To safeguard a sustainable SHEQ performance, Messer is committed to following these principles:

• We strongly believe that all accidents and incidents can be prevented.
• We comply with applicable SHEQ legislation and internal policies.
• All employees are aware of their individual responsibility and demonstrate visible leadership, clearly exhibiting SHEQ values, behaviors, and practices.
• Hazards and risks with safety, health or environmental impact are proactively identified, assessed, and mitigated. We create transparency of our SHEQ performance and derive learnings for continuous improvements.
• Energy management and efficiency improvements are driven to reduce the environmental impact of our operations.
• We foster collaboration with business partners, industry peers and international associations to drive improvements in SHEQ performance throughout our value chain.
• We ensure a safe, clean, and healthy environment for all employees and the communities in which we operate.
• We acknowledge the importance of effective emergency provision to protect lives, minimize environmental impact and safeguard assets during unexpected incidents.
• Every employee is empowered to stop and refuse any activity that they feel is an unsafe behavior and might compromise safety.