A three-time winner of the British Safety Council’s International Safety Award in 2004, 2005 and 2006 consecutively, it is obvious that we place great emphasis on the overall well-being of our employees. Our Health and Safety Management System - OHSAS 18001, helps continually improve systems, technology, employee skills and promotes safety awareness.

Industrial Hygiene
The Company has instituted many practices that ensure a high level of industrial hygiene: 
 Controlling workplace health hazards
 Conducting IH assessments/surveys and monitoring for all
   recognized hazards
 Inter-department consulting and recommendations on
   appropriate measures in order to maintain a safe and healthy
   work environment
 Reporting and investigation of health incidents
 Conducting awareness programs on various occupational
   health topics. 

 

ORPC has a full-fledged Safety Management Programme in place to ensure accident-free operations. It believes in the concept that all risks can be managed and all accidents are preventable. Every employee is committed to the concept of ‘Safety First’, and is actively involved in accident prevention programmes, shop floor safety meetings and safety inspections and audits.

Emergency Response Plan (ERP)
This plan has been developed and put in place to deal with various levels of possible emergencies at the workplace with the proper utilization of existing manpower and equipment, with periodic rehearsals.

Fire Fighting System
ORPC has one of the most sophisticated fire stations in the country capable of handling any major fire incident. The Company maintains three different types of fire fighting teams, consisting of operation first line crew; retain fire brigade and full-time firemen on 24-hour duty. These teams are highly trained in fire fighting and also participate in annual emergency exercises. A ring of water encircles the Refineries’ premises and grids of Hydrocarbon and smoke detectors have been installed around the critical facilities to generate alarms in case of a gas leak or fire. The system has been designed to automatically activate the firewater sprinkler system on detection of smoke or significant levels of Hydrocarbon.

Security System
The Companys  security is maintained by the Royal Oman Police who provide 24/7 coverage in collaboration with the Administration Department.

The Company is designed to meet the highest environmental standards and regulations. Our systems ensure that any changes are contained in order to keep the surrounding environment pollution-free at all times. In line with the national objectives to provide clean fuels in the country, the Company started producing environment-friendly unleaded motor Gasoline in 2001 and the eco-friendly Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel in 2004.

Facilities for the prevention of pollution:

Liquid Effluents

 Waste Water Treatment facility to process effluent water and
   to use the processed water for irrigation purposes
 Sour Water Stripping Unit ensures removal of pollutants like
  Hydrogen Sulphide and Ammonia to make it suitable for reuse
  in the process
 Any liquid effluent is checked for compliance against pollution
   parameters as stipulated by the Ministry of Environment and
   Climate Affairs before the same is discharged to the sea.

Gaseous Emissions

 Use of Low Sulphur Hydrogen rich fuel in furnaces to reduce
   emission
 Continuous ambient air monitoring to check and ensure good
   ambient air quality around the Refineries
 Low NOx (Oxide of Nitrogen) burners have been installed in
   new heaters to reduce NOx emission
 Steam assisted smokeless flare ensures safe disposal of
   gases from plant during emergency situations.

Solid Waste

 Precious metal bearing catalysts are sent for metal recovery
   for re-use
 Spent Alumina is reused in cement factory as raw material.