CORPORATE POLICY STATEMENT
Barotech Nigeria Limited management and staff represent a unique combination of newness, experience and expertise. In-depth knowledge of the industries and its people is just one of our strengths. Our organizational structure and un-bureaucratic approach allow for close and effective cooperation with Host Governments, Telecommunication, Oil and Gas Companies, Sub-Contractors and most importantly, the Host Communities.

Our Quality system, in compliance with ISO 9001: 2000, addresses Barotech Nigeria Limited dedication to quality efforts, quality documentation, quality training, communication and recognition, measurement systems, the results of quality system review and customer feedback. Our program includes quality policy, quality systems manual, and quality assurance plan. We also apply quality control test procedures, process flow charts and the appointment of third party inspectors.

The management of Barotech Nigeria Limited is committed to a strict priority for Safety, Health and Environment and has installed the necessary internal departments to implement this commitment.

The purpose of these Policy statements is to provide a guide and reference for employees and clients on basic HSE + Q expectations in our facilities with respect to our operations.

CASHES POLICY STATEMENT
BAROTECH NIGERIA LTD mission is to nurture and sustain a highly technically oriented business, through accepting responsibilities that can lead to the contribution in knowledge, skills, accomplishments, satisfaction, and efforts to the society. Management is committed to nurturing and sustaining the health, safety, and security of her staff, equipment, and environment. To accomplish this:
Management feels there is nothing more than making sure that:

1. We develop safe work methods, and make them appealing to employees.
2. All equipment, tools, and machines are maintained in good repair.
3. Encourage and develop a good relationship with our host communities.
4. Be committed to the nurturing and preservation of our environment.

Management is committed to nurture and sustain SAFETY.
Employees and visitors in addition should realize that the existence of accident is a proof of wasteful operation that destroys the corporation

EMERGENCY RESPONSE POLICY
The objectives of every emergency response shall be to:

1. Consolidate existing cordial relationship with host communities and to save others lives.
2. Assist the injured.
3. Reduce damage to client or company’s resources and environment.
4. Defend corporate integrity.

All systems, strategies, and procedures necessary to achieve these objectives shall be well coordinated.

Reasonable attention shall be given to the development and sustenance of relevant resources toward the achievement of defined objectives.
All personnel shall participate fully in all activity planned towards these objectives.

COMMUNITY AFFAIRS POLICY
BAROTECH NIGERIA LTD shall continue to identify with the needs and aspirations of its host communities in the execution of its operation.
BNL believes that it shall not operate in isolation and therefore shall liaise with client, host communities, relevant government departments, and others in other to ensure a safe and peaceful working atmosphere.

BAROTECH NIGERIA LTD shall also ensure the building and sustenance of solid harmonious relationship with client and communities, and shall exhaust every known peaceful strategy to resolve conflict in case of any disagreement.

Finally, BAROTECH NIGERIA LTD shall adopt established procedures to deal with community and other forms of unrest in the execution of its tasks. Every project management and HSE department should be guided accordingly.

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
BAROTECH NIGERIA LTD believes that our natural environment, which is of vital importance to all-living things, must be protected at all times

We shall, in pursuance of our technical objectives, recognize the significance of the environment by conducting our activities in such a way as to achieve maximum protection of the environment. We shall also put in place necessary measures aimed at rectifying the environment, when unavoidable damage is done.

Audit of work area shall form an integral part of our routine site audits.

Environmental Impact Assessment (E.I.A.) shall be done on as- needed basis. Prompt reporting, investigation, and follow-up of negative interference with the environment shall be effected without delay.

All workers shall participate in activities aimed at developing and sustaining awareness of the need to protect and rescue work and third party environment.

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL POLICY
BAROTECH NIGERIA LTD is aware of the hazardous health implications of drugs and alcohol and shall continue to discourage the consumption and abuse of drugs and alcoholic beverages by all workers.

Any worker suspected to be influenced or impaired by drugs/alcohol while on duty shall be subjected to predetermined test. Necessary actions shall be taken against worker(s) confirmed to be influenced or impaired by drugs or alcohol.

Relevant awareness programs on dangers of drugs and alcohol shall be launched and sustained from time to time, and participation by workers shall be compulsory.

BAROTECH NIGERIA LTD shall comply with necessary client and government regulations on drugs and alcohol.

SMOKING POLICY
Smoking of any sort is injurious and harmful to human health many lives are either shortened or lost yearly due to smoking. Also, many unplanned fires resulting in immeasurable loss occur due to smoking.

To check these dangers, BAROTECH NIGERIA LTD prohibits smoking in all work sites and public places.

Any breach of this prohibition shall not be tolerated.

SEAT BELT POLICY
BAROTECH NIGERIA LTD recognizes the importance of the seat belt as a life saving device.

As a result of this recognition seat belt is fitted in every sitting position in all company’s vehicle and mobile heavy- duty equipment.

It is therefore mandatory that every driver/operator, front, and rear seat passenger use available seat belt before take-off of vehicle

Foot must make any movement that does not require the use of seat belt.
Breach of seat belt rule must not be accepted.

Safety and transport departments are empowered to monitor and report non-compliance to management without delays.

