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Established in 1960 as a pioneering joint venture between the national government and private sector partners, KNPC
has operated, since 1980, as a wholly owned subsidiary of the umbrella entity KPC. In line with a parallel restructuring
of Kuwait’s oil sector, KNPC assumed responsibility for oil refining and gas liquefaction, in addition to the marketing of
petroleum products domestically. The company now operates three refineries, including the Mina Abdullah facility
situated 53 kilometres south of Kuwait City.
KNPC has developed and implemented a
Health,SafetyandEnvironment
ManagementSystem
Consistent with a strong commitment to achieving
health and safety excellence – including setting an
example for other actors in the petroleum sector –
KNPC has developed and implemented a Health,
Safety and Environment Management System that
follows the five stage, Policy – Planning –
Performance – Measurement – Improvement model.
This model provides a continuous improvement
process for managing all health and safety risks
associated with the company’s operations, and is
driven by the active leadership of KNPC’s senior
management, which ensures adequate resources are
made available, and supervises and participates in
the development, implementation, audit and
improvement of the system.
that follows the stage model of:
and is driven by the active leadership of KNPC’s
senior management, which ensures adequate
resources are made available.
Through initiatives like beginning meetings with safety talks by senior personnel (‘Walk the Talk’), management-led safety
surveys through visible walkthroughs at site locations, the launch of a web-based incident investigation and reporting
system, a performance award scheme recognising exemplary health and safety efforts and a new "HSE Pointing System"
along with Management Site Visits, senior staff at KNPC have demonstrated a conspicuous commitment to workplace
safety that has had helped build a company-wide safety culture.
Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), a subsidiary
of the state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC),
has been shortlisted for the DuPont Safety and
Sustainability Awards on the basis of a visible
management commitment to safety.
KUWAITNATIONAL
PETROLEUMCOMPANY
including the
Mina Abdullah
facility situated
Policy - Planning - Performance - Measurement - Improvement
53KM
5
3 SOUTH OF
KUWAIT CITY Kuwait City
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