Health, safety and environment

Ensuring health and safety of PSO employees, contractors, customers and other stakeholders, prone to adverse impact by our operations, is one of the basic corporate objectives and, as a priority, it ranks equally with market share and profit.
Accordingly, it is the company's policy to perform work in the safest-practicable manner, consistent with the best industrial practices while adhering completely to the requirements of health and safety codes and practices.
The company's Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Steering Committee monitors HSE compliance on a regular basis while HSE Site Committees ensure that HSE requirements are met at all operating locations, including depots, terminals, plants, retail outlets and airports.
PSO is the first OMC in Pakistan to obtain ISO 9001: 2000 certifications for its company-owned and operated retail outlets. The company has also received ISO 9001:2000 Certification for its retail divisions and ISO 14000 Certification of Keamari Terminal C.
The use of relevant safety equipment at work is mandatory for employees. Regular HSE audit of facilities and HSE training of relevant staff is carried out and commissioning of new facilities is subject to HSE clearance. Adequate resources are made available at all levels to ensure the success of HSE policy.
Evolution of CNG as a popular fuel has brought with it safety and security concerns for the company. PSO took the first step in this direction by evolving a methodical system of reliability assessment of all CNG stations through reputable third parties. Installation of Gas Leakage Detection System has been made mandatory for all new sites.
To share the best practices and recent trends in CNG-related incidents, PSO took the lead in forming a consultative group comprising OMCs and other stakeholders, which paid off in the form of fewer number of incidents this year.
PSO, being a flag bearer of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), has demonstrated its commitment to environmental protection by launching renewable energy projects like solar and wind energy.
New Vision Retail Outlets (NVROs) are being checked for conformance to the effluent discharge requirements stipulated in National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS). PSO is the first OMC to initiate a pilot project of oil-separation from service station at one of its flagship sites in Karachi.