At Valero, safety is our way of doing business. Our most important measure of success has always been the health and safety of our employees, contractors, customers and neighbors. Safety is integrated into every facet of our operations, and it serves as a guiding principle from the planning stages of projects all the way through completion.

This companywide commitment to safety is reflected in Valero’s recordable injury rate, which has statistically been far better than the industry average.

Our health and safety program is successful because it is developed, supported and carried out by all employees, from the top management down to the newest hire. As a result, we have received consistent recognition and awards from national safety organizations and from our industry peers, including the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA).

Our Measure of Success
In fact, Valero is the only refiner to commit all of its refineries to achieve certification through OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP). Earning certification is a rigorous and complex process designed to ensure that only the best safety programs qualify.

Eleven of Valero's refineries have achieved Star Site certification in VPP, which is significant considering that as of September 2006 only 23 out of 149 refineries in the U.S. have earned this prestigious designation, and Valero owns nearly half of those VPP sites.