Joint Operations
JO EHS Bulletin
AUG
2010
Prepared & Published Monthly by EH&S, F&S Group
Status of Hazard Reports – 2010 (YTD)
Recognizing Best Practices
IMCO
conducted
a
Behavior
Based Safety (BBS) Campaign by reporting
recognizing the best practices 2009
among
workforce.
As part of this campaign
practices of workers were identified
reviewed by JO – PGP representatives and
Adviser. Some of the employees were
selected for recognition based on the review of
practices. Awards were distributed in
presence of JO representatives on 19th July,
and
their
best
and
BBS
best
Injury Incident & Lessons Learned
IP last position
Before falling
LSP
Work
Platform
Operations
EHS, F&S
IP Fell here
Support Services
IP Position
On the ground
One foreman and two workers were replacing a 3” valve on the separator in Sub centre 16.
They were wearing Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA). Shortly after starting the
work the foreman went out of the scaffold platform on to the separator top and fell down
(approx.7 meters) to the ground. He suffered fractures on his spine and neck.
Reliability Impnt.
Projects and Facilities Engg
Supply Chain
Field Devpt
0
Safety Stand Down Day
JO held safety stand-down day on 2nd June, 2010.
All JO and contractors employees participated in
a number of meetings and discussed detail about
performing Job Safety Analysis, how to use JSA
and its importance. Meetings were held in English,
Arabic and Hindi languages. Contractors actively
participated in the safety stand-down day by
displaying banners, distributing fliers etc.
50
Field
Devpt
Supply
Chain
Open
39
30
Projects
and
Facilities
Engg
33
Closed
37
13
24
100
Reliability
Impnt.
150
200
250
Support
EHS, F&S Operations
Services
300
LSP
16
8
22
61
12
63
2
34
198
3
No. of Recordable Injuries since 2003
No. Of Recordable Injuries
JO Work Force
25
23
20
• The foreman attended SCBA training 2 years before using it for this job. He sought the
help of co-worker, who was not formally trained in use of SCBA, to open the air supply
valve on his SCBA. A wrong valve was opened which did not allow air flow to face piece.
• The vessel (Separator) contained crude oil and was not fully depressurized. Gas/H2S was
released while workers removed the valve.
• Communication between asset owner and job executing group was not clear; job planning,
preparation and risk assessment was inadequate.
• JSA was not detailed enough and not discussed with workers performing the job.
• Work permit was issued without site inspection and checking the vessel’s condition
These numbers
include all job
related injuries and
fatalities , excluding
first aid injuries
19
19
What Went Wrong
16
15
15
Lessons Learned
13
10
8
9
5
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
(YTD)
KPI President’s Visit
Mr. Hussain E. Ismail, President of Kuwait Petroleum
International Ltd., visited Joint Operations. He was
accompanied by
Mr. Khalid Al-Quraini, Head of
HSE – KGOC. He toured LSP plant where LSP
Operations Specialist Mr. Keith Ronk and Sr. Safety
Engineer Mr. Mohammed Abbas explained the process
and JO EHS and OE programs and procedures.
 Select only trained and competent people to perform work requiring specialized
breathing apparatus
 An airline/cascade breathing system must be used for work when it is known H2S is
present. Use SCBA for emergency/rescue situations only.
 Do not allow anyone except yourself to adjust air valves on the breathing apparatus
 Inspect the work site to observe and verify permit conditions before approving and
signing the work permit
 When the scope of work changes hold a meeting with involved parties to prepare and
agree on a plan that addresses job hazards and steps to mitigate risk
 Do not attempt to repair or remove valves under pressure
 Activate Stop Work Authority until a job is adequately planned and clearly
communicated, pre-job risk assessment understood, workers sufficiently trained, and
vessel depressurized.
 Take time to develop a comprehensive JSA that has been reviewed and understood by all
parties involved