Health and Safety, a constant commitment

Snam is constantly committed to developing and promoting health and safety in the workplace. Accident prevention, the main health and safety objective, is carried out through the adoption of actions focused on eliminating or reducing inherent risk factors in the work activities. All of the Snam’s business activities are governed by certified management systems in accordance with OHSAS 18001 (occupational safety and health rules).

Research into and the adoption of good business practices is subject to a gradual promotion not only within the company, but also vis-à-vis the suppliers, to extend and improve collaboration to achieve the best performance. Over time, the actions adopted enable a reduction in accidents, both for the company’s and the contractor’s personnel.

There were a total of 11 accidents in 2017 (9 in 2016), 6 of which involved employees (4 in 2016) and 5 involving supply contractors (as in 2016). Unfortunately, one accident was fatal.

Accidents at work – Employee and contract worker frequency index ^(*)

Accidents at work – Employee and contract worker severity index ^(**)

Striving for a continuous improvement in performance, together with a consistent commitment carried out with tools such as training, technological innovation, and work organisation, in the early months of 2018 Snam initiated the new “Snam4Safety” project to further strengthen the culture and awareness about health and safety issues among all the employees and contractors.

Contractors’ Safety Prize

Snam shares its values associated with the safety and health with its contractors’.

With this goal, as done with the Safety Prize intended for all Snam employees, Snam instituted the “Contractors’ Safety Prize”, an initiative carried out every year to better focus the suppliers’ attention on health and safety issues by evaluating their HSE performance with specific indicators (accident indices, near misses, evidence from audits or inspections, feedback on topics of interest).

The Contractor Safety Prize, for the 2016 results, was awarded to Max Streicher, a company specialised in the building of energy infrastructure and in particular constructing gas pipelines. The contractor received the award this past 9th of November on the Partners’ Day, an event where Snam and its suppliers meet and reaffirm safety as a value.

In order to raise awareness among employees on the safety issue, in 2011 Snam established an initiative called the “Zero Accident Award”, which rewards employees who go 365 consecutive days without an accident in the workplace. Personnel taking part in the initiative is divided into homogenous groups according to working activities. In 2017, 13 homogenous groups received the award (9 transportation and 4 storage) out of a total of 18 homogenous groups (12 transportation and 6 storage).