Prioritizing Safety

Our objective is for everyone to return home safely at the end of each day. We have a steadfast dedication to safety that permeates every aspect of our business. We believe that safety is a shared obligation and that everyone has a responsibility to promote safe work practices and identify opportunities for continuous improvement. 

Approach

To maintain our ongoing emphasis on safety and the behaviors we expect from our employees, we focus on continual awareness and engagement, and seek to positively influence decision-making that promotes safe outcomes through the prevention of incidents or injuries. Our Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Policy guides our comprehensive approach to safety and applies to all Crestwood operations.  

We establish risk-based engineering and process controls to manage the existing and potential hazards in our work environment. We promote understanding and conformance with safety expectations and standards through core training, lessons learned and safety standdowns. We also empower our employees to use Stop Work Authority to reassess hazards if it appears a job cannot be completed safely. We recognize and reward employees whose self-initiated actions and behaviors demonstrate a high-level of commitment to the safety and welfare of Crestwood employees and local communities.

Our Journey and Progress

We recognize that a strong safety culture is established through a demonstrated commitment to safety at all levels of our organization, from executives to supervisors and employees. This commitment is evident in our organizational strategy, individual involvement and the actions and words of all our team members.

Focus Area	Key Achievements
Integrated Sendero Midstream and Oasis Midstream Employees into Safety Culture	Quickly and efficiently integrated Sendero Midstream and Oasis Midstream employees into our safety program and culture through comprehensive in-person training on our safety processes, protocols, requirements and expectations
High-Risk Standards and Health and Safety Handbook	Identified “core safety” high-risk tasks and incorporated them into a new Health and Safety Handbook, which was distributed internally in early 2023 and serves as a safety quick reference guide when performing high-risk tasks and other common operational duties
Facility Emergency Response and Action Plans	Updated and optimized Emergency Response and Action Plans to include regional-specific requirements based on localized needs and resource availability, as well as local and state laws and regulations
Industrial Hygiene Program	Improved alignment between our industrial hygiene written standards and field-based exposure-related observations following onsite field assessments Started incorporating new hazard exposure information into functional job descriptions
Corporate Safety Program	Enhanced our corporate office safety program by implementing quarterly safety meetings to improve awareness of field and corporate-based risk exposures and safety topics Implemented corporate office safety visits and quarterly assessments to identify and mitigate office hazards
Safety Training Platform	Expanded our employee training platform by integrating midstream-specific technical training into the existing library Added enhanced soft skills content to our learning management system as discretionary training options and achieved 50% voluntary participation Restructured our safety-focused onboarding presentation based on identified areas of process improvement and developed safety-related training packets to reinforce key information
Data Integration and Reporting Capabilities	Completed enhancements to our data integration and reporting capabilities, connecting data from disparate sources and utilizing Microsoft Power BI to display daily safety performance insights Utilized the insights to strengthen our decision making, forecast expected performance, adjust work plans when needed and progress towards our Triple Zero goals Through data and trend analysis, determined common causes for specific types of incidents and established a proactive approach to preventing similar occurrences in the future

Crestwood Adopts Life-Saving Rules 

In early 2023, we adopted the Life-Saving Rules, which were developed by the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) and are recognized as an industry best practice to prevent workplace fatalities. The Life-Saving Rules are meant to draw attention to the activities most likely to lead to a fatality, and the life-saving actions over which an individual has control. 

The Life-Saving Rules have been incorporated into our Health and Safety Standards and existing hazard recognition process. Applying the Life-Saving Rules during daily work tasks at Crestwood will:

• Enhance personal accountability in task planning by requiring one final check to ensure all rules can be followed before work starts
• Enable increased transfer of knowledge, experience and lessons learned between personnel
• Improve clarity of expectations and promote consistent usage by our employees and contractors 

The Life-Saving Rules are an important tool for our employees and our contractors as we continue to enhance our worker safety program.

Key Employee Safety Stats

Key Contractor Safety Stats

Contractor Management

We strive to work closely with our contractors to guarantee a shared dedication to safety. In 2022, after spending several years enhancing our contractor management program, we formalized the standards and performance requirements and aligned them with the Life-Saving Rules. We plan to roll out the revised program in 2023. 

We utilize ISNetworld to track and manage performance and adherence to our safety standards. We hold contractors accountable for complying with applicable laws, regulations and industry standards. If a contractor fails to meet our minimum requirements, they must submit a risk management plan for review and approval and expect to implement specific improvements and additional risk mitigation measures before completing work for or on behalf of Crestwood. 

Business Continuity, Crisis Management and Emergency Response

As we work to mitigate safety-related risks across our operations, we also prepare for potential events, planned or unplanned, and recognize that effective emergency response requires comprehensive and regular training.

In 2022, our response teams completed over 800 hours of face-to-face and virtual crisis and emergency response drills.

We collaborate and coordinate with local emergency management agencies, including fire rescue teams and health care providers, to discuss plans, explore potential synergies, provide a comprehensive understanding of our operations and the type of response that might be needed in an emergency and conduct drills. We maintain and monitor a 24/7 emergency hotline accessible to internal and external stakeholders, allowing for a swift and effective response. 

In 2022, we enhanced our business continuity framework to enable a coordinated transition from response to recovery and restoration of normal business operations for critical systems. Our efforts focused on strengthening recovery and restoration actions for operations and financial systems, as well as enhancing emergency and cyber response measures.

Looking Ahead

Safety is our top priority, and it is critical to our long-term business success. To continue upholding our commitment to safety, in 2023, we intend to:

• Maintain our focus on achieving Triple Zero incidents
• Continue to integrate the Life-Saving Rules into our hazard preparedness efforts for daily work tasks and support consistent application of high-risk task standards and forms
• Focus on identifying opportunities for increased employee participation in health-and safety-related practices
• Conduct our third-party employee safety perception survey facilitated by the National Safety Council to drive future work plans 
• Continue to focus on further integrating our safety culture at the corporate level through regular safety meetings
• Continue to enhance our data collection, integration and reporting capabilities to drive performance improvements
• Refine, document and test recovery and restoration procedures as part of our business continuity program
• Continue to enhance our annual crisis drill to ensure continuous improvement including the incorporation of innovative best practices