First Protection

Each new employee shall receive on introductory briefing and safety orientation before proceeding for operation. The safety Personnel or the supervisor will always meet with new employees prior to their commencement of work.

In practice, a one-day safety briefing and safety orientation will give to all new employees. Highlights of such briefing will include the following.

• Scope of size of the job
• Responsibility of employer – employee in safety
• Safety programmes
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Specific Project Rules and Regulation
• Safety work Procedures
• Procedures for reporting unsafe acts or condition
• Procedures for reporting near misses
• Handing of toxic and other hazardous substance
• Fire Prevention and Loss Control
• Scaffolds and Ladders
• Standardization
• Entry into confined spaces

A t the end, the orientation form will be filled, signed and returned for filling.

Safety inspection is an important measure applied by the company to curb unsafe practices generally observed among workers at work site.

Wear and tear are unavoidable condition for a mechanical change which may result in environmental hazards e.g. Spillage, Electrocution etc. periodic inspection of operations and operations including operational areas would enhance.

• Identification of causes at operation
• Self-confidence at operation
• Mechanical accuracy
• Tool safety
• Timely intervention to hazards
• Workers cooperation at removing possible hazards

Daily operations offshore involve men and materials. Possible means of transport to and from offshore locations are boats and helicopters. Personnel traveling offshore by either mean must the following requirements:

1. Must have basic firefighting experience
2. Must not be drunk and must observe “No Smoking” regulations
3. Must not carry fire arm with him
4. Must wear life jackets and ear muffs
5. Must put on seats belt while traveling in helicopters
6. Must not inflate the life jacket inside the aircraft
7. Must attend comprehensive medical check-up every 24 months.
8. Must not be proven case of epilepsy or asthma or other oilmen s as per Doctor’s recommendation.

A proper training shall be conducted to analyze the intricacies of the job and possible hazards involved. During the training efforts shall be made to identify psychological factors that may hinder effective operations and monitoring of trainees’ tor compliance and implementation. Safety training is an integral part of safety operations.

The aim is to equip all personnel with skills and ideas to enable them perform most successfully.

Safety training shall include:

1. Safety Orientation
2. Job specific training based on area analysis
3. Basic Fire Aid
4. Basic Fire Fighting and Prevention.
5. Health and Safety Training
6. Construction Safety
7. Evacuation Drills
8. Helicopter Ditching/Water Survival/Training
9. Defensive Driving
10. Other Relevant Training and Courses

All training shall be recorded and outlines of the following shall be maintained.

1. Training Objective
2. Courses Involved
3. Attendees
4. Instructor
5. Date
6. Period
7. Venue

A successful safety meeting should be everyone’s concern. The Supervisor’s Safety Meeting is the local point for standards, Establishing Safety Policies, Solving Problems, Inflating new safety plans and accountability.

Each worker is great value to management and workers. Other meetings like utility Tool Box meeting, pep-talks, weekly review meeting are basic requirement for effective performance.

During projects Safety meetings shall be conducted by supervisors or staff personnel at their respective units for proper assimilation of facts, issues like the current safety problems and their solutions, new rules and regulations can be outlined and implemented as necessary.

Each employee is part of a working team who’s each project safety and efficiently.

The expert in Safety Management designs posters and slogans in an effort to create safety and consciousness among the workers.

Slogans like “SAFETY RIGHT FROM THE START, HARD SAFETY SHOES” etc, are sensitive message that keeps the workers at alert. Analysis of the type of accident associated with a particular job will also reveal specific hazards that are likely to be encountered. Such awareness and others prevent accident and consequently promote safety at work site.

The programme listed below contribute in various degrees to the development and promotion of safety awareness in the company

Orientations of all staff (new employees) Tool-box safety meeting. Foremen/supervisor’s meeting Safety Review Meeting Bushy hair, etc are extremely dangerous when working near revolving machine parts.