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Health, Safety & Enviroment Policy

Excellence in HSE is key priority for Forte Oil. We believe that by operating with the highest safety standards, we can safe guard the lives of our staff and property; benefit our customers through increased outputs, elimination of delays to a barest minimum and in-turn increase customers' satisfaction and lower our overhead costs.

As a way of life in Forte Oil, we are guided by our HSE Policy.

Forte Oil Plc recognizes and ensures that it protects the Health, Safety and Environment of its employees at work. We recognize that the Health, Safety and Environment of all our people at work is the responsibility of each and every individual associated with the company.

It is the policy of Forte Oil Plc to carry out its activities in such a manner that guarantees the health and safety of its workers and other Stakeholders, the protection of the environment and compliance with all regulatory and industry requirements.

Forte Oil Plc HSE objective is to minimize the number of instances of occupational accidents and illnesses and ultimately to achieve an accident-free workplace.

All employees are provided with properly fitted and effective Personal Protective Equipment, Information, Training, HSE Regulations and the supervision necessary to implement the policy, protect them and achieve the stated objective. It is the duty of each employee to take reasonable care of his/her  own welfare, and other people's welfare, and to report any situation which may endanger their well-being within our operational environment.

Training is provided for all our employees, forecourt attendants and customers on safe work practices and procedures, the use and maintenance of Personal Protective Equipment appropriate to the tasks and the formulation of emergency plans.

Forte Oil Plc recognize and accept our duty to protect the Health, Safety and Environment of all visitors to the company as well as any of our publics who might be affected by our operations. Therefore all our equipment are clearly marked with HSE instructions and warnings where appropriate, and they are all maintained to be in top working conditions always.

Forte Oil ensures that HSE Impact Analysis is carried out prior to the execution of any project. Our haulage trucks are screened daily to ensure that they meet the minimum safety requirements for the haulage of petroleum products before they are allowed into our installations for loading.

Forte Oil Plc’s HSE policy is continually monitored and updated particularly when changes in the scale and nature of our operations occur, or, at least, by every 12 months.