Overview

Operations Excellence Management System

Sunoco began developing an integrated management system in 2001. Known as Operations Excellence Management System or OEMS, the management system is the driving force to significantly improve health, environment, safety, and security (HESS) performance and operations integrity (OI).

OEMS is designed to meet the requirements of:

• ISO 14001 Environmental Management System;
• EPA’s National Enforcement Investigation Center Compliance Focused Environmental Management System;
• ACC’s Responsible Care® Management System;
• OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series;
• Refining and Supply’s Health, Environment, Safety, and Security and Operations Integrity Expectations; and
• OSHA's VPP (Voluntary Protection Programs) and EPA's Performance Track

The business benefits we expect to achieve through OEMS are:

• Continual improvement in HESS&OI performance
• Compliance with laws, regulations and permits
• Increased consistency and standardization in managing HESS&OI
• Employee involvement and commitment
• Enhanced reputation in the communities as a responsible, reliable and safe producer of petroleum products

Major milestone achievements were made in the implementation of OEMS when Refining and Supply's headquarters group and Marcus Hook, Philadelphia, Eagle Point, Toledo, and Tulsa refineries were approved for RC 14001 Certification by NSF International Strategic Registrations, Ltd., selected by Sunoco to be the American Chemistry Council (ACC) Responsible Care® Management Systems RC 14001 auditor.

Sunoco became the first company to have all of its refineries and R&S headquarters organization certified to RC 14001 standards.