The seventh meeting of the Strategic Inspection Council of the
petrochemical industry was attended by senior inspection officials from the National
Petrochemical Company, representatives of the national audit authority
stationed at the company, and heads of inspection units from major
petrochemical holdings. The session was hosted by the inspection and
performance oversight office of TAPPICO.
Hajizadeh, head of inspection affairs at the National Petrochemical
Company, said the sector was adopting a more preventive approach to
inspections, including the use of modern and smart tools to ensure compliance
with laws and proper execution of duties.
He stressed the importance of forward-looking oversight and the
development of administrative integrity indicators such as transparency, smart
government systems, organisational culture, professional ethics, corruption
prevention and proper management of conflicts of interest. These measures, he
said, were essential to strengthening public confidence and social capital,
adding that an integrated inspection and oversight chain across the
petrochemical industry was now a necessity.
A senior inspector from the Inspection Organization of Iran said
effective reform and sound administration depended on stronger internal
oversight within organisations. Raising managers’ awareness of their legal
obligations, he added, was itself a form of protection for executives and
public institutions and should be systematically pursued to reinforce
preventive supervision.
The deputy for performance oversight and secretary of the oil
industry’s administrative integrity task force called for the adoption of
international scientific standards in combating corruption, closer alignment
between inspection systems and companies’ strategic objectives, and a more
structured approach to governance, accountability and transparency.
During the meeting, inspection heads from petrochemical holdings and
subsidiaries presented assessments of current conditions, ongoing measures and
future plans, while highlighting challenges facing the sector. They called for
stronger inspection units through organisational upgrades, recruitment of
skilled personnel and continuous training, with support from national oversight
bodies, the petrochemical industry and relevant ministries.