Civil Defense
The Gazprom Group engages in consistent efforts to protect its employees, local residents and territories against emergencies.
Civil Defense System
In 2003, PJSC Gazprom launched a corporate civil defense system (CDS). It ensures protection of the Gazprom Group’s staff and inventories against natural and man-made emergencies and terrorist attacks, and also protection of local residents and territories against natural and man-made emergencies linked to incidents and accidents at HIFs of the Gazprom Group.
Managing the civil defense system and its subsystems on the corporate level is the responsibility of the Chairman of PJSC Gazprom’s Management Committee. The civil defense systems at PJSC Gazprom’s subsidiaries and entities are managed by the executives of relevant subsidiaries and entities.
Civil Defense Performance in 2024
In 2024, the Gazprom Group expanded its inventory of civil defense protection structures and made sure those were aligned with respective engineering and design regulations. Measures were taken to improve readiness of governance bodies and communication and alerting systems to remain fully operational in case of natural and man-made emergencies. Steps were made to cutaccidents rate at industrial facilities and to protect employees and residents of adjacent territories from adverse effects associated with accidents and emergencies. Efforts continued to replace obsolete and expired personal protective equipment with cutting-edge alternatives made in Russia. Monitoring systems were improved to enhance safe operation of HIFs and to ensure protection of the lives and health of employees and local residents. Steps were taken
to further train emergency rescue teams and improve access to necessary tools and equipment.
In the reporting year, the number of the Gazprom Group’s tactic drills, facility-based training sessions and tabletop exercises went down by 29.5% due to engaging more employees in the events already planned.
In March 2024, PJSC Gazprom, its subsidiaries and entities took part in the Russian EMERCOM’s tabletop exercises to liquidate emergencies caused by wildfires and floods. The exercises engaged management bodies and manpower of 27 branches in 12 entities across 19 regions of Russia, including 1,800 employees and 129 equipment items. The objectives of the exercises were fully accomplished. The results of the tabletop exercises confirmed that PJSC Gazprom’s management bodies, manpower and equipment are ready for relevant tasks.
In the reporting year, the experts of the Russian Ministry of Energy’s site commission engaged in the assessment of emergency response teams and rescuers at PJSC Gazprom carried out 40 checks of emergency response teams. The Ministry of Energy had 11 commission sessions, with over 1,400 rescuers and 40 emergency response teams certified. The effectiveness of the Company’s system to prepare and certify rescuers was validated.
Administrative fines and non-financial sanctions for failures to comply with civil defense and emergency protection procedures at the Gazprom Group
In 2024, the administrative fines paid for failures to comply with civil defense and emergency protection procedures amounted to RUB 421,000, which is 25% less than in 2023. The Gazprom Group entities saw 15 non-financial sanctions imposed against them in connection with civil defense and emergency protection (a 114% increase versus 2023). This was due to an increase in the number of inspections held by regulatory bodies. The number of civil defense inspections went up in pursuance of the Russian President’s Decree, which resulted in an increase in non-financial sanctions expressed by warnings. Their imposition led to smaller amounts of the administrative fines paid.