2012 SAFETY DAY

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 Safety Day - History
2007 : Awareness of Safety using Swiss Cheese concept

2008: Small change make Big Difference, Pledge made by all

2009: Launching of Life Saving Rules

2010: Fatigue Management

2011: Reinforcing Life Saving Rules

2012: Take Time for Safety & Commit Tell a friend Campaign

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 SO WHY
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 IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS…..
• We dropped 3 travelling blocks narrowly missing personnel on
the Rig floor……
• We dropped a Kelly & a casing joint where 5 people could
have been killed……
• We ignored the danger signs resulting in a floorman falling 9
meters, he is lucky to be alive…..
• We bled off high pressure using the wrong procedures nearly
killing 3 people…..

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 What is worrying this year?

Compared to previous years the

number of HiPo’s has The HiPo’s
show an
increased. increasing trend.

We have already had 24 HiPo’s

in the first five months of
operation

The severity of the HiPo’s has

increased, a number of
incidents could have resulted in
multiple fatalities

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 What is an HiPo?

• An unplanned HSE event (incident or near

miss) which has the potential severity to cause
permanent disablement or death.
• It means we were lucky not to kill or
permanently harm anyone!

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 Lets look at some of the HiPo’s we had
Incident & Causes
Whilst lowering the mast, when it was at approximately 35 degrees, the substructure suddenly moved
upward causing the mast to fall onto the carrier support causing damage to the mast and
substructure.

Cause:
1.Not Following Procedures
2.Inadequate Hazard Identification

Afetr the CTU had stimulated the well with Acid and Nitrogen, the Wire line operation was in progress
to open the SSD.While attempting to bleed off well bore pressure through choke manifold, the
bleed off line slid out of anchors and moved backwards in an uncontrolled manner resulting into
hurting three persons.

Cause:

1.Inadequate Procedure
2.Inadequate supervision

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Incident & Causes
While running in the 74th stand , AD disengaged the hydromatic brake. The Draw work’s brake failed
to control the travelling block, which descended from a height of approx 2m coming to rest on the
hoist work floor 2 Floormen escaped down the main stairs without injury

Cause:

1.Failure to report Unsafe condition

2.Failure to follow Procedures

While POOH 3rd joint of milling assembly with power swivel on the driller lost control on brake, both
block and swivel started to come down. Driller attempted to control the descent with the brake with
no success. Rig Manager observed this & shouted to the persons to escape from floor, Power
swivel landed inside the Hydrill and the T/Block landed on the floor .

Cause:

1.Inadequate Risk Assessment

2.Inadequate Competency

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Incident & Causes
While slipping drill line, due to abrupt movement of the drill line one of the rig
floor cover plate lifted and dropped down 9.3 m into the sub-base along with a
Floorman who was standing on the backend of the floor plate.
IP sustained multiple injuries and X-Ray revealed fracture of both lower jaws.

Cause

Inadequate risk assesment

Inadequate Supervision
Inadequate Procedures
Failure In management of change

While picking a joint of 9-5/8” casing, the Travelling Block swung and hit the Swivel of
the Kelly which was secured in the Mast. This caused the Mounting Pin of the Kelly
Racking Arm to shear. The pin weighing 12 kg fell to the ground beyond the Dog. The
impact caused the Kelly to come off its stand and it descended through the opening of
the mud bucket hole and landed on the drain edge of the Cellar. The Racking Arm
Assembly (800 kg) fell on the Rig Floor towards the V Door .The Elevator sling parted
and the casing joint fell back through the V Door to rest on the ground ( pin end resting
on the ground ). The elevator (15 kg) fell between the Rotary and the Drillers’ Console
At the time of the incident 5 crew members were working on the drill floor, the six crew
member, the Derrick Man was stationed at the stabbing board. He sustained a bruise to
his right knee.(FAC)

•Cause

1.Inadequate Supervision
2.Inadequate Risk Assessment
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 Are you comfortable in such a workplace?

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 Incident after incident

• We continue to see HiPo’s

– They seem to be so unexpected…

– Barriers… multiple barriers… are defeated …

– Systems… multiple systems… are defeated …

• What can we do..?

