ExxonMobil Pipeline Company's
Safety Policy

Safety is a fundamental value of ExxonMobil Pipeline Company (EMPCo). Our vision includes an injury-free work environment as a result of having zero accidents.  To obtain our vision, EMPCo operates under the following safety policy:

• All employees/contractors are responsible for ensuring a safe workplace.
• Safety procedures are not to be compromised to achieve other goals.
• EMPCo will adhere to accepted principles of safe facility design and construction.
• Operations and maintenance activities will be carried out in accordance with established safety practices, rules and regulations.
• Chemical substance abuse involving alcohol and/or drugs will not be tolerated.
• Safety awareness for employees and their families off-the-job will be encouraged.
  

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EMPCo strives for 'flawless performance".  Our safety and health performance goal is simply stated:

 "Nobody Gets Hurt"
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Safety Credo

We, the management and employees of EMPCo, believe that while risk exists:

• Accidents and injuries are preventable.
• Each of us has a personal responsibility for our safety and the safety of others both on and off the job.
• No business objective is so important that it will be pursued at the sacrifice of safety.
• Safe conduct of operations is a condition of employment at EMPCo.
• A job is well done only if it is done safely.
• EMPCo should have the best safety performance in the pipeline industry.

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EMPCo's Behavior-Based Safety System

EMPCo has chosen to implement the Loss Prevention System (LPS).  LPS is designed to prevent or reduce losses using behavior-based tools and proven management techniques that include:

• Job Safety Analysis  (JSA)
• Safe Performance Self-Assessment  (SPSA)
• Loss Prevention Observation  (LPO)
• Near-Loss Investigation  (NLI)
• Loss Investigation  (LI)
• Root Cause Analysis Flow Chart  (RCAF)
• Stewardship

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Employee Training

Critical to strong operating reliability is a well coached and adequately trained employee.  Operational performance is largely dependent on the preparation employees receive in training relative to the demands of their jobs.

Training directs people toward improving their knowledge, skills and abilities to enhance personal effectiveness and contribute to EMPCo's safety and business objectives.  In addition, increasing employee knowledge and skills allows EMPCo to continually improve.  At EMPCo:

• Courses are designed to help each employee better understand the environment within which he/she works, to enhance job skills related to their responsibilities and to provide the knowledge needed to perform their work safely and effectively.
• Training needs are understood to be evergreen; therefore, training may change to meet the evolving business needs of EMPCo and the challenges of an evolving regulatory environment.
• Training is a shared responsibility between each employee and supervisor.
• EMPCo's Training and Education program supports the professional and operational skills of employees.
  

DOT Operator Qualification Information
ExxonMobil Pipeline Company has developed an Operator Qualification (OQ) Program to ensure a qualified workforce, reduce the probability and consequences of accidents involving human error and comply with DOT requirements.

The OQ requirements pertain to any individual who, on behalf of EMPCo, performs one or more covered tasks on a pipeline facility.  Both EMPCo employees and contractor employees performing covered tasks must be OQ qualified.

EMPCo's program incorporates all of the elements required by the U.S. Department of Transportation regulations.

Contractor companies must provide their OQ records through ISNetworld, an electronic web-based database to ensure EMPCo can track and maintain documentation on the qualification of our contractor employees.

EMPCo's Safety Contact can provide additional information regarding the OQ Program.

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ExxonMobil Pipeline Company's
Operations Integrity Management System (OIMS)

ExxonMobil Pipeline Company is committed to conducting business in a manner that protects the safety and health of employees, others involved in its operations, customers, and the public.  Furthermore, EMPCo is committed to conduct business in a manner that is compatible with the balanced environmental and economic needs of the communities in which we operate.  This commitment requires compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, facilities that are designed and operated to high standards, and systematic identification and management of safety, health and environmental risks.  

ExxonMobil Pipeline Company has developed and implemented a comprehensive, structured framework to help manage SH&E risks.  We refer to this framework as the Operations Integrity Management System, or OIMS.  OIMS lists a set of elements that all must adhere to as part of "everyday" employee responsibilities.  Over the years OIMS has reached a high level of maturity with substantial results.