HSE
Sharing strategies for effective
HSE performance The inaugural HSE Oman Forum, which took place virtually from 22-23 June, provided a platform for experts from PDO, Port of Salalah, Oman Dry docks, Yokogawa RAP and other leading government and private sector entities to share their best practices, insights and strategies for the optimisation of safety performance. HE EVENT OPENED with a presentation from Mark Breese, global sales manager, Yokogawa RAP, on ‘Savings through Safety’, which was followed by a panel session on the Zero Incident Framework. Breese described the three key pillars of control of work: plant assets and process, plant system and technology, and safe working practices, which should be linked together to make a proper balance between risk assessment, isolation management and permit to work. He stressed that digitalisation and digital solutions are the easiest way to achieve this. Digital solutions such as RAP provide proven intelligent safety at the forefront of the digital control of work in high hazard industries. In the panel session, Nadhira Al Hinai, general manager Al Tasnim Group, stressed the importance of hands-on training for employees to improve HSE elements in the organisation, and highlighted the role of effective communication to ensure a robust HSE management system. She spoke about the seven Cs of Communication – Clear, Concise, Concrete, Correct, Coherent, Complete and Courteous. These are crucial for effective training and teaching to contribute to the zero-incident culture. Neelesh Sogani, chairman, IOSH Oman, highlighted the importance of investing in HSE and allocating a budget for it. If a single incident can be prevented, it decreases downtime, and thus increases profitability. Jose Petrizzo, senior industrial hygienist, Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), said a proper management system can lead to opportunities for growth, decreasing the level of accidents, ultimately increasing the Return of Investment (ROI) and productivity while mitigating the risks. Petrizzo said that it is important to analyse why systems fail, and the sequence of events. A management system provides a late recovery measure in order to stop a disaster. The operator may not avoid errors, but should be able to reduce incidents
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Good communication is essential for effective training to contribute to the zero-incident culture.
It is important to analyse why systems fail, and the sequence of events.” by analysing the trends and the consequence of these incidents. Suriya Narayanan, consultant – business development manager, Yokogawa Middle East & Africa RAP – control of work solutions, said it is important to take the right managerial decisions and also take appropriate actions at an appropriate time to ensure safety. The operator needs to understand the plant’s capability and understand and assess
stakeholders’ expectations. The operator needs to have balance in doing that, with a proper business case to meet those expectations.
Effective health, safety and environment management In the following session on environmental footprint and health and safety management across the Middle East, PDO's Nadiya AlHarthy and Arabian Industries Projects' Porchelvan Nadanam discussed the implications of environmental regulations on projects and contractors, as well as the pressing need for tighter competency management. The panellists discussed ways of reducing environment footprint, such as careful selection of materials, banning single-use plastics and improving energy efficiency, as
