British PetroleumISO 14001 Certification

Safety Review (Sustainability)

In terms of safety, what advancement has BP made?

Safety has been core part of our company’s success and has been more so after the

implementation of the OMS (operating management system).

The OMS consists of various precise and proven processes for the risk reduction and

pushing towards the improvement.

This means implementation is 80% complete and injury rates have come down

around 75% in the past decade.

“However, still we have a lot to do.”

In April 2009, 16 coworkers died in a helicopter accident when they are flying back from

North Sea task and BP will closely monitor the investigators and make sure that the

helicopter industry learns lessons from this incident.

What do ISO 14001 Certification means?

ISO 14001 is a globally accepted standard

that puts forward the systematic

approaches for Environmental

Management System (EMS).

What do ISO 14001 Certification means? Cont’d.

The standard has systematic approaches for

minimizing environmental hazards and risks

of accidents along with improving business

processes and practices such that it

maintains a subtle balance between

profitability of the business, improved safety

along with the reduced environmental

hazards.

What does the Certification consist of?

Basic requirements

Policy related to Environment

Implementation and Operational

Planning

Monitoring and Mitigating Action

Review of Management

Oil Spill - Gulf of Mexico

The LMRP (lower marine riser package)

containment cap was installed on June 3

that continually collects oil and gas flowing

out of the well and transports on the

surface to the Discoverer Enterprise

drillship.

Oil Spill - Gulf of Mexico Cont’d.

10,500 barrels of oil was collected and

22 million cubic feet of natural gas was

blazed on June 5. (BP, 2010)

16,600 barrels of oil collected and 32.7

million cubic feet of natural gas was

blazed from June 3 - June 5. (BP, 2010)

• No net additional cost to the company

• Met self-set target of reducing GHG (greenhouse

gas) emissions in 2002, 8 years early

• Identifying and controlling the environmental

impacts through its activities, products, or services

• Continually improving its environmental

performance

Where would the organization want to be?

Where would the organization want to be? Cont’d.

Execute a systematic approach for reducing environmental

hazards, meeting those objectives and targets, and

demonstrating those that have been achieved.

Efficient Projects

Retain the decade-long efforts for reducing greenhouse

gas emissions through our operations

Ever since 2002, as per annual report, there is continual

reduction in annual GHG emissions due to efficiency

projects.

• Efficient Fuels & Lubricants

• Work diligently partnering with vehicle and equipment

manufacturers towards improving overall efficiency for the use

of BP’s fuel & lubricant products.

• Producing efficient hydrocarbons as much as possible and

work in partnership with vehicle and equipment manufacturers

for improving the efficiency of fuels & lubricants.

• Already have a good relationship with Ford, which covers

several areas (BP, 1999).

Where would the organization want to be?

Cont’d.

Low-carbon energy

Paying attention to build businesses based on renewable or

low carbon energy portfolio.

Focusing the low-carbon energy portfolio in 4 major areas.

• Carbon Cost Assessment

Integration of carbon pricing into the business planning

While implementing a new project, we set aside carbon

cost into the investment appraisals and engineering

design ( BP, 1999).

Where would the organization want to be?

Cont’d.

Adherence to The 5 Principles of ISO 14001

Assurance through Policy

Planning

Implementation

Monitoring and Evaluation

Feedback and Improvements

Certification Process Steps

Pre-Assessment by Third-Party

Desktop Audit

Certification Audit

Approval - EMS compliance with the ISO 14001

Standard

Conditional Approval - Slight noncompliance, agree

upon a closing date for corrective measures, which

needs to be documented.

Disapproval - Noncompliance including poor

implementation of the EMS.

Certification Process Steps (cont’d)

Assessment of EMS (Environment Management

System)

Accreditation by the national standard body.

Training for the auditors.

Internal and External Communication

Communication with upper and lower management

or the functional divisions

External parties communicates with the company

that is to be well documented and/or responded

accordingly

Communication to external parties as such not

mandatory; however, it can be encouraged for the

better understanding.

Documentation of EMS (Environmental Management System)

Companies needs to develop documentation strategies

as per ISO 14001

Documentation helps to maintain awareness in

employees

Environmental Policy

Objectives/Goals

Major Roles and Responsibilities

References

1.  BP. (1999). BP's programme of action . Retrieved from http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9032940&contentId=7060400

2. http://www.bp.com/assets/bp_internet/globalbp/STAGING/global_assets/e_s_assets/e_s_assets_2009/downloads_pdfs/bp_sustainability_review_2009.pdf

3. http://www.bp.com/bodycopyarticle.do?categoryId=1&contentId=7052055&nicam=USCSBaselineCrisis&nisrc=Google&nigrp=Branded_Crisis_Management-_General&niadv=General&nipkw=bp_news