RIDA T.S – Libya (Company) is conscious of the increasing degradation of the environment resulting from human activities, and iscommitted to minimising such degradation and safeguarding the environment for future generations.
In line with this principle the Company is committed to ensure the prevention and the minimisation of the environmental impacts arisenfrom its operations throughout the continuous improvement of the Company environmental performances.
The Company Policy address, through the compliance with all applicable legislations and standards, to conduct all its activities in orderto pursue the following principles:
- To prevent damage to the environment applying Environmental Impact Assessment procedure in relation to both existing andplanned operations and from seismic exploration to decommissioning phases
- To aim at meaningfully protecting socio-economic structures and the environment
- To consider cumulative effects on the receiving environment
- To prevent and minimise the environmental impacts of water consumption and discharges andhazardous and non-hazardouswastes disposal
- To minimise or optimise the use of chemicals or substitute less toxic chemicals
- To require that contractors, subcontractors, and all parties working on their behalf to fullybe in compliance with CompanyEnvironmental requirements
- To undertake appropriate reviews and evaluations of its operations to measure progress and toensure compliance with this policy.
Each employee are responsible for environmental protection relevant to all tasks performed by himself or by the personnel under theircontrol and has to report to his supervisor any environmentally damaging acts or conditions.
The personnel has to be adequately trained in both general awareness of environmental issue and specific procedures aimed at the avoidance of environmental damages so they will contribute within the Company to the achievement of the best practicable environmental performances.
The Company Policy is widespread and well known to all employees and contractors and available, on request, to the public.