At LyondellBasell, we place special emphasis on the safety and reliability of our operations. This strategic approach is designed to ensure that day to day activities deliver results that support the overall strategy of the company.
We actively work to achieve superior safety, reliability and environmental performance in all that we do. To ensure success, the company places special attention on developing a knowledgeable, empowered workforce complete with a management framework that clearly defines the critical factors for our success. By achieving success in each of these areas, we eliminate incidents, defects and inefficiencies and help our company to achieve GoalZero performance.
How do we measure success?
Operational Excellence encompasses more than 30 performance standards in the operational areas of our business. These standards enable us to operate safely, produce less waste, use fewer raw materials and work more efficiently. Among these performance standards are the following:
- Occupational and process-safety performance
- Environmental performance
- Reliability
- Leading indicators
- Audits and assessments
Management System Expectations
The frame work and basic requirements of our Operational Excellence system are defined by the Management System Expectations. These expectations consist of nine elements and 40 specific expectations and are supported by 30 performance standards.
The system is designed to be simple, proactive and focused on the critical items that deliver the most value. Our approach is to have practical and achievable requirements and expect full compliance throughout the business.
The nine elements of the Management System Expectations are:
Assessing our performance
To ensure that HSE standards are appropriately implemented and maintained, manufacturing sites are assessed against the Operational Excellence standards. The audit group, acting independently of the business line management, present and review their findings with senior management and follow up on close out items.
In 2010, we conducted 22 Operational Excellence audits within our facilities.