We follow a tried and tested system to successfully manage workplace health, safety, and wellbeing. Our Operations Integrity Management System (OIMS) is applied at all our sites, and covers all colleagues and contractors, ensuring that hazards are systematically identified, evaluated, and controlled, and that associated risks are managed in compliance with health, safety, and environmental laws.

It is the responsibility of each of our sites to make sure that OIMS is operating efficiently and effectively. This is supported by regular assessments of our OIMS systems alternating between teams comprised of colleagues who work on the specific site (internal assessment), or by global colleagues and subject matter experts supported by colleagues from one of our parent companies (external assessment).

Findings or actions arising from these assessments are used to continually improve our systems, mitigating where necessary and simplifying where required. OIMS is certified equivalent to the international ISO 45001 standard for health and safety. It defines our way of working and is at the core of everything we do.

We believe our colleagues’ health is paramount, so we provide access to occupational health professionals who conduct regular medical reviews specific to colleague work activities and their legal responsibilities. 

Additionally, to ensure our colleagues go home in the same condition they arrive to work, regardless of whether working onsite, travelling on business, or visiting third party locations, everyone is empowered by our Chief Executive Officer to stop work if they feel unsafe at any time.

Our focus on safety extends beyond our own operations and we make sure that our external manufacturing sites follow our quality processes and health, safety, security and environmental (HSSE) standards.

We ensure that all of our suppliers and service providers are aware of the safety standards required by Infineum and that they are subject to safety and environmental obligations commensurate to the products and services that they are providing. We also seek to share safety insights and best practice with customers, OEMs and industry peers. An example of this is a series of engineering and administrative mitigations for the safe handling of ammonia fuel that were designed to ensure safe environments for our operators in both bench and engine tests.

Our on-site operators must have a comprehensive understanding of the associated risks and be equipped with essential safety protocols to troubleshoot any potential technical issues that 
may arise during the operation of test rigs and other on-site operational facilities.

Our safety culture is embedded from day one, starting with our site safety inductions, then progressing depending upon the role of the colleague or contractor.

All employees are required to undertake initial HSSE training on joining Infineum, and thereafter to undertake regular scheduled HSSE refresher training. Hazard identification is crucial, it enables us to provide robust risk assessments and job safety analysis (JSAs), supported by strong mitigating actions. Should an incident occur, we conduct thorough investigations to identify the root cause and apply the necessary actions. All actions, whether arising from a risk assessment, OIMS assessment or incident investigation, are tracked through to a timely completion.

Safety incidents and relevant learnings are shared with
the entire organisation through monthly HSSE reports and quarterly functional safety meetings. Furthermore, we listen to our colleagues on safety related matters, analysing feedback from safety standdowns and global meetings, incorporating learnings into our global systems to support our continuous improvement journey.