Robert A. Ridge, Vice President, Health, Safety and Environment

The emergency response team at the Alliance refinery near New Orleans, La., practices firefighting skills. Regular training is an important part of the safety programs at all of ConocoPhillips’ operating facilities. The Alliance refinery completed its safest year ever in 2002, achieving zero recordable incidents.

Health, Safety and Environment
Safety Is Always Our
First Priority

ConocoPhillips continued to maintain a strong environmental and safety performance in 2002 despite the tremendous amount of merger activity.

“Our first priority always has been and will continue to be safety,” says Bob Ridge, vice president of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE). “We have devoted a significant amount of time and energy to build a world-class HSE organization.”

ConocoPhillips seeks to earn the public’s trust and to be recognized as the leader in health, safety and environmental performance. The company’s HSE policy states in part:

“ConocoPhillips is committed to protecting the health and safety of everybody who plays a part in our operations, lives in the communities where we operate or uses our products. Wherever we operate, we will conduct our business with respect and care for both the local and global environment and systematically manage risks to drive sustainable business growth.”

HSE standards help fulfill this commitment by describing mandatory, issue-specific company health, safety or environmental requirements. These standards are put in place through a management system that provides a consistent framework for managing HSE issues to protect people, assets and the environment. Each business unit implements an HSE management system tailored to their specific needs and that includes a process-based approach for continuously improving performance.

In addition, ConocoPhillips has an incident management plan designed to effectively respond to and manage any emergency incident. Operations have well-developed emergency preparedness and response plans suited for their specific risk profile. These plans anticipate potential scenarios and minimize the negative impacts of unforeseen accidents or natural disasters. Well-trained response teams carry out these plans.

ConocoPhillips is building on a rich tradition of excellence in safety and environmental stewardship. Highlights from 2002 include:

	Since completion of the merger, ConocoPhillips’ total recordable rate (TRR) of incidents improved 18 percent compared to the combined TRR of Phillips and Conoco during the first eight months of 2002; and contractor safety improved 13 percent in 2002 compared with 2001.
	ConocoPhillips Exploration and Production operations in China and the company’s Hartford, Ill., lubricants plant were certified under the internationally recognized ISO 14001 environmental management system. Other ConocoPhillips operations already certified ISO 14001 include the Humber refinery in the United Kingdom and the Gulf Coast lubes plant in Sulphur, La.
	The Borger, Texas, refinery and natural gas liquids center was awarded STAR recognition, the highest level of performance under the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Voluntary Protection Program.
	The Alpine development on Alaska’s North Slope received an award for excellence in waste reduction and environmental responsibility from the non-profit organization Green Star. Alpine employees voluntarily implemented a thorough waste reduction and pollution prevention plan.