Social Responsibility

Each employee in the Istrabenz Plini Group contributes to the success and development of our company.

Ensuring the safety of all employees is crucial for providing a healthy and stimulating working environment, given the nature of the work. In doing so, we strive to create an inclusive environment among our colleagues, provide professional and personal development through our training system, and are committed to complying with all regulations relating to labour law and operations in the gas industry.

Safety

Workplace health promotion

Career and personal development

Promoting innovation

Education and training courses

Diversity and inclusion

Safety at work and care for health and the environment are always the top priority at Istrabenz Plini Group. We are guided by our responsibility to our employees and surrounding residents, and our advanced safety management system enables us to respond to safety challenges quickly and efficiently at all times. Improving the safety culture in all Group companies remains a priority. Working with our parent company SIAD and using their security system further strengthens our resilience to the various security challenges in the modern world.

Within Istrabenz Plini and the SIAD Group, we are constantly updating our risk assessment system, providing training and encouraging employees to follow good safety practices. We advocate a healthy lifestyle with plenty of exercise, a varied diet, no smoking and no alcohol consumption, and we keep our employees regularly informed about new developments in healthy living and workplace safety. 

We are moving our entire safety management system away from learning from mistakes and towards modern safety management and learning from positive examples. Our long-term goal is to achieve Safety 2 standards. We treat all accidents at work with the utmost seriousness, always guided by the vision of “Zero Accidents at Work”.

Our key tasks are:

• Identifying hazards and taking corrective and preventive measures.
• Continuous security upgrades at our facilities.
• Upgrading active and passive security in the company.
• Training of employees and informing the surrounding area of the dangers.
• Actively informing our customers through electronic media, brochures and leaflets. 
• Working with firefighters and civil protection in the area of our largest plants.
• Setting an example in the gas industry in safety, health and environmental care.

Istrabenz Plini has a facility with a lower hazard risk in Croatia, an acetylene production plant in Karlovac. The most serious hazards are associated with the storage of large quantities of LPG and oxygen. We are aware of our responsibility for our safety and the safety of our surroundings, which is why we continuously monitor our safety system through risk assessments and regular safety inspections, and carry out all tasks in compliance with the legislation. We keep the public informed of all new developments and ensure a regular flow of information.

Helpful links

• EU-OSHA: https://osha.europa.eu/hr
• SIAD, Safety: https://www.siad.com/safety
• EIGA, Safety:  https://www.eiga.eu/publications/?_sft_ct_doc_cats=safety-leaflet&sort_order=title+desc

Caring for the environment is one of the fundamental guidelines of Istrabenz plini. With various activities in all industrial segments and different production processes, we develop applications of industrial gases, many of which are an indispensable part of modern environmental solutions.

With solutions developed in cooperation with respected experts, we reduce energy consumption in different industries and improve our relationship with the environment. We advocate the use of gas as an energy source, thus contributing to the reduction of environmental pollution.

It is our obligation to set an example and reduce or eliminate negative environmental impacts in our daily tasks. Thus, we constantly pay attention to the efficient use of energy for heating, as motor fuel and for electricity using devices and vehicles made using the latest technologies. In waste management, we have introduced separate collection and disposal by authorised companies. The cooling water and water used in the technological processes for the production of gases, inspection and testing of pressure vessels, is recycled and reused in the processes.

Environmental protection objectives

Based on the environmental policy, we have set the following permanent goals within the framework of gas industry policy and based on risk assessments:

• Compliance of operations with the requirements of environmental protection legislation.
• Increasing safety when handling and storing our products.
• Conservation of natural resources.
• Improving emergency preparedness and response.
• Improving working conditions and employee satisfaction.
• Effective internal and external communication.

Quality is a key value of the Istrabenz Plini Group. Quality relates to products and solutions for customers, as well as to our relationship towards employees, customers, business partners, owners and the environment in which we operate. 

At Istrabenz Plini, we have certified systems in place to confirm the quality of our services. They help us to ensure efficient processes, reduce environmental impacts and improve health and safety at work.

In order to create diverse content and ensure our contribution to society, Istrabenz Plini cooperates with local communities in the areas of sport, culture and humanitarianism.

Through our sponsorship and donation policy, we aim to create a partnership with the environment that is the basis for the long-term development of both the Group and the entire social community.

As a company with a rich tradition, knowledge, and experience, we are members of the following professional associations:

Istrabenz Plini is a member of the European Industrial Gases Association EIGA (European Industrial Gases Association).