Chevron CEO warned of safety concerns before fatal Angola platform fire

Safety stand-downs

Chevron has held what Wirth called safety stand-downs across the business, or meetings to discuss safety.

“We prioritize safety above production, and we show it through actually stopping production, and have the time to talk to folks and hear from them as well," said Marissa Badenhorst, Chevron's vice president of health, safety and environment, in an interview with Reuters.

"We hear what is getting in their way, what they’re concerned about … and then we learn and we start work back up.” In his May 30 video addressing the Angola incident, Neff echoed Wirth's earlier message, telling staff that there was an increase in reported incidents across the business that could have resulted in serious injuries or fatalities, many involving routine daily tasks.