We consider safety at work a fundamental right and an essential value to share with employees, contractors and stakeholders.
We are committed to ensuring the safety of everyone who works at Eni and for Eni, with a common and shared effort that contributes to the achievement of business objectives. We work to reduce accidents to zero and safeguard people, the environment and assets, including through the promotion of the Stop Work Authority, which gives every worker at any Eni site the authority to stop an activity when they identify dangerous behaviour or conditions. To achieve this, we launched communication and awareness-raising initiatives, starting with our Safety Golden Rules and Principles and Process Safety Fundamentals, developed new projects and training courses in the area of behavioural safety, and implemented innovative digital tools.
Head of Safety, Industrial Hygiene and HSE Emergencies at Eni
The PSFs (Process Safety Fundamentals) are operational rules developed by Eni as part of the European Process Safety Center (EPSC) working group to prevent process accidents at plants. They are part of the daily routine of our operators and the third-party companies working on the plants. Their main objectives are:
To further strengthen focus on process safety principles, a Booklet on Process Safety Fundamentals has been prepared, with technical insights into the main actions related to hazardous operations in facilities.
The Principles are found in all the Golden Rules and also inspire them. They are cross-cutting in nature and apply to all work situations.
The Golden Rules are the application of good practice criteria and highlight behavioural aspects of particular relevance to prevention.
Golden Principles and Rules are applicable:
The Safety Golden Rules and Principles are Eni’s minimum safety requirements that must be followed in order to adopt conscious and virtuous behaviour to ensure the protection of our workers, both employees and contractors.
We constantly contribute to maintaining the highest safety standards at all stages of the product and asset life cycle.
At every level, we contribute daily to maintaining safety standards at any stage of the life cycle of products and assets. The organisation and risk management models that analyse dangers and identify measures to avoid them are fundamental. Accident data is collected in databases and studied in an increasingly precise way in order to act preventively on potentially risky situations, also using the potential of artificial intelligence (AI). At the same time, we promote new tools to reduce injuries. In this regard, we have created:
a methodology for analysing behaviour and the Human Factor in relation to safety, based on the study of human reliability (THEME-The Human Error Model for Eni) in order to identify action strategies to strengthen human barriers and safe behaviour
a tool for investigating the root causes of accidents (RC-Eni).
A five-year protocol is currently in force, signed with Inail for the dissemination of the culture of prevention in the energy chain, in order to avoid accidents and occupational diseases, through communication initiatives and personnel training programmes.
The value of safety is shared with suppliers and contractors. In addition to raising awareness and assessing companies on Health Safety and Environment management, we have set up the Eni Safety Competence Centre (SCC), a competence centre that provides services in the field of safety management and control at construction sites and for contract works, at our industrial sites both in Italy and abroad. Through the Safety Competence Centre we monitor and support the improvement process of companies, offering a standard methodology for managing activities and the use of tools that combine commitment and involvement, both technical and cultural, contained in the “Pact for Safety” and an Internet portal for managing the safety of contract workers.
Innovation is the basis for our personal and corporate growth. An important contribution to maintaining high levels of safety comes from new, increasingly digital-intensive technologies and the latest generation of equipment that increase the safety level of operators, such as:
With regard to process safety, we have developed and adopted a Management System to prevent and mitigate risks associated with uncontrolled releases of hazardous substances that may evolve into major accidents, with the aim of safeguarding the safety of people, the environment and assets. We have continued the widespread dissemination of Process Safety Fundamentals to be followed during on-site activities and the development of a training course to disseminate the fundamental elements defined in the process safety management system, aimed at all technical/operational and HSEQ area personnel. To minimise accidents and improve our safety performance, we have started an intensive review of the Process Safety Fundamentals, to analyse whether we need to introduce new rules for in-plant activities. We have also looked at process safety issues in the ever-evolving landscape of new energy supply chains, including revising internal standards and specific studies on risks in the fusion, CCS and Agri Hub areas.
In terms of product safety, we are committed to managing risks associated with chemicals in purchase and sale, in line with European and non-European regulatory developments. To this end, we have also created a tool for managing documentation and hazard characteristics and making Safety Data Sheets available to all stakeholders, in addition to launching a system to assess the ability to generate circular value in products and services through the value chains of chemical and petrochemical products. In 2025, we developed and launched a chemical safety risk assessment application (SACheR), which is based on an Eni methodology in line with Directive 98/24/EC. With regard to industrial hygiene, we carry out activities to strengthen the monitoring and control of risk agents in the workplace, also through the implementation of targeted training programmes and through participation in working groups with national bodies for the preparation of reference guidelines on the subject.
Emergency management is first and foremost about preparation. At the operational level, we have plans and procedures that define everyone's tasks, and we prepare appropriate means of response. At the central level, on the other hand, we provide support tools and structures, including the Eni Crisis Unit , which, through its transversal expertise, can provide a flexible contribution according to the specifics of the emergency. Emergency preparedness is regularly tested in exercises in which the ability to respond is assessed.