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 What are the common causes of these incidents?

• Inadequate Risk Assessment

• Inadequate Supervision of the job
• Not reporting Unsafe Conditions
• Failure to follow Procedures
• Poor Management of Change

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 How can you overcome this?

Inadequate supervision

 Supervisors must ensure that the crew members

identify the hazards of the job and the implement
precautions to be taken..
 Supervisors should supervise the job and should not
carry out the task themselves.
 Supervisors must also follow procedures
Do you TAKE TIME to Supervise
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 • Inadequate risk assessment
 Ensure job specific procedures and JSA’s are used
where and when available.
 Involve the crew in assessing the risks of their area.
 Ensure TRIC cards are correctly completed and
address all the relevant risks involved.
 Ensure TRIC is used as it is supposed to be
used and not a paper exercise
Do you TAKE TIME to do your
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Risk Assessment……….
 • Not reporting unsafe condition/acts prevailing
in the area of work
 Some of the HiPos could have been prevented had
the crew decided to report and take action against
the unsafe conditions prevailing in their work place.
 All are empowered to STOP the job if the conditions
are unsafe!

Do you TAKE TIME to STOP and correct

Unsafe Conditions….
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 • Failure to follow Procedures
 Procedures should be made available and followed
at you worksite.
 Procedure must be followed to get the job done
safely and efficiently.
 Not following procedures simply means your are
taking a shortcut.

Do you TAKE TIME to follow the

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 • Poor Management of Change
 Do you STOP the job when there is deviation from
the original plan/procedure?
 Do you reassess the risks when there is a change in
the job conditions?

Do you TAKE TIME to STOP when

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 Incident after incident
• In many of the HiPo’s…

• Both Supervisor or Crew members had the

chance to Stop The Job…

• BUT DIDN’T..!

Will YOU take TIME for SAFETY?

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 Safety Day Competition

• Best Safety Day TRIC card

• Best Safety Day Hazard Hunt.
for each of the 3 categories: Rigs, Hoists and
Others

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 Hazard Hunt

Conduct a Hazard Hunt in Teams on one of the following categories mentioned

below on your location and submit the same to your SWE

When looking for hazards think about the following sources of energy:
• Gravity: what can fall
• Pressure: what can burst or come free
• Electrical: What is exposed, can cause a shock
• Motion: what can swing or suddenly move
• Biological: Food and water poinsinig
• Radiation: Logging sources, NORM
• Heat: burns, fire
• Chemical: As dust or fluids

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 DID
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TAKE

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 “Tell a Friend” Campaign

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 Prepare to Support “Tell a Friend” Campaign

Commitment
Plan to launch ”Tell a Friend” Campaign on Road Safety across Oman in
October.
All stakeholders invited to join in e.g. insurance companies, road safety NGO
etc.

What is “Tell a Friend” ?

A campaign to raise awareness and knowledge through spreading “word-of-
mouth” among colleagues, friends and relatives

Why Road Safety?

Is a high risk and painful area : See following viewgraphs on statistics, causes of
incidents and impact
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Road Safety Statistics

World Road Safety Statistics

1.5 million people die on roads every year around the globe

Oman Road Safety Statistics

2010:7571 accidents causing 820 lives lost and 10066 injuries
2011:7719 accidents causing 1056 lives lost and 11437 injuries

PDO Road Safety Statistics

2010:93 accidents causing 4 work related fatalities and 8 LTI’s
2011:93 accidents causing 0 work related fatalities and 12 LTI’s
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Key Causes of Road Accidents

• Speeding
• Using mobile phones while driving
• Not fastening seatbelts
• Fatigue
• Alcohol
• Bad Weather (Fog, dust)

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Impact of the Road Accidents

• Pain ,Grief - Families losing loved ones

• Financial loss
• Damage to vehicles
• Medical treatment
• Family income

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Your contribution: Be prepared and start to:

• Tell your colleagues, friends & family about road safety

• Spread the message using different communication tools ( mobile

phones, Emails , word-of-mouth)

• Educate your children on road safety

• Be a role model (use seatbelts, do not use mobile phones while

driving)

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