SHEQ Management Policy - cotac Group

1 SHEQ Management PolicyThe cotac Group has set itself high standards for compliance with the SHEQ system and made it its mission to create a strong awareness of safety throughout the company. We are committed to acting in a professional and qualified manner to minimise accidents, injuries, failures and complaints to a minimum, while maximising productivity and Group -wide SHEQ Management system is centrally coordinated and monitored. This system establishes the transparent, verifiable framework for all policies to ensure that the applicable standards are always met. The central SHEQ Management system is used to develop detailed action plans for every business area and is responsible for the implementation of the SHEQ following principles describe our objectives.

2 Safety and Health Promote wellbeing and professional skills, and provide a healthy environment for our employees Develop and provide safe methods of work and appropriate training for all employees and activities Assess all safety risks in current business operations and strategies for managing these risks Report and investigate all incidents and share the lessons learned throughout the Group Comply with all applicable laws, directives and industrial standardsEnvironment Minimise the impact of our operations on the environment Meet or fall below the permissible limits of emissions Responsible use of natural resourcesQuality Meet or exceed customer requirements in all operations Establish and maintain a certified quality Management system according to ISO 9001 Report and investigate all complaints and irregularities and be proactive through communication to our customers and partners in the supply chain Communicate procedures, best practices and knowledge throughout the GroupSecurity Protect staff.

3 Assets and information from theft or harm Handle dangerous goods in compliance with relevant legislationFor business operations following these principles, cotac continues to invest in its systems, training, infra-structure and equipment. It is the responsibility of each employee to ensure the successful implementation of our SHEQ principles in their daily , January 2015 Ingo Wiese Director cotac europe GmbHUlrich Maixner Director cotac europe GmbHSHEQ Management PolicySafety and HealthObjectivesDescription IndicatorsPromote wellbeing and professional skills, and provide a healthy environment for our employees Perform training in safety and health- related topics ( drug and alcohol abuse, use of seat-belts, handling hazardous substances)

4 Audit results Training days per employeeDevelop and provide safe methods of work and appropriate training for all employees and activities Record and assess all injuries sustained by employees Provide occupational medical care for personnel where applicable Raise safety awareness through observation, coaching, communication and feedback Emergency response organisation Audit results KPI work-related accidents KPI near miss reporting Training days per employee Emergency response plans and exercisesAssess all safety risks in current business operations and strategies for managing these risks Develop risk assessments for operations and hazardous substances Organisation and implementation of Group audit plan by SHEQ Local audits to be carried out by local Management Operational risk assessment Number of audits Audit resultsReport and investigate all incidents and share the lessons learned throughout the Group Monthly reporting by all

5 Businesses to form Group KPIs Analyse incidents and implement corrective actions Train staff in root cause analysis Share lessons learned with all business areas Group safety KPIs ( work-related accidents) Incident investigation reports for major incidents Trend analysis Safety flashes, newsletterComply with all applicable laws, directives and industrial standards Use consulting services offered by SHEQ team and company officers Participate in workshops organised by European associations ( national tank cleaning associations) Regular audit of all operations, use of SQAS modules where applicable Management of training plans Monitor compliance performance Training days per employee SQAS / Audit reports Regular reports to Executive Board and operational Management by SHEQSHEQ Management PolicyEnvironmentObjectivesDescription IndicatorsMinimise the impactof our operations onthe environment Avoid pollution through safe operations Controlled waste disposal at all sites Reduce waste and increase recycling Wastewater treatment in cleaning systems Proof of periodic maintenance and inspection of systems and work equipment KPI leaks Amount of waste generated during cleaning operations

6 Energy consumptionMeet or fall below the permissible limits of emissions Continuously further develop systems, work equipment and processes in line with the state of the art Measure and implement actions to lower emissions Analysis reports of wastewater and exhaust air measurementsResponsible use of natural resources Energy Management Electricity / gas / heating oil and water consumptionSHEQ Management PolicyQualityObjectivesDescription IndicatorsMeet or exceed customer requirements in all operations Customer requirements known and documented Formal annual review with major customers Customer surveys KPI customer complaints KPI performance events KPI not on time delivery Performance evaluation by customers where applicableEstablish and

7 Maintain a certified quality Management system according to ISO 9001 Internal and external surveillance audits Number of findings and discrepanciesReport and investigate all complaints andirregularities and be proactive through communication to our customers and partners in the supply chain Formal closure and recording of all reports Feedback on requests and complaints within requested time frame Customer complaints reportCommunicate procedures,best practices and knowledge throughout the Group Continuous review of procedures and instructions Learning from major incidents New industry standards / best practice guidelines e -TQM SHEQ newsletter SHEQ databases Safety flashesSHEQ Management PolicySecurityObjectivesDescription IndicatorsProtect staff, assets and information from theft or harm Risk assessment and development of security plans for each location Regular review of all operations.

8 Use of SQAS modules where applicable Develop security provisions for each site Identification of security vulnerabilities Assessment / audit resultsHandling dangerous goods in compliance with relevant legislation Ensure proper training plans for staff Ensure all dangerous goods safety advisors provide annual reports on activities Number of training days and personnel trained Group annual report