Our procedures are integrated with national Civil Protection planning, with which we signed a four-year Memorandum of Understanding in November 2021. In particular, in Italy we have long participated in the activities of the Operational Committee for Civil Protection on the prevention, planning and management of emergencies arising from natural hazards, having adhered in 2008 to the Directive "Operational Guidelines for Emergency Management". In 2025, in collaboration with the Department of Civil Protection, a workshop was held on flood risk in Emilia-Romagna and, as part of the 'Io Non Rischio' campaign, which aims to raise awareness of meteorological, hydrological and seismic risks and provide best practices for their management, an information stand was set up at the Rome office.
We constantly contribute to maintaining the highest safety standards at all stages of the product and asset life cycle.
At every level, we contribute daily to maintaining safety standards at any stage of the life cycle of products and assets. The organisation and risk management models that analyse dangers and identify measures to avoid them are fundamental. Accident data is collected in databases and studied in an increasingly precise way in order to act preventively on potentially risky situations, also using the potential of artificial intelligence (AI). At the same time, we promote new tools to reduce injuries. In this regard, we have created:
a methodology for analysing behaviour and the Human Factor in relation to safety, based on the study of human reliability (THEME-The Human Error Model for Eni) in order to identify action strategies to strengthen human barriers and safe behaviour
a tool for investigating the root causes of accidents (RC-Eni).
A five-year protocol is currently in force, signed with Inail for the dissemination of the culture of prevention in the energy chain, in order to avoid accidents and occupational diseases, through communication initiatives and personnel training programmes.
The value of safety is shared with suppliers and contractors. In addition to raising awareness and assessing companies on Health Safety and Environment management, we have set up the Eni Safety Competence Centre (SCC), a competence centre that provides services in the field of safety management and control at construction sites and for contract works, at our industrial sites both in Italy and abroad. Through the Safety Competence Centre we monitor and support the improvement process of companies, offering a standard methodology for managing activities and the use of tools that combine commitment and involvement, both technical and cultural, contained in the “Pact for Safety” and an Internet portal for managing the safety of contract workers.
Innovation is the basis for our personal and corporate growth. An important contribution to maintaining high levels of safety comes from new, increasingly digital-intensive technologies and the latest generation of equipment that increase the safety level of operators, such as:
With regard to process safety, we have developed and adopted a Management System to prevent and mitigate risks associated with uncontrolled releases of hazardous substances that may evolve into major accidents, with the aim of safeguarding the safety of people, the environment and assets. We have continued the widespread dissemination of Process Safety Fundamentals to be followed during on-site activities and the development of a training course to disseminate the fundamental elements defined in the process safety management system, aimed at all technical/operational and HSEQ area personnel. To minimise accidents and improve our safety performance, we have started an intensive review of the Process Safety Fundamentals, to analyse whether we need to introduce new rules for in-plant activities. We have also looked at process safety issues in the ever-evolving landscape of new energy supply chains, including revising internal standards and specific studies on risks in the fusion, CCS and Agri Hub areas.
In terms of product safety, we are committed to managing risks associated with chemicals in purchase and sale, in line with European and non-European regulatory developments. To this end, we have also created a tool for managing documentation and hazard characteristics and making Safety Data Sheets available to all stakeholders, in addition to launching a system to assess the ability to generate circular value in products and services through the value chains of chemical and petrochemical products. In 2025, we developed and launched a chemical safety risk assessment application (SACheR), which is based on an Eni methodology in line with Directive 98/24/EC. With regard to industrial hygiene, we carry out activities to strengthen the monitoring and control of risk agents in the workplace, also through the implementation of targeted training programmes and through participation in working groups with national bodies for the preparation of reference guidelines on the subject.
Emergency management is first and foremost about preparation. At the operational level, we have plans and procedures that define everyone's tasks, and we prepare appropriate means of response. At the central level, on the other hand, we provide support tools and structures, including the Eni Crisis Unit , which, through its transversal expertise, can provide a flexible contribution according to the specifics of the emergency. Emergency preparedness is regularly tested in exercises in which the ability to respond is assessed.
Our procedures are integrated with national Civil Protection planning, with which we signed a four-year Memorandum of Understanding in November 2021. In particular, in Italy we have long participated in the activities of the Operational Committee for Civil Protection on the prevention, planning and management of emergencies arising from natural hazards, having adhered in 2008 to the Directive "Operational Guidelines for Emergency Management". In 2025, in collaboration with the Department of Civil Protection, a workshop was held on flood risk in Emilia-Romagna and, as part of the 'Io Non Rischio' campaign, which aims to raise awareness of meteorological, hydrological and seismic risks and provide best practices for their management, an information stand was set up at the Rome office.
We work towards access to efficient and sustainable energy, fostering inclusive development in the territories in which we operate, ensuring the efficiency and integration of our activities, and creating opportunities along the entire value cycle.
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