2025 Valero Report on Guiding Principles - Flipbook - Page 21
Introduction
Safety
Environment
Community
People
Governance
Appendix
Safety Initiatives Recently Implemented
Goal Zero Safety Program
Valero is transitioning from single-gas to four-gas detectors for all re昀椀nery
employees as a way to gather additional leading indicators and prevent
incidents.
Fire safety personnel
at the Valero Houston
Re昀椀nery.
Valero Safety Excellence Program (VSEP)
The revised “peer observation tool,” within VSEP, builds upon the principles
of a traditional behavior-based safety program. It emphasizes hazard
identi昀椀cation and mitigates risk by encouraging personalized and
meaningful conversations between employees and contractors.
Emergency Response
In line with our commitment to set new industry standards with the
elimination of PFAS-containing AFFFs in 昀椀re suppression solutions in favor
of non-昀氀uorinated alternatives, we conducted comprehensive training in
emergency response protocols using the new 昀氀uorine-free foam. 29
Safety Management Systems
Through the various disciplines within Occupational Safety and Health, we provide
ways of caring for our employees, contractors and neighboring communities.
Safety plays an important role in many of the major elements of CTEMS. Examples of safety programs and initiatives
under CTEMS include:
Protecting People & Environment
• Compliance with all relevant health, safety, and environmental laws and regulations.
• Occupational health program includes industrial hygiene monitoring, medical surveillance programs, fatigue
prevention and other human factor programs.
• Processes to identify, communicate and safely handle chemicals, hazardous materials and wastes.
• Ensuring all sites prepare for and respond to all levels of operational emergencies.
Safe, Stable & Reliable Operations
• Operating, maintenance, safe work and inspection programs in place, rigorously followed, veri昀椀ed and updated.
• Quality assurance programs to ensure materials meet designated speci昀椀cations.
• Processes to prevent repeat failures.
• Employee participation programs to maintain a positive and open safety culture.
People & Skills Development
• Employees receiving appropriate training throughout their employment.
• Processes to review and update training programs.
Technical Excellence & Knowledge
• Incident and signi昀椀cant near-miss reporting and investigation processes to ensure timely sharing of information
and closure of corrective actions.
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