Health & safety
At Cenovus, safety is our top value. We want everyone – employees, contractors and suppliers – to return home safe to their families, every day. We empower staff to put safety first, by communicating with their leaders about safety challenges and watching out for one another. This is how we’ll reach our goals of being a sustained, top-quartile performer in process and occupational safety, and to be significant incident and injury free.
We continually evaluate and update plans and programs that advance our safety journey, collaborating across teams to review best practices, tools and key safety processes.
Safety is engrained in our culture and reinforced through our principles, systems, processes and continued learning. Our facilities and assets are designed, maintained and operated with a focus on process safety and asset integrity to realize safe and reliable operational performance. When an emergency situation occurs, our priority is to keep our people, communities and workplaces safe.
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Emergency management
We maintain a comprehensive Emergency Management program to help ensure we are properly prepared for an emergency. It is based on risk and incident management systems that provide a standardized approach to managing an emergency, and enabling personnel, facilities, equipment, procedures and communication to operate within a common organizational structure. We manage emergencies through the use of the globally recognized Incident Command System. Protecting life, stabilizing the incident and environmental stewardship are our priorities.
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Our safety commitments
The eight safety commitments in our Safety Policy outline the attitudes and behaviours we expect to see from anyone who works with us or for us. They empower workers to speak up if they feel the work they’re asked to do is unsafe.
Cenovus follows the life saving rules recommended by Energy Safety Canada and the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers. The rules are designed to prevent injuries and significant incidents at our operations and across our industry. The 10 life saving rules are designed to prevent injuries and significant incidents, and help us manage the risks associated with the work we do every day.
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Our safety behaviours
Our safety behaviours demonstrate how we embed our values into everyday actions at our worksites, and when planning and completing work.
- Committed leaders: We develop competent, accountable safety leaders who coach others and make it safe to speak up.
- Risk minded: We manage risks by staying vigilant and verifying the health of our controls.
- Always learning: We’re always learning, questioning and sharing to gain deeper understanding, and take action to avoid repeat events.
- Engaged partners: We partner with our contractors and empower staff to find solutions together.
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Cenovus Operations Integrity Management System
The Cenovus Operations Integrity Management System (COIMS) is Cenovus’s approach to operating safely, responsibly and efficiently, and is an important tool in becoming a top-quartile safety performer.
The COIMS framework:
- Defines how we will manage health, safety, operations integrity and environmental risks.
- Provides the basis for meeting our operations integrity objectives and health, safety and environmental performance goals.
- Continuously improves the quality and effectiveness of Cenovus’s operating activities.
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Emergency response plans
Our safety strategy is underpinned by our values and encompasses our safety behaviours and safety commitments.
