2026 Valero Report on Guiding Principles - Report - Page 14
Safety
Safety is our foundation for success.
At Valero, we believe that safety and reliability are critically important. The protection of our employees and
communities are at the heart of the workplace culture values we aspire to as a company. Also a decrease in the
number of employee and process safety events should generally reduce unplanned shutdowns and increase
the operational reliability of our re昀椀neries and plants. This, in turn, should also translate into a safer workplace
with fewer environmental incidents and stronger community relations. We strive to improve safety and
reliability performance by offering year-round safety training programs for our employees and contractors
and by seeking to promote the same expectations and culture of safety. We also seek to enhance our safety
performance by conducting safety audits, quality assurance visits, and comprehensive safety and risk
assessments at our facilities.
Safety Initiatives
Recently
Implemented
Enhanced Gas Detection
Four-gas detectors for all
re昀椀nery employees: Reinforcing
its position as a leader in industry
safety, Valero is transitioning to
four-gas detectors for all re昀椀nery
employees. This initiative, to
be substantially completed by
December 2026, enhances worker
protection, reduces incident
potential, and re昀氀ects a strong
commitment to preventing
incidents through improved,
proactive gas detection.
Emergency Response
In line with our commitment to
set new industry standards, we
conduct comprehensive training
in emergency response protocols
using 昀氀uorine-free foam.19
Employees with four-gas detectors at the Valero
Corpus Christi Re昀椀neries.
Valero’s Safety Assessment for Excellence (VSAFE)
VSAFE re-engineers the traditional health and safety audit and compliance model to focus on driving health and
safety excellence. VSAFE assesses the design and effectiveness of safety performance in more than 120 expectations
that are key to driving culture and continuous improvement. Using a proprietary process with site data, 昀椀eld
assessments and employee/management interviews, subject matter experts work alongside site champions at each
re昀椀nery to perform this assessment every three years.
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