We are committed to the health and safety of our employees, contractors and people in the communities where we operate. Safety underpins our core values and is at the forefront of decision-making at every level of the organization. We apply our core values, standards and operating practices throughout our workforce to maintain a strong safety culture. We strive to be incident-free every day across our global operations.

We foster a safety culture that empowers our workforce to stop any task if they observe conditions or behavior they consider unsafe. This means all team members in the office or on location have stop-work authority, allowing them to halt activity, reevaluate working conditions and review safety procedures before proceeding.

Employees and contractors participate in APA Corporation’s safety observations program, AIM for ZERO. This program encourages personnel to proactively share observations of at-risk conditions and behavior, which are reviewed and acted upon by leadership and followed up with focused safety awareness campaigns to drive improvement.

In 2023, we published an updated EHS Policy, affirming our values and commitment to protecting health, safety and the environment. Among other things, the updated policy underscores leadership’s commitment to supporting continuous improvement through visible engagement and the provision of necessary resources and training. All personnel in each operating area are required to follow their respective EHS policies.

To help ensure the ongoing strength and effectiveness of our policies, the board of directors is actively involved in EHS. At every board meeting, progress against our companywide and operating-area specific EHS performance goals is assessed.