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Our Commitments

Our Pledge

McDermott leads by example in all areas of quality, health, safety, environment and security (QHSES), and encourages our partners, subcontractors and clients to join us in the pursuit of excellence. 
 
Our ‘Taking the Lead’ commitment brings a single, united QHSES culture to our diverse workforce and organization, a culture where setting the right example in attitude and behavior is simply in our DNA.

Our Values

Go Beyond
Go Beyond
Go Beyond
One team executing courageous and creative solutions.
One team executing courageous and creative solutions.
Commitment
Commitment
Commitment
Reliable and dependable people supporting each other and executing excellence.
Reliable and dependable people supporting each other and executing excellence.
Integrity
Integrity
Integrity
The highest ethical standards guide every decision we make.
The highest ethical standards guide every decision we make.
Well-being
Well-being
Well-being
Prioritizing all elements of wellness for our people and our communities.
Prioritizing all elements of wellness for our people and our communities.
One Team
One Team
One Team
Working together across the energy value chain and the globe.
Working together across the energy value chain and the globe.

QHSES

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Quality
Quality

Ensuring project excellence through collaborative process development and continuous improvement.

Health
Health

Promoting physical, mental, and emotional well-being for all employees.

Safety
Safety

Prioritizing life and quality of life through a disciplined approach to safety and empowering every employee to speak up.

Environment
Environment

Reducing our environmental footprint by optimizing resource efficiency and driving energy transition initiatives globally. Learn More

Security
Security

Proactively protecting our employees, partners, and critical assets and ensuring we deliver for our customers.

Our United QHSES Culture

0.13
Below the industry average of 0.22

Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR)

2022
0.43
Below the industry average of 0.50

Lost-Time Incident Rate

2022
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Our People & Sustainability

People
People

Our people empower our future. We cultivate a dynamic, inclusive environment where everyone thrives.

 

 

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Our Commitment to Sustainability
Sustainability

We recognize the role we play in enabling decarbonization across the energy value chain. Supported by our integrated model, we are well positioned to support projects that enhance energy security and deliver lower carbon solutions.

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Our Operational Values

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Readiness Planning

We implement readiness plans to ensure controls, resources and necessary support are in place prior to commencing the next phase of work and associated hazards and risks are managed.

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Plant & Equipment

We ensure that all moving plant and machinery is fit for purpose, operated by competent personnel and that account is taken of operational hazards and risks before any work proceeds.

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Mechanical Lifting

We recognize inherent risks in handling loads by cranes or other mechanical devices while ensuring all activities are assessed and performed by competent personnel using certified, approved equipment.

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Journey Management

We assess and control the health, safety and security risks prior to traveling and during the journey.

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Risk of Impact

We assess our surroundings for potential risks of impact from moving objects, vehicles/equipment, pressure release or dropped objects.  

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Permit to Work

We plan, coordinate and control activities presenting exposure to significant risks and ensure that these are performed under a permit to work to minimize the likelihood of an incident.       

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Ground Disturbance

We only excavate after an area has been assessed for the presence of underground hazards, soil stability, environmental factors or other conditions that may lead to an incident.

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Working at Height

Working at height presents a significant risk and, where possible, should be eliminated. When unavoidable, all measures to minimize the risk of falls shall be taken before work commences.

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Confined Spaces

We shall not enter spaces not normally intended for human occupancy due to potential atmospheric or environmental hazards unless these have been assessed and controlled. 

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Energy Isolation

Work involving exposure, or potential exposure to energized systems, shall only commence if the power source and stored energy hazards have been controlled and isolated.

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Management of Change

We commit to work in accordance with agreed plans and procedures and when a change is required this shall be assessed, documented, approved and communicated to all relevant stakeholders.

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Dropped Objects

Assess our workplace for potential dropped object hazards and provide adequate mitigation levels, including raising awareness to prevent and control dropped objects.

We implement readiness plans to ensure controls, resources and necessary support are in place prior to commencing the next phase of work and associated hazards and risks are managed.

We ensure that all moving plant and machinery is fit for purpose, operated by competent personnel and that account is taken of operational hazards and risks before any work proceeds.

We recognize inherent risks in handling loads by cranes or other mechanical devices while ensuring all activities are assessed and performed by competent personnel using certified, approved equipment.

We assess and control the health, safety and security risks prior to traveling and during the journey.

We assess our surroundings for potential risks of impact from moving objects, vehicles/equipment, pressure release or dropped objects.  

We plan, coordinate and control activities presenting exposure to significant risks and ensure that these are performed under a permit to work to minimize the likelihood of an incident.       

We only excavate after an area has been assessed for the presence of underground hazards, soil stability, environmental factors or other conditions that may lead to an incident.

Working at height presents a significant risk and, where possible, should be eliminated. When unavoidable, all measures to minimize the risk of falls shall be taken before work commences.

We shall not enter spaces not normally intended for human occupancy due to potential atmospheric or environmental hazards unless these have been assessed and controlled. 

Work involving exposure, or potential exposure to energized systems, shall only commence if the power source and stored energy hazards have been controlled and isolated.

We commit to work in accordance with agreed plans and procedures and when a change is required this shall be assessed, documented, approved and communicated to all relevant stakeholders.

Assess our workplace for potential dropped object hazards and provide adequate mitigation levels, including raising awareness to prevent and control dropped objects.