The Baker Panel Report - ABSA

Operations network.performance.Refining has redefined the operations network to elevate the profile of operations and to enhance operationalRefining and Marketing Group Vice-President, HSSE and Technology. BP appointed C.J. Warner to the new position of Group Vice-President,HSSE and Technology for Refining and Marketing. Warner reports to John Manzoni, the Chief Executive, Refining and Marketing. (As of April 1,2007, Ms. Warner will replace Mike Hoffman as the Group Vice-President, Refining.)Safety and Operations Group. BP named John Mogford to the new position of Senior Group Vice-President, Safety and Operations. The Safetyand Operations group consolidated former HSSE functions, and Mogford now reports directly to the Group Chief Executive, John Browne. Safetyand Operations continues to build its functional expertise through recruitment.“Supercharged” process safety community of practice. BP added a second process safety advisor to the process safety community of practiceand designated process safety as a “supercharged” community of practice.Survey for employees.BP has revised its People Assurance Survey to include cultural safety issues.B. Process Safety Management Systems1. Specific measures at Texas CityAdditional inspectors. BP has added inspectors to the Texas City site, raising the total number to more than 200.Emergency preparedness procedure update. Emergency preparedness and response procedures at Texas City have been modified toinclude evacuation drills and workshops on a unit-by-unit basis; development of alarm-sounding procedures and accountabilities emphasizingprocess unit conditions; establishment of revised worker muster points; and revision of existing communications systems.Reduction of in-refinery traffic.refinery.Through the introduction of a site-wide transit system, vehicle traffic has been reduced at the Texas CitySiting changes. BP removed more than 200 temporary structures from the Texas City refinery site and relocated approximately 400 affectedworkers to permanent on-site buildings or off-site locations. 2Training and skills development initiatives. The Texas City refinery has begun implementing leadership development and related training, inwhich the refinery expects to invest 300,000 employee hours per year. The refinery has also enhanced orientation procedures for new hires;training in start-up and distillation processes; and education on safety and environmental compliance, operations, and operator competency.2. Measures applicable to all U.S. refineriesFacility siting guidance. BP has created an engineering technical practice for facility siting of temporary structures and is developingguidance for siting of permanent buildings.BP Post-Texas City Measures F-2