SAFETY AUDITING POLICY
BAROTECH NIGERIA LTD strongly believes that systematic routine and non-routine audits of workers’ behavior, condition of work environment and tools/equipment is the best way to prevent injuries (accidents) to personnel, damage to equipment and negative impact on the environment.

Prompt auditing of site aimed at identifying, rectifying, assessing and recovering potential hazards shall remain the centre of our corporate accident prevention strategy.

Each worker shall be encouraged to participate fully in hazard management, and must therefore comply with relevant hazard management procedures.

The management shall reward active participants in this all important accident prevention strategy.

WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICY
BAROTECH NIGERIA LTD recognizes that waste (liquid or solid) generated from its activities can constitute hazards to the environment and to the health and safety of personnel, and the general public.

To eliminate such hazards, the company shall before the execution of any given task, assess the source, types and quantity of waste that shall be generated and ensure the use of conventional/acceptable methods and resources in the collection, handling, and disposal of such waste. Record of waste generated and disposed of shall be kept.

Services of environment and waste management consultants shall be utilized, when necessary. The company shall also monitor evacuation procedures and ensure that the waste evacuated is disposed of at approved dumping areas.

SECURITY POLICY
The protection of the human, material and other resources used in our daily operations shall continue to be given priority.

The company shall employ the services of full time (day and night) energetic and trained men for surveillance purpose in our entire site and in transit. T he services of relevant governmental armed security agents shall be used to protect company’s personnel and property, when and where necessary, to support corporate and internal security arrangement.

The surveillance team shall monitor movement of company’s personnel, property, and other persons in and out of the company’s work area.

Personnel and materials in transit shall also be provided with maximum protection, escort shall be provided for designated journeys.

Corporate security emergency plans and procedures shall be strictly adhered to at all times.

Every worker shall participate fully in all drills and activities aimed at developing and sustaining high security consciousness.

The company shall comply with relevant government and client’s rules and procedures on security issues.

LIFTING POLICY
BAROTECH NIGERIA LTD believes that every lifting task be carried out in such a way as to avoid damage of property or injury to personnel.

The company shall ensure routine audits (inspections/checks) of lifting equipment, accessories and facilities at all times.

All lifting rope shall be regularly inspected, tested and tagged for easy identification.

All identified deficiencies (if any) shall be rectified without delay.

Safe lifting procedures including analysis of weight of load and safe working load (S.W.L) of equipment must be carried out before commencing any lifting activity.

Competent operators and signalmen shall be responsible for executing lifting task.

Prompt reporting of faults shall be encouraged.

All personnel are expected to be guided accordingly.

TRANSPORTATION POLICY
BAROTECH NIGERIA LTD shall ensure safe movement of her human and material resources from one point to another. To achieve this policy objectives, the company shall, depending on the mode of the transport- water, land and air, use equipment (water craft, aircraft, vehicle etc.) Of high integrity, and fit for the said purpose.

Statutory and safety regulations including “ no night sailing/driving” rule, as it concerns transport shall be complied with. Trained, competent and certified operating crew shall be provided to handle transportation.

Regular and routine inspections/ checks of transport equipment, its accessories and other facilities shall be carried out to re-affirm their technical integrity.

The use of corporate journey management guide shall remain mandatory for all movements.

All personnel are expected to co-operate with transport and safety departments in the implementation of this policy.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) POLICY
It is the policy of BAROTECH NIGERIA LTD to provide relevant and high quality personnel protective (coveralls, safety footwear, hardhats, hand-gloves etc) for all persons engaged in the operations.

BAROTECH NIGERIA LTD shall continue to enforce effective use and maintenance of available personal protective equipment, carry out regular condition audit and replace defective ones when necessary.


CASHES officer and supervisor shall continue to monitor compliance with personal protective equipment rules, and to report those who violate known PPE rules without delay.

Stores and safety departments shall be response for maintaining records of personal protective equipment in stock and allocated to personal responsibility.

LOCAL LABOUR POLICY
1. It is the policy of BAROTECH NIGERIA LTD to continue to identify with the economic aspiration and manpower development needs of communities where we operate. Part of this identification is our commitment to employ nominated/certified youths of such environment with proven integrity in our operation.

2. BAROTECH NIGERIA LTD shall ensure that only youths actively engaged in operation are paid, and shall also ensure that such youths trained and absorbed into the system depending on available resources, time and opportunities. The policy of “no work, no pay” shall apply to all categories of workers including local labour.


3. BAROTECH NIGERIA LTD shall ensure strict supervision of local labour like other categories of personnel in order to achieve excellence in production, cashes and management.

SUB-CONTRACTING POLICY
The company shall, when necessary, engage the services of sub contractors (indigenous or foreign) with proven technical, CASHES and other considerations to perform certain tasks for it or on it’s behalf. Such sub contractor (whether certified by the company or recommended by client or any other agent) shall be integrated into the company’s system, with their resources and activities managed the same way as company’s resources and activities.

The company also recognizes three classes of indigenous sub contractors, and shall not fail to identify with their economic aspirations within the limits of available resources and opportunities at its disposal.