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2016 ANNUAL REPORT
10 training sessions led by the Emergency
Response Team (ERT) were held at
RECOPE’s corporate headquarters; the
sessions included: coordinating and
carrying out a high-rise firefighting drill
(in which firefighting equipment for tall
buildings was deployed); and preparing
a joint inspection report, with the help
of the City of Tibas Fire Department,
to verify whether the fire suppression
system used in the Hernán Garrón
building functions adequately.
Aerial images were captured, with the
help of the City of Tibas Fire Department,
in the interest of conducting a tabletop
exercise to properly organize a fire drill.
Three sessions were held to review the
Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
Plan, and determine whether it
complies with current standards, in
accordance with the initial proposal for
implementation. In addition, a fire exit
drill was performed and the fire escape
was used.
6. Advancements made in
furtherance of a unified
Health, Environment
and Industrial Safety
management system.
The personnel of the Department of
Quality Assurance was introduced
to the Unified Health, Environment
and Industrial Safety Management
System (SIGAS&SI as per its
Spanish acronym), to review the
self-assessment questionnaire, and
define RECOPE’s implementation
strategy as regards to the ISO
9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 18001
standards.
A Waste Management and
Recycling Plan was implemented in
RECOPE’s corporate headquarters,
Office of Sales and Distribution
Management, and Moín Terminal .
Likewise, an Online Duct Integrity
and Geological Risk Management
System was implemented (Arc-Gis
Online).
Progress was made in regards to
environmental metrics through
the development of two project
summaries, in the interest of
incorporating the systematization
of information, and of the
environmental and industrial safety
indicators, into the strategic plan.
Projects to reduce the
carbon footprint of the Moín
Terminal
•
Optimizing
the
steam
distribution
systems.
Installation of steam trap to reuse
condensate gases, thereby saving
energy, water, and chemicals. In
addition, an information system
was designed to manage the
carbon footprint in accordance
with the final report from the 2015
Greenhouse Gas Inventory of the
Moín Terminal as well as with the
current standard.
•
Intermittent and efficient use
of the flare for controlled
burning
of
gases.
The
intermittent and efficient use
of the gas torch, in addition to
operational improvements, afforded
the company the opportunity to
significantly reduce carbon dioxide
emissions. These changes are
expected to save the environment
over 500 tons of carbon dioxide
per year, which is equal to the
emissions of approximately 2000
people in a year.
Leaving the flare burning only when
needed has allowed for the daily
LPG consumption in the burner to
reach 1,873 m³. The flare is ignited
for three full days, when shipping
LPG, when LPG is transferred from
a tanker to a storage sphere, and
when mercaptan is injected, rather
than 365-days a year, as was done
previously.
The savings obtained will depend
on the demand for the product
throughout the year, and on the
number and size of the shipments.
On the basis of the forecast carried
out in 2016, and as the four new
storage spheres begin operating,
the average consumption of LPG in
