Safety & Health | PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG)

Why It Matters

Prioritising the health and safety of our people is a fundamental responsibility. By cultivating a strong Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) culture, we safeguard our employees, boost morale, and enhance overall productivity.

Maintaining high HSE standards is also essential for preserving our operating license. Through strict regulatory compliance and robust practices, we protect our assets, mitigate financial, legal, and operational risks, and uphold the trust of our stakeholders.

Our efforts are guided by the HSE Policy and the HSE Management System (MS) Framework, supported by internationally recognised certifications such as ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System) and ISO 45001 (Occupation Health and Safety Management System), which demonstrate our commitment to global standards.

Our Approach

Through our HSE Strategy, we aim to achieve best-in-class performance and cultivate a generative HSE culture across all operations. This commitment is supported by our HSE Management System (HSE MS), which applies not only to our own operations but also to joint ventures and key business partners—including suppliers and contractors.

We actively encourage our partners to adopt and uphold the principles of our HSE MS where appropriate, reinforcing a shared responsibility for health, safety, and environmental excellence.

How We Provide Value

We foster a robust health and safety culture by driving our Generative HSE Culture through targeted programmes aimed at achieving excellence and preventing incident recurrence. This includes enhancing FELT leadership engagement, prioritising direct interaction with frontliners at our Operating Production Units (OPUs), and leveraging diverse awareness platforms.
Contractors are integrated into this culture through initiatives such as the PCG HSE Partnership Pledge. We’ve also optimised Process Safety Observations (PSOs) by embedding them into the Unsafe Act Unsafe Condition (UAUC) platform and strengthened compliance through targeted communications.
Our commitment extends to holistic employee well-being, with comprehensive access to non-occupational medical and healthcare services.

Standardised HSE best practices are deployed and tracked during turnarounds at key facilities, supported by robust monitoring systems for continuous improvement.
Contractor performance is monitored against key indicators to promote a “Strive for ZERO, ZERO is possible” mindset. Our digital transformation efforts include the implementation of a digital permit system across OPUs to enhance operational safety and efficiency.
We also strengthen regulatory compliance by upskilling HSE personnel and promoting the use of the Operational Legal Areas Functional Checklist.

HSE capability is strengthened through mandatory programmes for employees, vendors, and drivers, supported by targeted training, e-learning modules, competency assurance, and continuous performance monitoring.

We focus on integrating health measures by collaborating with medical experts, monitoring performance through regular reports, providing health-related communications, and ensuring dedicated occupational health support.

We continuously monitor and disclose our sustainability performance across key economic, environmental, social, and governance indicators to ensure transparency, track progress, and support informed decision-making. For data related to this topic, refer our Occupational Health & Safety data.