2011 Matosinhos Data Book - Galp Energia

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8.2 Occupational medicine
Occupational medicine in Matosinhos refi nery operates with
a view to the promotion of the health of workers and the
prevention of occupational diseases. For this purpose a periodic
plan of examinations is performed throughout the year, as
well as for the admission of new workers and occasional
examinations either on the initiative of the occupational
physician or the initiative of the employee.
The following chart illustrates the number of medical
examinations performed in Matosinhos refi nery during the
period 2007 to 2011. For 2007 only aggregated information
is available – total accident, while for other years it is already
possible to segregate the number of examinations depending
on its type.
A total of 916 medical examinations were held in 2011
including admission, periodical and occasional examinations.
There is an increasing number of scheduled examinations in a
clear demonstration of good planning for this activity.
Annual observation
Matosinhos refi nery, a top level dangerous industry considering
the quantities and characteristics of the products stored,
according to the provisions of Decree-Law No. 254/2007, of
July 12, implemented a safety management system for the
prevention of industrial accidents (SGSPAG) that allows the
confi rmation that the existing measures for the prevention and
mitigation of major accidents involving dangerous substances
are suffi cient and appropriate.
Accordingly, since 2008, audits are carried out annually by
qualifi ed auditors of the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA).
These audits through the issuance of Statements of Compliance
have confi rmed that the refi nery of Matosinhos complies with
the legal safety requirements and operates based on sustained
principles of environment valuation and safety of installations.
In 2011, the result of the audit identifi ed two “Non-compliances”
(NC) and two “Opportunities for improvement” (OI).
The number of non-compliances that have been identifi ed
in the period between 2008 and 2011 is presented below.
Non compliances are defi ned as improvement opportunities
for what and for each one of them an action plan is defi ned
containing measures to eliminate the root causes.
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Medical examination undertaken (No.)
2007
1,455
2008
865
263 34
2009
696 255 21
2010
525 323 19
2011
575 327 14
Total examinations Ocasional examinations Periodic examinations
Admission examinations
A tight monitoring of the health of workers has been ensuring
the absence of occupational diseases once again confi rmed in
the year 2011.
8.3 Safety Management System for Serious
Accident Prevent
Audit identified
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Non compliance Improvement opportunities
Simulation exercises and training
exercises
Matosinhos refi nery’s emergency scenarios are fully
characterized in terms of the Internal Emergency Plan.
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The completion of regular training exercises and simulacrums,
in addition to legal compliance, has as main objective to
evaluate the effectiveness of the Internal Emergency Plan (PEI),
to train those involved in the emergency response, and assess
the training needs based on proven team performance.
In 2011, the refi nery planned and carried out 9 training
exercises and a simulation exercise, testing the responses to
various scenarios defi ned in the Internal Emergency Plan.
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