Key initiatives driving HSE excellence

Comprehensive safety training: Rigorous safety training for employees, contractors, and stakeholders has heightened awareness and knowledge of potential risks and safety procedures.

In 2023, our new learning and competence development initiatives focused on learning and competence development focused on two critical human factors: situational awareness and decision making. Through a collaborative effort with the University of Central Florida, dedicated training modules for human factors were developed and assigned to the relevant audience. Additionally, in partnership with our customers, we actively promote human performance principles and psychological safety. This joint initiative aims to create an environment where our teams feel secure in expressing concerns and sharing insights and are empowered to learn and perform at their best.

Proactive incident reporting and investigation: A meticulous process for reporting and investigating incidents and high-potential events identifies root causes, enabling the implementation of corrective actions to prevent future injuries.

To promote continuous improvement, SLB personnel are actively encouraged to report hazardous situations and near misses, as well as highlight cases of observation and intervention. Our HSE reporting application enables personnel to create and submit reports to our global system in real-time using company-enabled mobile devices.

In 2023, our workforce submitted an average of 58 reports per person into our global QHSE system, totaling more than 9.6 million proactive QHSE reports for the year. Our emphasis is on cultivating superior reporting standards, initiating interventions that encompass both positive actions and corrective measures, and ensuring comprehensive feedback loops to inform reporters about the actions taken based on their insights and observations.

Crafted to resonate authentically, this initiative delivers impactful messages promoting safe behavior in all aspects of life, inside and outside the workplace. The global campaign, a collaboration between HSE and the business, focuses on creating concise, impactful videos for all the Life-Saving Rules. Each topic is delivered monthly, complemented by communication materials such as safety meeting content and digital or print posters, ensuring easy sharing across our locations. Featuring SLB employees and their families, this project has garnered extensive adoption and active participation worldwide, not only internally but also among our customers.

SLB Empowerment Team (SET): SETs play a pivotal role in ensuring continual HSE improvement at work sites by identifying risks, suggesting improvements, cultivating positive HSE attitudes, and enhancing personnel engagement. Comprising three subgroups–talk group (engaging in HSE), see group (ensuring HSE situational awareness), and check group (monitoring HSE compliance)–SLB boasts over 4,500 SET members. Their active involvement has been instrumental in the successful global rollout of key HSE campaigns.

Addressing personal injuries: Analysis of our annual HSE data highlights that over 50% of personal injuries are related to hands, arms, and fingers. To mitigate these injuries, hands-free work aids have been identified and implemented worldwide, tailored to different activities. This effort aims to potentially reduce direct exposure to hands and fingers across various tasks.