With the steady leadership of three generations and the company-wide value of service, Danos is charting its unique path of social responsibility. From its charitable work to its safety culture, Danos strives to be a place where all employees feel respected, welcomed, and appreciated.

Giving Back

The Danos Foundation is a manifestation of the company’s purpose: “Honor God. Solve big challenges for our customers and communities.” The Foundation’s focus area, the care of others, is based on Matthew 25:35-36, 40.

³⁵For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,³⁶ I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. ⁴⁰ “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

The Foundations guiding principles are:

1. We care for and serve others because we believe that all people are created in the image of God
2. We invest in organizations that build strong families and create sustainable solutions for the vulnerable, hurting, and disadvantaged.
3. We develop long-term partnerships with organizations run with excellence.
4. We invest in organizations our employees are passionate about and impact communities where we live and work.

Funded primarily through employee donations and Danos corporate contributions, the Foundation has given over $1.6 million to help over 280 nonprofit organizations since its launch in 2017. In addition, Danos employees have logged nearly 12,000 hours of service to deserving groups. Through Danos CARES, more than 560 employees have received assistance in times of need such as natural disasters, home fires or family illnesses.

• The GIVES grant program awards funding to approved non-profit organizations that help solve community challenges.
• The WORKS program donates money to approved non-profit organizations where Danos employees volunteer their time. 
• The CARES program is an employee-driven, internal initiative through which funds are distributed to employees with needs arising from unexpected events.

• The ROOTS program gives employees access to resources that support strengthening the family unit.

Focus on People

Danos’ focus on people is rooted in its value of safety. Nothing is more paramount than bringing every employee home safely every day. To create a culture in which everyone operates with safety as a value mindset versus a priority mindset, Danos has established robust, ongoing, and thorough training procedures and reinforces vital safety messages with employees across all locations. Systematic analysis of past experiences and tracking leading and lagging indicators are the cornerstone of Danos’ behavior-based safety program. The results speak for themselves: industry-leading TRIR, four-time winner of the US Department of Interior’s SAFE Award, two-time winner of NOIA’s Culture of Safety Award, Center for Offshore Safety Leadership Award finalist. But nothing is as meaningful as when Danos employees share their thoughts on the company’s commitment to safety.

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Diversity and Inclusion

The industry is responding to the changing needs of an increasingly complex world in many ways. In addition to focusing on the environment and innovation during the energy transition, leading producers have also made diversity and inclusion a priority for their workforce.

Why it Matters

The company’s purpose drives Danos to empower the greatness and value inherent within each team member so they solve big challenges. This happens best when employees reflect the diverse communities in which everyone in the company lives and works, and the workplace fosters a culture of diverse perspectives and opinions.  Danos’ goal is to create a space in which employees feel a sense of belonging. 

Danos is proud of the team they’ve built and the services provided to customers. The company wants to ensure that all employees and others they engage within the workplace experience the core value of respect where people are treated in a way that preserves and builds their dignity.

Danos’ Approach

Danos is positioned to be a leader among service companies by embracing the need for diversity and inclusion in a deliberate and accountable manner. In 2019, the company retained the services of PricewaterhouseCoopers to help Danos develop corporate strategies and goals for diversity and inclusion that will ensure long-term impact. These goals ensure a focus on purpose, build and maintain a diverse workforce, cultivate and support an inclusive culture, and drive leadership accountability. Danos is investing in several different efforts to diversify its workforce, particularly through recruitment and retention strategies. 

Diversity in Recruitment

Danos aims to connect with a broader range of potential employees to communicate the opportunities for a career in the industry. Addressing any misconceptions, demonstrating the company’s commitment to inclusivity, and valuing different perspectives can make a difference in attracting new people to join the industry. 

Danos invests in the next generation of workers through partnerships with several technical and community colleges that offer degrees in process technology, production technology, instrumentation, and electrical. In addition, Danos is working with customers to review course curricula at select schools to ensure students are receiving the relevant preparation to meet industry needs. This arrangement also helps to increase awareness of the career opportunities available in the industry. It further strengthens partnerships with schools as coursework is being planned with a focus on future needs, such as energy transition and multi-skilled workers.

In addition to expanding the talent pipeline to include more women, people of color, or others in underrepresented groups, Danos is recruiting veterans through a partnership with NextOp, an organization focused on helping veterans transition from military service to civilian careers. By reviewing job descriptions with NextOp, Danos is working to identify essential, transferrable skills that would enable veterans to find new careers in the industry.  

 Culture of Inclusivity

Danos’ commitment to diversity includes all employees regardless of race, nationality, sex, age, disability status, or other minority categories. Individual differences are inherently valuable, providing the company with a richer and broader base of knowledge, experience, and talent.

Employee Experience

Danos has long been focused on the employee experience, and industry leaders have recognized Danos for providing a caring, employee-centered experience. Danos has initiatives to live the company value of improvement and create a positive employee experience through personalized touchpoints with employees.  

• One example is the employee stay interview initiative, a series of one-on-one discussions with employees designed to learn more about why employees choose to work at Danos, what support they have on the job, inclusion opportunities they have been provided, and uncover any concerns the employee may have. The information learned from employees is vital to building on the practices that have worked well and making plans to address opportunities for improvement.
• Beyond individual conversations, Danos’ HR team has established a confidential reporting channel for employees and others in the workplace. Danos empowers people to help protect the company’s Value of Integrity and is committed to ensuring all team members can comfortably share their concerns. 
• Our employee assistance program (EAP) is called LifeMatters. This is a free a benefit for all existing employees along with their dependents. LifeMatters offers round-the-clock assistance, every day of the year, no matter how big or small the issue may be. It has professional counselors ready to assist in areas like stress and emotional wellbeing, legal or financial issues, relationships, substance use, and more.

Performance Development

A significant contributor to employee satisfaction and job tenure is the opportunity for growth and advancement that aligns with Danos’ purpose to “Develop great people to solve big challenges for our customers and communities.” Danos is committed to helping workers achieve their full potential by actively supporting their journey through targeted assessments, competency assessments and supplemental training. Since early 2018, more than 560 Danos employees have experienced promotions in positions or developmental work assignments. 

• Employees have access to a development toolthat accounts for employee career aspirations and the vision and goals of Danos. In addition, the tool challenges employees and managers to create actionable steps so employees may take ownership of their personal development while progressing with Danos.
• The Danos leadership team is provided with development opportunities to ensure they are prepared to support the company’s purpose, vision, values and strategic priorities.
• In collaboration with technology partners, Danos developed a field-focused competency management program to identify knowledge and technical understanding of employees in operations. The Danos Competency Assurance Program (CAP) integrates educational resources to assist employees in achieving competency for their current position as well as future positions.  The CAP manages both instructor-led and computer-based education and training activities that not only help in satisfying management-directed competencies but also encourages continuous employee improvement.
• Industry-centric CBTs are used to expedite learning and development, and training modules are storyboarded by our in-house subject matter experts and developed using the latest e-learning course development Working with technology partners, Danos developed a state-of-the-art interactive VR offshore platform designed to measure specific competencies. This interactive platform allows the user to immerse in a virtual environment, perform tasks, identify equipment and explain theories to a qualified assessor. As a result, VR minimizes and, in some cases, eliminates the need for on-site competency assessments.

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