Legal and Voluntary Responsibilities of PETROTRIN Presented by: Avryl Mohammed
Agenda Legal Responsibilities Voluntary Responsibilities Legislation Voluntary Responsibilities Outreach Projects HSE Community Projects (CAER and GLOBE) Regulatory Agencies Partnering
Legal Responsibilities Petrotrin holds a moral and legal obligation to adhere to the laws and legislation of the country of Trinidad and Tobago.
Petroleum Related Legislation Petroleum Act 2001 Regulation for drilling and licensing Petroleum Production Levy and Subsidy Act 2002 Subsidies placed on petrol Petroleum Taxes Act 2004 Taxes on foreign energy companies Petrotrin Vesting Act 2007 Legal ownership of assets from all predecessor companies Pipelines Act 2000 Directives for laying of pipelines
Environmental Management Act Draft Waste Management (Solid Waste) Rules 2000 Draft Air Pollution Rules 2005 Certificate of Environmental Clearance Rules 2001 Noise Pollution Rules 2001 Water Pollution Rules 2006 Environmentally Sensitive Areas Rules 2001 Environmentally Sensitive Species Rules 2001
Other Legislation Occupational Health and Safety Act 2006 Pesticide and Toxic Chemicals Act 1979 Public Health Ordinance
Voluntary Responsibilities In establishing ourselves as a CSR-focused Company, we undertake projects via the following channels: Sport Culture Education Health, Safety and Environment
Outreach Projects - Petting Zoo - Tree Distribution to Schools - HSE Activity Booklet for Primary Schools - Distribution of Fire Extinguishers to Schools - HSE Community Projects CAER GLOBE
HSE Community Projects HSE Community Projects have considerable overlap in areas of Education and Culture. Through the dissemination of information in the aspects of: Community Health Related Environmental Issues Living Safely
HSE Community Projects - CAER CAER - Community Awareness Emergency Response The CAER programme has proven to be successful in many countries and in specific areas of Trinidad namely the Point Lisas and the East Coast; the latter of which Petrotrin itself has been a part of. CAER affords our Company the opportunity to partner with its fence line communities in achieving an acceptable level of commensalism.
HSE Community Projects - GLOBE Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment The GLOBE programme is an environmental education programme designed to improve student’s skills in mathematics and science through hands-on environmental activities. Petrotrin has supplied over 100 GLOBE kits to schools throughout Trinidad and Tobago to date. The company is the major sponsor of the programme in Trinidad and Tobago.
Regulatory Agencies Town and Country Planning Ministry of Energy Resources Ministry of Labour, Small and Micro Enterprise Development Regional Corporation Fire Services Division
Partnering A low-cost way of achieving green status through CSR is by using the method of ‘Partnering’. Partnering in the business world has brought tremendous success.
Partnering Stakeholders
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