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Safety
A priority for BOURBON
Every Division within BOURBON has to deal constantly with the problem of risk. The company has a duty to do everything possible to limit risks. Improving safety thus becomes a continuing process.
Safety is a priority in BOURBON’s strategy and receives strong support from the Executive Committee and all the managerial staff.
In our bid to establish consistent methods and practices across the group, we have drawn up a common reference tool that sets out comparable standards for all to follow. BOURBON aims to become a market leader in terms of Safety.
The vessels of the BOURBON fleet are designed to guarantee better safety conditions. They are also equipped with the cutting edge equipment providing optimal safety not only for the men and women working for the company but also for the personnel of customers and service providers as well as for all the equipment.
Continuous improvement in the area of safety is dependent upon clearly-defined guidelines applied in all routine and exceptional circumstances, e.g.:
In-depth actions
- Researching and identifying hazards
- Defining effective risk-reduction measures
- Implementing these prevention and protection measures
- Setting annual Safety performance targets and tracking indicators
Prevention actions in the field
- Designing and carrying out regular drills to prepare for emergency situations
- Working conscientiously and improving the safety interface between customers and subcontractors
Continuous improvement in processes
- Continuously improving risk analysis methods
- Improving the risk prevention policy to reduce the total number of accidents leading to a work stoppage (LTI – [lost time incident]) to ZERO and maintaining the Tolerable Recordable Accident Rate (TRIR) below or equal to two
Training
A key factor in the success of the Safety policy designed to prevent Safety from being seen as a requirement, making it part of the routine of all employees
- Training management staff in incident/accident investigation methods
- Training staff to provide the appropriate resources and knowledge to reach the targets
By using such guidelines, the Offshore Division, for example, has reduced its accident rate by nearly 75% in four years.
In 2007, Bourbon Offshore reduced its acceptable reported incident rate from 2.5 to 2 (i.e., 1 incident reported per person for 45 years of work).
Ensuring that safety regulations are followed without exception; this is a matter of routine for BOURBON’s employees, making them increasingly proactive and effective.
Definitions of the key indicators
First Aid (FA): to deal with minor injuries that require only simple, one-off first aid treatment. Such minor injuries are not considered as accidents that need to be reported.
Medical Treatment Case (MTC): this concerns injuries that require appropriate medical care and follow-up but that do not require time off (total or partial) or sick leave.
Restricted Work Case (RWC): this involves injuries that necessitate leave or special work arrangements (assignment to a different position, reduced working hours, etc.).
Lost Time Incident (LTI): this covers injuries that require immediate transfer to land for treatment.
Each of these indicators is carefully analyzed and every accident is reported. Action can then be taken without delay to prevent the same accident from happening again.