BTC Crude Oil Pipeline Project Directorate


The BTC P/L Project Directorate has been established on 5 January 2000 within BOTAS as an autonomous project organisation, still being an integral department of BOTAS under the authority of the Executive Board and General Manager thereof, to assume the responsibility to fulfil the obligations of BOTAS which has been nominated as the Turnkey Contractor to implement the Turkish Section of the BTC P/L Project through delivery of the requirements of the Turnkey Agreement in terms of cost, quality and schedule. In other words, the BTC P/L Project Directorate has the responsibility to provide design, engineering, procurement, construction, start-up, commissioning, testing and related goods, works, services and technologies for the Turkish Section of the BTC P/L Project.

On 21 March 2001, the BTC P/L Project Directorate has achieved independent third party certification of the Management System by TÜV Rheinland to the standards of ISO 9001 (2000 version) for Quality Management, ISO 14001 for Environmental Management and OHSAS 18001 for Occupational Health and Safety Management. The BTC P/L Project Directorate becomes the first organisation in Turkey to hold these three certificates and the first organisation in the world to attain all three certificates simultaneously.

QUALITY POLICY STATEMENT

It shall be the principal policy of BOTAŜ PETROLEUM PIPELINE CORPORATION to meet all of the requirements for Quality as defined within the Turnkey Contract for the BAKU-TBILISI-CEYHAN CRUDE OIL PIPELINE PROJECT, including all applicable codes, standards and regulations. This is a policy which shall be extended to all contractors employed by BOTAŜ during the execution of the Scope of Work. To ensure fulfillment of this policy, a Project Quality Management System has been developed by Project Management and approved by the General Manager, based on the following standards;

ISO 9001: 2000 Quality Systems – Model for Quality Assurance in Design/Development, Production, Installation and Servicing. 
ISO 9004-1: 2000 Quality Management and Quality System Elements-Guidelines. 
OHSAS 18001: 2000 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems. 
ISO 14001: 1996 Environmental Management Systems. The Project Quality Management System is defined within the Project Quality Plan. All BOTAS Project personnel shall be individually and collectively responsible to comply with requirements and continually improve the effectiveness of the quality management system A Management Representative has been appointed to the Project, who has been delegated the responsibility for verifying the implementation of the Project Quality Management System, identifying quality problems and promoting their solution. The Management Representative shall have the necessary authority, organisational freedom and support to effectively carry out these duties and shall have freedom of access to all levels of BOTAŜ Management whenever necessary in order to expediently resolve any non-conformances associated with the effective implementation of this policy and the approved Project Quality Management System.

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY STATEMENT

The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Crude Oil Pipeline (BTC P/L) Project is a project in which the protection of the environment shall be given high priority.BOTAŜ BTC P/L Project Directorate  recognises that it has a responsibility to ensure that through the implementation of good environmental management practices all the potential adverse impacts on the environment associated with the project are either avoided or appropriately mitigated. Accordingly, all work shall be conducted in compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations as well as the standards and best-practices generally prevailing in the international petroleum industry in a manner which supports the protection, preservation and enhancement of the environment.
To achieve this aim, the BOTAS BTC Project Directorate shall:

  • Establish and implement an Environmental Management System, in accordance with ISO 14001: 1996, which shall be an integral part of the Project Quality Management System.
  • Perform top management reviews, at least annually, to ensure compliance with established policies, procedures and applicable environmental laws and regulations.
  • Maintain a commitment to waste minimisation and pollution prevention and shall incorporate these principles when defining project specifications and conducting its activities.
  • Identify, assess and manage environmental risks and endeavour to set and review quantifiable objectives and targets, associated with its operations, to minimise the likelihood of adverse environmental impacts.
  • Be committed to building relationships with government, the scientific community, and the public to promote the development and communication of innovative, cost effective  solutions to environmental problems.
  • Ensure a commitment to the continuous improvement of the Environmental Management System wherever possible and sustainable. All BOTAS BTC P/L Project personnel shall be  individually and collectively responsible for adherence to, and effective application of the policies and principles contained in this environmental policy statement.

    HEALTH and SAFETY POLICY STATEMENT

    The policy of the BOTAS BTC P/L Project Directorate shall be to ensure, in so far as it is reasonably practical, the health and safety at work of all its employees and those others who are in some way affected by, or are involved in, its activities. Its aim shall be to provide healthy and safe working conditions conforming to the letter and spirit of  prevailing legislation and best industry practice. It shall further undertake to ensure that all operations are carried out safely and that the cooperation and involvement of all employees to meet this objective will be sought.

    This Policy is based on the view that health and safety have equal status to any and all business objectives. To implement this policy, the BOTAŜ BTC P/L Project Directorate shall develop a Health and Safety Management System, based upon the requirements of BS 8800 and OHSAS 18001, which shall define and assure the following;

  • A commitment to the continuous improvement of health and safety practices, procedures and standards.
  • That Health and Safety is the responsibility of Directors and staff at every level in the BOTAŜ BTC P/L Project Directorate and it is an integral part of their duties.
  • That BOTAŜ BTC P/L Project Directorate personnel have a contractual and legal as well as an individual obligation to protect themselves and others from accident or injury and to guard against any harm to the environment. A condition  of employment is that all staff comply with this health and safety policy.
  • That hazard identification, risk assessment and risk control is a prerequisite before start up any activity. If any hazard is foreseen during risk assessment process, the work shall not be started until measures are taken to manage the hazard.
  • That in the event of an accident or incident at any work location, the details are properly recorded in the accident/incident database and investigated and that prompt action is taken to avoid recurrence.
  • That all Contractors working on behalf of the BOTAŜ BTC P/L Project Directorate operate health and safety standards fully consistent with its own and expects Contractors to achieve comparable levels of performance as a condition of their contract BOTAŜ BTC P/L Project Directorate shall undertake to review this health and safety policy at least once a year and to monitor that it is working effectively.