CP-122 HSE Code of Practice - PDO

HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
CODE OF PRACTICE (CP-122)
PDO HSE Management System Manual
PDO’s HSE Management System Logo - An Ancient Form is Renewed and Improved!
From ancient times, the spiral-shelled ammonite has been one of nature‟s perfect forms and symbols. Over the years, it has also
been adopted and has proven itself to be the trusted symbol of PDO‟s HSE Management System, or “HSE MS.”
The ammonite shell has particular significance. Its shape is based on the naturally occurring Fibonacci number sequence,
continually spiraling outwards with systematic precision and accuracy.
Also, as a logo for the Company, the stylized ammonite is individual, easily recognized, and is distinctly PDO‟s. The remains of
life on earth from ancient times helped form the varied hydrocarbon resources upon which PDO depends, with ammonites and
other fossils leading geologists back to ancient rock deposits in their search for oil and gas.
The logo of PDO‟s HSE Management System is also distinctly PDO. Its colors represent each process of the Management
System. The spiraling outward of the ammonite form evokes PDO‟s quest for continual and systematic improvement in HSE
performance.
0.1.1 The Structure of PDO‟s HSE Management System
No company can operate effectively without a management system and controls in some form. A management system and its
associated controls are the structured means used to obtain reasonable assurance of achieving the Company‟s goals,
objectives, and targets (including its HSE goals, objectives, and targets). These controls should be well thought out and
designed, clear, and systematic, so as to be appropriate to the business. Without an appropriate management and business
control framework, the Company and all involved stakeholders with it may be subject to an unacceptable level of risk.
Internationally accepted standards and current
good practices have five basic processes of
business control, typically expressed in a
“Continual Improvement Model” or loop, as follows:
1. Policy
2. Planning
3. Implementation and Operation
4. Checking
5. Review.
PDO has adopted these five processes of business
control and has developed an overall business
control framework.
This is the Corporate Management Framework or
“CMF.” This is the highest level document in PDO‟s
overall management system and describes the way
PDO manages its business. PDO‟s documentation
hierarchy and framework can be seen in Appendix
One of this chapter.
PDO‟s HSE Management System is an important part of PDO‟s overall business control framework, and this can be seen in
detail in CP-107, the Corporate Management Framework. Table One on the next page gives an overview of the structure,
associated documentation hierarchy, and documentation definitions of PDO‟s HSE Management System.
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