Grounds of HSE
Why does the company put so much focus on HSE?
- Protecting workers from occupational accidents and illnesses
- Prevent incidents and reduce production stoppages
- Protect the environment and limit the impacts of industrial activities.
What is a hazard?
A potential source of harm that could cause injury, illness or damage to people, property or the environment. It can be a substance, object, phenomenon, event or circumstance with the inherent potential to cause adverse effects.
What is an HSE management System?
An HSE Management System is a comprehensive framework used by organizations to prevent, mitigate, and eliminate disruptions and losses caused by workplace accidents.
What is risk management?
Risk management is the set of methods used to identify, assess, treat and monitor risks that may prevent a company from achieving its objectives.
What is an HSE audit?
An HSE audit is an evaluation of the implementation of a management system, using specific protocol tools, typically open-ended questions and interviews.
Why HSE matters?
- Good business
- Part of the AES culture
- A differentiator
- Expectations of our employees
- Sign of professionalism
- Good management of a company
- Requirement for tender
- Legislator expectations
- Results needed to get the job
- Social responsibility
- Customer expectations
- Accidents cost money
- Reputation
What is a risk?
The possibility that something bad or unpleasant will happen. It's a measure of the likelihood of occurrence of an incident and of the severity of the consequences. Risk is the outcome of the combination of activities when performed in the presence of hazards.
What are the key elements of the HSE management system?
- Leadership, commitment & Accountability
- HSE policy & Strategic Planning
- Organization, resources & documentation
- Risk management
- Business Processes
- Implementation & Monitoring
- Auditing & Reviews
- Communication & Consultation
In which sector of activity do we apply risk management?
- Air transport
- Dropped objects
- Drugs
- Electrical
- Explosives
- Fire / Flammables
- Land transport (road, rail)
- Machinery, hand tools, equipment
- Pressure
- Radiation
- Slip/ Trip/ Falling/ Stepping/ Handing
- Toxic/ Hazardous chemicals/ Corrosive
- Vibration
- Water Transport.
What is an HSE inspection?
HSE Inspection are a visual examination of implementation against a checklist of requirements
What are the drivers of HSE?
- The law/ Regulatory agencies
- Clients
- The public/ Communities
- Contractors
- Employees and families
- Ethical and moral
- Business Results / Shareholders
What is ABC in the Behavior management?
A: Activator
B: Behavior
C: Consequence
Why have an HSE management system?
HSE management System helps manage risks, control hazard exposures and respond to environmental challenges
What are the elements of the risk hierarchy?
- Elimination
- Substitution
- Engineering Controls
- Administrative controls
- PPE
What is the importance of an HSE audit?
- Audit is an important process to verify the implementation of management system and the compliance with associated standards.
- Audit must be conducted by qualified personnel
- Remedial Work Plan (RWP) with SMART actions must be developed because of an audit to address any issues for continuous improvement and must be agreed with by all parties.
- Actions to be closed with in 60 days timeframe.
Who is impacted?
- Clients
- Shareholders
- Employees
- Me
- Families
- Contractors
- Communities
Why do people choose at risk behaviors?
Because of an activator, which can be a pressure of time, society, climate that insists on opting for a risky behavior and then if the consequence is not immediate, we will always be exposed to start over each time until my consequence arrives.
What is the PDCA cycle?
The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle is a four-step iterative management method used for continuous improvement of processes, products, or services. Developed in the 1920s and popularized by Dr. W. Edwards Deming, it helps organizations test solutions, measure results, and fine-tune processes on a small scale. The four steps of PDCA: Plan: Identify an opportunity, define a problem, and plan the change or improvement. Do: Implement the change or test a solution on a small scale, in a pilot mode. Check: Analyze the pilot test results to see if the change was successful and identify any gaps. Act: Roll out the change on a larger scale if it works, or start over with a new plan if it doesn't.
What is the definition of DARC cycle and what is it used for?
DARC: Danger Analysis & Risk Control
Darc is a tool that allows you to identify and analyze the severity of hazards in order to move from a reactive approach after an accident to a proactive one before the accident.
What is the importance of an HSE inspection?
- Most countries have legislation which require QHSE inspections to be conducted on a routine basis; mechanical lifting equipment, pressure equipment, vehicles, working conditions.
- If you are using a company checklist to conduct an inspection, make sure it is compliant with country regulations.
- It is important to do inspections correctly every time, and never "pencil whip". It can become a legal document.
What is impacted?
- Environment
- Property
- Investments
- Reputation (industry / company)
- Bottom Line
- Quality of life of people
What does the 80-20% in risk identification mean?
In an accident or incident, 80% of them are caused by dangerous behavior that is our responsibility and 20% by a dangerous act.
What are the management systems used in the oil and gas sector?
IOGP
Association of Oil & Gas Producers; Guidelines for the development and application of Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems
ISO
- Cross-industry boundaries, not dedicated for O&G
- Some places; condition to do the job
- AfrikSafe Partners approach to ISO
What are the proactive actions to be taken to prevent a danger?
- Observation / Intervention
- Risk identification reporting
- Job safety analysis
- Danger Analysis & Risk Control (DARC)
- Audits & inspections
- Training / meetings.
What is the difference between the HSE audit and the HSE inspection?
Auditing is listening and asking questions or an inspection is about viewing, listing what you see according to a checklist.