HSE Definitions

HSE Definitions

COMPANY HSE POLICY:

COMPANY HSE POLICY shall mean the latest revision of the high level HSE policy statement, signed
by the Board of Wintershall Holding AG, which sets out the general principles which govern HSE management
in the COMPANY.

HSE PLAN or HSE PROGRAMME:

These terms are interchangeable and shall mean a description of
how the HSE OBJECTIVES and TARGETS will be achieved over time. The HSE Programme shall list
objectives and targets, person(s) responsible for carrying out the actions and target dates for completing
the actions.

HSE OBJECTIVE:

It shall mean a statement describing the situation (with regard to HSE) which the
COMPANY or CONTRACTOR wants to achieve at a time in the future (normally at the end of the Programme period). It has the same general meaning as a HSE “goal” or “what is wanted”.

HSE TARGET:

HSE target shall mean a description of the HSE OBJECTIVE (or part of the objective) expressed in a
quantity that can be measured and monitored.

INTERFACE DOCUMENT or BRIDGING DOCUMENT:

It shall mean a written document which defines how two or more safety management systems co-exist to allow co-operation and co-ordination on matters of health, safety and environmental protection between different parties (usually the COMPANY and the CONTRACTOR). Such a document cross-references the detailed procedures which will be used and defines the responsibilities, accountabilities and work activities of the various parties.

SAFETY CASE:

It shall mean a document which demonstrates that for a particular installation or activity all
significant HSE risks have been identified, assessed and controlled to a level as low as reasonably practicable.(ALARP)

HAZARD:

Everything with the potential for harm (hazards may arise from substances, machinery, methods of work and other aspects of work organisation, including lack of planning and inadequate safety management).

HARMFUL ENERGY SOURCES:

It shall include, but not be limited to, harmful levels of noise, vibration, electro-magnetic and ionising radiation, extremes of temperature, moving objects and machinery.

RISK:

Is the probability (or likelihood) of harm actually occurring and the severity of its outcome.