HSE Culture

We are dedicated to protecting the occupational health and safety of all Pioneer stakeholders and minimizing our adverse impact on the environment by applying high standards, following leading corporate policies, and conducting business responsibly and ethically. Our HSE philosophy states: “No job is so urgent or important that it cannot be done safely and in a manner that is environmentally sound.” As reflected in our HSE and ESG Commitments, the key to managing our corporate reputation is our commitment to doing the right thing and acting with integrity.

For more information, see our HSE Commitment.

HSE Best Practices

Our HSE vision has two programmatic components:

Safely8760

There are 8,760 hours in a year. We ask our employees and contractors to be mindful of health and safety every hour of every day, whether we are at work or at home.

Stewardship365

Our environmental initiative focuses on our responsibility to environmental stewardship each day of the year, whether at work or at home.

Our HSE Policy covers all Pioneer operations and aligns with our Health, Safety and Environmental Management System (HSEMS). Pioneer emphasizes a corporate culture – in the office and in the field – that values health, safety and environmental stewardship. Our HSE Policy also expects that contractors, suppliers and service providers maintain HSE policies that meet or exceed our policies. See Pioneer’s Approved Contractor Process Policy for more details.

Pioneer is committed to sending our workforce home safely every day and has established HSE programs focused on high-risk areas. Our HSE team utilizes data to correlate incidents to risks, driving actions that help keep Pioneer employees and contractors safe.

• We work to prevent the occurrence of incidents through robust HSE risk management
• All HSE incidents are required to be reported to managers, no matter how small
• We investigate, learn from and develop corrective actions to reduce the likelihood of incident recurrence

Pioneer believes all HSE incidents are preventable. If an event occurs, we actively work through established processes and emergency management programs to understand and address the root cause(s) and prevent recurrence in the future.

HSE Management System (HSEMS)

Our HSEMS provides an organized approach for HSE activities, while supporting Pioneer’s vision of a workplace that positively impacts our employees and communities.

Our current HSEMS consists of 13 elements that set HSE expectations, provide an avenue for employee engagement and drive HSE performance improvement. The elements are categorized by three levels of maturity: (1) fundamentals (least mature), (2) building skills and (3) continual improvement (most mature), starting with fundamentals first, then building up through the levels.

In 2022, our HSEMS was assessed by a third party to measure alignment with International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 and 45001 and International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) 510. Using the assessment findings and recommendations, Pioneer established a three-year plan to further align with both ISO 14001/45001 and IOGP 510.

That same year, Pioneer also launched an updated HSE leadership training called Continuing the Journey. This training strives to improve our HSE leadership by growing frontline leaders’ knowledge and skills to:

• Actively listen and discuss HSE concerns, visibly act to resolve issues and plainly communicate outcomes
• Understand the impact they have and actively monitor, continually reinforce and decisively act to improve the HSE culture
• View incidents and events as learning opportunities to understand how the management system or HSE culture may be improved instead of finding who to blame or who made a mistake
• Question the status quo in a manner that creates an environment where it is easy for people to raise concerns

Learn more about our HSE Management System in Pioneer’s HSE Commitment.

Serious Exposure Methodology

Serious Exposures

When any HSE incident or near-miss occurs, Pioneer follows an HSE event management process, which includes:

• A thorough investigation, root cause analysis and corrective action(s) to prevent recurrence
• Lessons learned from incidents are shared with Pioneer employees and contractors

Similar to a Serious Incident and Fatality (SIF) program at other companies, Pioneer’s Serious Exposure program focuses on identifying and investigating incidents or near misses that had the potential to result in a fatality or life-altering/life-threatening injury or illness – and Pioneer also includes incidents that result in a significant environmental impact. This demonstrates how we prioritize the highest-risk events, bringing increased visibility and proactive, consistent solutions to these more urgent situations.

Our executive leadership continues to drive this initiative forward to demonstrate our deeply held commitment to Safely8760 and Stewardship365 principles. Monthly review meetings share lessons learned across the organization, identify actionable preventative measures, develop a stronger culture around serious exposure awareness and prevention, drive accountability from the top down, and improve corrective action efficacy.