or impaired by drugs/alcohol while on duty shall be subjected to the predetermined test. Necessary actions shall be taken against a worker(s) confirmed to be influenced or impaired by drugs or alcohol.
Relevant awareness programs on the dangers of drugs and alcohol shall be launched and sustained from time to time, and participation by workers shall be compulsory.
Falcon shall comply with necessary client and government
regulations on drugs and alcohol.
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Falcon Oil and Gas recognizes the importance of the seat belt as a life
saving device.
As a result of this recognition seat belt is fitted in every sitting position in all company’s vehicles and mobile heavy-duty equipment.
It is therefore mandatory that every driver/operator, front and rear seat passenger use available seat belt before take-off of vehicle
Any movement that does not require a seat belt must be done on foot. Breach of this seat belt policy shall not be tolerated.
Safety and transport departments are empowered to monitor and report non-compliance to management without delays.
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Falcon Oil and Gas strongly believes that systematic routine and non-
routine audits of workers’ behavior, the condition of the work environment, and tools/equipment are the best way to prevent injuries (accidents) to personnel, damage to equipment, and negative impact on the environment.
Prompt auditing of site aimed at identifying, rectifying, assessing and recovering potential hazards shall remain the center of our corporate accident prevention strategy.
Each worker shall be encouraged to participate fully in hazard management, and must therefore comply with relevant hazard management procedures.
The management shall reward active participants in this all important accident prevention strategy.
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Falcon Oil and Gas recognizes that waste (liquid or solid) generated from its
activities can constitute hazards to the environment and to the health and safety of personnel and the general public.
To eliminate such hazards, the company shall before the execution of any given task, assess the source, types, and quantity of waste that shall be generated and ensure the use of conventional/acceptable methods and resources in the collection, handling, and disposal of such waste. Record of waste generated and disposed of shall be kept.
Services of environment and waste management consultants shall be utilized, when necessary. The company shall also monitor evacuation procedures and ensure that the waste evacuated is disposed of at approved dumping areas.
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The protection of the human, material, and other resources used in our daily operations shall continue to be given priority.
The company shall employ the services of full-time (day and night) energetic and trained men for surveillance purposes in our entire site and in transit. The services of relevant governmental armed security agents shall be used to protect the company’s personnel and property, when and where necessary to support corporate and internal security arrangements.
The surveillance team shall monitor the movement of the company’s personnel, property, and other persons in and out of the company’s work area.
Personnel and materials in transit shall also be provided with maximum protection, escort shall be provided for designated journeys.
Corporate security emergency plans and procedures shall be strictly adhered to at all times.
Every worker shall participate fully in all drills and activities aimed at developing and sustaining high-security consciousness.
The company shall comply with relevant government and client rules and procedures on security Issues.
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Falcon Oil and Gas insists that every lifting task be carried out in such a
way as to avoid damage to property or injury to personnel. The company shall ensure routine audits (inspections/checks) of lifting equipment, accessories, and facilities at all times.
All lifting ropes shall be regularly inspected, tested, and tagged for easy identification. All identified deficiencies (if any) shall be rectified without delay.
Safe lifting procedures including analysis of the weight of load and safe working load (S.W.L) of equipment must be carried out before commencing any lifting activity.
Competent operators and signalmen shall be responsible for executing lifting tasks.
Prompt reporting of faults shall be encouraged, and all personnel are to be guided
accordingly.
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Falcon Oil and Gas shall ensure the safe movement of her human and material
resources from one point to another. To achieve these policy objectives, the company shall, depending on the mode of transport (water, land, and air) use equipment (watercraft, aircraft, vehicle, etc.) of high integrity, and fit for the said purpose.
Statutory and safety regulations including” No night sailing/driving” rule, as it concerns transport shall be complied with. A trained, competent, and certified operating crew shall be provided to handle transportation.
Regular and routine inspection of transport equipment, its accessories, and other facilities shall be carried out to reaffirm their technical integrity.
The use of a corporate journey management guide shall remain mandatory for all movements.
All personnel are expected to cooperate with transport and safety departments in the implementation of this policy.
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It is the policy of Falcon Oil and Gas to provide relevant and high-quality
Personnel Protective Equipment (Coveralls, safety footwear, hard hats, hand gloves, etc) for all persons engaged in its operations.
Falcon Oil and Gas shall continue to enforce effective use and maintenance
of available Personal Protective Equipment, carry out regular condition audits, and replace defective ones when necessary.
HSE officers and supervisors shall continue to monitor compliance with Personnel Protective Equipment rules and to report those who violate known PPE rules without delay.
Stores and safety departments shall be responsible for maintaining records of Personnel Protective Equipment in stock and allocated to personnel responsibility.
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The company shall, when necessary, engage the services of sub-contractors (indigenous or foreign) with proven technical, HSE, and other considerations to perform certain tasks for it or on its behalf. Such sub-contractors (whether certified by the company or recommended by the client or any other agent) shall be integrated into the company’s system, with their resources and activities managed the same way as the company’s resources and activities.
The company also recognizes three classes of indigenous sub-contractors, and shall not fail to identify with their economic aspirations within the limits of available resources and opportunities at its disposal.
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It is the policy of Falcon Oil and Gas to continue to identify with the economic aspiration and manpower development needs of communities where we operate. Part of this identification is our commitment to employ nominated/certified youths of our host communities in our operation.
Falcon Oil and Gas shall ensure that only youths actively engaged in
operation are paid, and shall also ensure that such youths are trained and absorbed into the system depending on available resources, time, and opportunities. The policy of “NO WORK, NO PAY” shall apply to all categories of workers including local labor.
Falcon Oil and Gas shall ensure strict supervision of local labor like other categories of personnel in order to achieve excellence in production, HSE and
management.
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