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Message
of the Month
Dear Colleagues,
The year of 2005 had a lot of HSE
challengers that impacted the overall
performance. It was a very busy year
by any standard. The New Operating
Model reorganisation, resourcing the
business, increased well engineering
activities, introduction of new
contractors were only a fraction of
what took place last year. Along with
this, there were continuous efforts to
drive the HSE to reach the hearts and
minds of everyone involved in PDO and
its contractors operation.
On
the positive note, the Company was
successfully re-certified on ISO 14001
Certification for another three years,
thus assuring our continued commitment
to protecting the environment. The
Total Recordable Occupational Illness
Frequency (TROIF) improved compared to
last year. The outcome from corporate
HSE audits identified weaknesses in
some areas that required improvements
to ensure that our HSE MS is robust.
This has given areas to focus towards
continuous improvements.
On
the painful side, we had a tragic
fatal incident in one of the rigs. We
still see the tragic consequences of
poor driving. A family travelling in
their car on a dual carriageway near
Bid Bid crashed into a car driven by a
PDO contractor. The result was sever
injuries to some of the youngest
members of the family. And a ten year
old boy died while cycling when he was
run over by a truck driven by one of
our contractors. We still see examples
of poor and dangerous driving every
day. To sum it up, there were
recurring issues relating to Loss Time
Injuries (LTIs) of which a significant
percentage were again from hand,
finger, and road traffic incidents.
Each one of these incidents was
avoidable. Having said that, certain
measures have started to mitigate the
root causes of these recurring
incidents and we are confident that,
with your support we can begin to see
the step change required.
To
get everyone focussed, the corporate
HSE themes have been reviewed and will
continue to focus on the following
themes:
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Competence
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Behaviour Based Programs
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Leadership at all levels
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Managing change
On
the Sustainable Development front, the
themes and SD objectives were
successfully translated into
recognised projects to promote the
Company direction in providing maximum
benefits for the people of Oman.
To
conclude, we seek your personal
commitment and your support to drive
the four themes of 2006 mentioned
above. Discuss in your own team what
can be done differently to ensure a
safe operation. What can be done at
the company, team and personal level
to bring the desired outcome of
successfully completing the job at
hand without compromising on Quality,
safety, Health and without damaging
the environment. Our aspiration for
2006 is to see a drastic improvement
in communicating and managing HSE in
order to eliminate all avoidable
incidents. A goal which I believe we
all share.
Kind Regards,
Khalfan
bin Mohammed Al-Esry
Corporate HSE & SD Manager (MSEM)
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Ten
Rules to Save Your Ten Fingers
Health
NORM training was conducted in Bahja
on 30 and 31 October, in Nimr on 14
November and Yibal on 29 November. The
competency based training consists of
three sessions.
Safety
Environment
