Objective 1
Improvement of HSE statistics by enhancing the system’s effectiveness
A safe workplace is among the top priorities in the oil and gas industry. Accordingly, the Group strives to eliminate potential threats and perfect safety processes on an ongoing basis.
PGNiG SA strives to meet all applicable standards relating to health and safety at work, and takes preventive steps, including employee education and implementation of best practices and policies providing for increased employee awareness of near misses.
Information on accidents at work in the PGNiG Group
| Year | Number of accidents in the PGNiG Group | Number of accidents at PGNiG SA | Number of accidents at PGNiG Group companies |
| 2007 | 228 | 27 | 201 |
| 2008 | 213 | 21 | 192 |
| 2009 | 215 | 26 | 189 |
| 2010 | 232 | 30 | 202 |
| 2011 | 230 | 32 | 198 |
As a result of accidents at work which occurred in 2011, 230 people sustained slight bodily injuries, three received grave bodily injuries, and two died of the injuries they had sustained. The first fatal accident was a road accident at the Gas Distribution Division in Mińsk Mazowiecki (Mazowiecka Spółka Gazownictwa). The victim was the Head of the Garwolin Gas Distribution Region. On December 21st 2011, a company car driven by the employee skidded and hit a Scania truck head-on. The employee died on the spot.
The other fatal accident was also a road accident, at the Gas Distribution Division in Olsztyn (Pomorska Spółka Gazownictwa). On December 9th 2011, the victim – employed as a measurement engineer – had a head-on collision while driving a company car (Fiat Doblo) with a Renault Master on Road 16 near Kromerowo. The employee died on the spot.