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About STOWThe STOW programme (STOW IB) has been established to allow the energy operating companies in both the upstream and downstrem to a) agree upon the minimum HSE requirements they will use when procuring goods and services and b) communicate these to contractors, service companies and suppliers. The role of the STOW IB is to govern the process by which the minimum requirements are set, communicated, implemented, assessed monitored and reviewed.
Vision Statement
To raise regional contractors' performance and global competitiveness by assuring effective management of HSE risk.
Mission Statement
The missionof the STOW IB is to assure that contractors in the energy industry have acceptable health, safety and environmental standards by assessing and certifying their HSE Management Systems.
In support of this mission, the STOW IB is required to set up and maintain:
a) An effective method for review and update of the agreed minimum HSE requirements.
b) An effective process for certifying companies, sole traders and others who meet the minimum HSE requirements.
c) An effective process for accrediting Independent Assessors (individual HSE Professionals) to conduct certification assessments on behalf of the STOW IB.
d) A monitoring, evaluation and reporting process that identifies gaps between actual performance of certified companies or organisations and the expected HSE performance, in accordance with the minimum requirements
e) A monitoring, evaluation and reporting process that identifies gaps between actual performance of Independent Assessors and meeting the expected performance, in accordande with the accreditation requirements.
f) Liaise with Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries (MOEEI), Occupational Safety & Health Agency (OSHA), Trinidad & Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS), Accreditation Council, National Training Agency (NTA), Environmental Management Agency (EMA) and other statutory agencies as appropriate.
Governance
The STOW IB will be accountable to the Association of Upstream Operators of Trinidad & Tobago (AUOTT) and the Point Lisas Energy Association (PLEA).
The STOW IB has the final decision with respect to the certification of companies. Certification is granted to a company for a determined scope of activities. Once the report is submitted via the STOW Database, companies can generally expect to get feedback on the Board’s decision on their STOW Certification within 2 months of submission of the report. If the Board has queries on a company’s report, the Assessor may have to re-visit the report and dependent upon the nature of the queries, this can result in a delay in the time taken to certify a company
To review the Terms of Reference of the STOWIB click here
The Members of the STOW Implementation Board are as follows:
Fitzroy Harewood - Chairman (Point Lisas Nitrogen Limited)
Dr. Thackwray Driver - The Energy Chamber of Trinidad & Tobago
AUOTT
Sydney Alexander - Vice Chairman (DeNovo Energy)
Jerson Wattie (The National Gas Company of Trinidad & Tobago)
Arthur Alexander (bpTT)
Neil Persad (EOG Resources)
Maria Cristina Legarza (Repsol)
Orissa Forde-Carrington (Shell Trinidad & Tobago)
PLEA
Lydia Lee-Chong (Phoenix Park Gas Processors Limited)
Daren Jadoo (The Power Generation Company of Trinidad & Tobago Limited)
Pramechand Nandlal(Proman Trinidad & Tobago)
Nalini Seeram-Rajaulsingh (YARA Trinidad Limited)