Health & Safety

We are committed to conducting our business in a manner that protects the health and safety of our employees, contrators and the community at large. To maintain a safe and healthy work environment, we continously identify and evaluate all potential risks. This is of special importance for chemical and gas terminals, for facitlities that change their products often, or when customer demands lead to a terminal expansion. Wherever needed, we develop countermeasures based on the principles of prevention. Another important tool to minimize risks is our internal incident reporting system.

To prevent accidents or their reocurrence, we carefully review and analyze not only internal, but also external incidents. If necessary, we send HSSE alerts to all Oiltanking companies worldwide to display and discuss with all employees.

Our system of regular internal and external health-and-safety audits monitor compliance and benchmark our standards. We hire highly experienced consultants for risk assessments at high-risk operations, such as liquid gas handling and storage. If needed, we quickly invest manpower, time and money for corrective actions and improvements. Our goal, always, is to stay a step ahead of what's needed.

We have a vital interest in the safe operation of tankers and terminals. Therefore, our parent company Marquard & Bahls is member of the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF), which promotes continuous improvement in standards of design and operation.