Health and Safety

Kg oil & gas places a premium on the health and safety of its employees and contractors, and we develop a proactive health and safety culture inside the company. Training and processes for QHSE are rigorous, and they are held to an international standard.The Kg oil & gas has activities that could result in a lot of injuries. There were two (two) lost time events involving Kg oil & gas employees and one of the contractors in Kazakhstan in 2022. All occurrences were examined, their causes determined, and remedial action plans prepared in accordance with our HSE processes.

HSE Leadership, Communication and Awareness

In 2023, the Contractor HSE Performance Procedure was pushed out to all Contract Owners and C&P, and every day when they log in, a pop-up window appears on their screens with a safety notification from the QHSE department, and HSE Posters were printed and posted in all visible locations. To communicate HSE Performance to all company staff, monthly QHSE Reports are generated and delivered.

A lot of efforts taken to prevent COVID-19 in Company including the following measures:

Reduced office occupancy for remote mode as per Sanitary authorities’ guidance
Daily thermometry before work starts
Pre-shift PCR and express testing for all staff working on rotational basis
Medical staff is provided with protective сoveralls and all required PPE
All employees are provided with masks, gloves and antiseptics

HSE Rules

The 2022 safety campaign, which began in 2022, was extended in 2023. Our Rules outline the Kg oil & gas essential safety standards and are based on international best practices in the oil and gas industry as well as an analysis of incident statistics. The Kg oil & gas and Contractors have fully adopted the Hazard Identification Program. Every employee is able to report harmful conditions in the workplace, comment on safe or unsafe staff behavior, and offer suggestions for HSE improvement through this program. The impact of equipment failure on related risk is used to determine the appropriate maintenance strategy type versus the equipment criticality. In the event of a resource scarcity, maintenance can be prioritized, and key systems can be reported on. Safety Critical Elements are devices, equipment, or systems that are necessary to keep process conditions within safe operating limits, or whose purpose is to keep the process from failing.