2026 Valero Report on Guiding Principles - Report - Page 17
Introduction
Safety
Environment
Employees
Life-Saving Rules
As an enhanced
compliance safety
policy, Valero integrates
Life-Saving Rules — any
violation will result in the
most serious levels of
discipline.
By undergoing comprehensive training,
realistic 昀椀eld exercises and adhering
to these critical rules in day-to-day
operations, our employees and
contractors make Valero a place where
we can all feel proud and safe coming
to work every day.
Community
Governance
Appendix
1
Work with a valid permit when required.
2
Verify energy isolation before beginning work.
3
Obtain authorization before entering a con昀椀ned
space.
4
Obtain authorization before overriding or bypassing
a safety system.
5
Use speci昀椀ed life-protection equipment.
6
Protect yourself against a fall when working at
heights.
7
Smoke in designated smoking areas only.
Goal Zero Safety Program
Our Goal Zero program is designed to eliminate incidents and injuries in six focus areas by taking a data-driven
risk-based approach. The program utilizes comprehensive incident reporting data and evaluates each incident
against the AFPM Personal Safety Incident Matrix. This matrix classi昀椀es incidents according to their potential
outcomes, injury type/consequence and activity/cause contributing factors. Each of our Valero sites establishes
goals and objectives aligned with each of the Goal Zero’s six focus areas.
• Reducing Health
Hazards such as:
• Lock-out, Tag-out (LOTO) and
Blinding
• Energy Isolation Lists/Energy
Isolation Plans
• H 2S
• Chemical Contact
• Heat Exposure
• Inhalation Hazards
• Low Oxygen
• Impact/Cut-Resistant Gloves
• Enhanced Job Hazard
Analysis (JHA), Permitting and
Assessment Tools
• Pre-Job Hand Hazard
Evaluation
• Assessments and Inspection
for Hand Power Tools
• Focused Worksite Assessments
• Mechanical Integrity
Inspections (walking-working
surfaces)
• Bleeder Management
• Self-Retracting Lanyards (SRLs)
• Zero Energy Veri昀椀cation
• Area Housekeeping
Accountability
• Equipment Clearing to
Return to Service
Personnel
Exposure
• Walking/Working Surfaces and
Slips, Trips and Falls Reduction
Management Plan
Hand Awareness
and Safety
• 360 Walk-Arounds
• Re昀椀nery Vehicle
Management
Energy Isolation
and Control
Slips, Trips and
Falls
• Tool Tethering
• Barricades/Mesh/
Canopies
• Management/Incident
Accountability Meetings
• Training Quali昀椀cation
Veri昀椀cation
• Maintenance Planning
for Elevated Work
Heavy Equipment/
Vehicle Operations
Dropped
Objects
• Lifting Equipment
Upgrades
• Enhanced JHA,
Permitting and
Assessment Tools
A majority of Valero re昀椀neries are designated as VPP Star Sites by OSHA, recognizing
exemplary occupational safety, process safety and health programs.
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