GENERAL HSE INDUCTION

HABSHAN ADMINISTRATION
EMPLOYEE
What does HSE Stands
For
Health
Safety
Environment
 GASCO HSE Policy

It is committed to

 Protect employees against occupational ills, or injuries,

 Prevent damages to all equipment,

 Prevent pollution and preservation of environment,

 Maintain the good reputation of Company

 TOPICS

Emergencies
Assembly Point Locations
 Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S)
Sulphur Dioxide( SO2)
 H2S Personal Gas Monitor
Personal Escape Hood/Mask
 H2S Killer Gas

Deadly Gas in HABSHAN and BAB

 H2S IS KNOWN AS

 Rotten eggs gas- Because this gas is smells like rotten

egg between 1 to 10 ppm
 Colorless gas/Invisible gas- It is not having any color
 Heavier gas- Once the gas will leak somewhere it will
come straight to the ground and it will accumulate on
low level ground like pits, trenches, holes, confined
space etc.
 H2S IS KNOWN AS
 Toxic gas
 Silent killer
 Dangerous gas
 Poisonous gas
 Flammable gas
 Corrosive gas
 H2S KILLER GAS

 Hydrogen Sulphide gas is referred to by various

names:
 Sour Gas
 Rotten Egg Gas
 H2S
 H2S is generally recognized by its foul odor of rotten
eggs at concentrations of under 10 ppm.
 at low concentrations the smell can be detected BUT
prolonged exposure will deaden your sense of smell.
 Main problems with H2S

 Colourless - Invisible
 Heavier than air
 Is explosive or highly combustible
 Highly Corrosive to certain materials
 Is lethal at high concentrations.

DO NOT RELY ON SENSE OF SMELL TO DETECT H2S GAS

 H2S Toxicity - PPM

 Unconsciousness - Death
 Brain Damage
1000
 Dizziness Loss of Reasoning
 Breathing stops in a few minutes
500
 Burns Eyes & Throat
 Affects Breathing
100-200

 Strong Smell – Rotten Eggs

 Exposure Limit 8 Hours 1-10
 ENTERING PLANT AREA-
YOU SHOULD
 Show your plant access card to the security personnel
 Make sure that you are having proper personal gas mask
and personal gas monitor (Not expired ones)
 Not use camera, mobile camera, mobile phones, cigarettes,
lighters, pan, other intoxicants.
 SIRENS

 If there is any emergency, you will hear sirens.

 Sirens are consist of two in Gasco Habshan and Bab.
 1. Emergency Siren
 2. All clear siren
 Emergency siren will be in up and down manner–
wave sound
 All clear siren will be continuous sound
 Main Emergency Siren:
For ALL Emergencies
Emergency Siren
• Fire
• Gas release (.wav)

• Accident

STOP what you are doing.

Make your area safe.

Take your PPE

Observe the wind direction.

Move to an assembly point – CROSS WIND

 CROSS WIND

 If wind is flowing from your opposite direction to towards

you, so you should move to right or left.
 Means if plant area is in your right side you should move to
left and if plant area is in your left side you should move to
right.
 ALL CLEAR SIREN

Return to Normal Work

OR Activity
Continuous Tone
(.wav)

SIREN TEST IS EVERY WEDNESDAY AT

6:00 PM
 ASSEMBLY POINTS

 After hearing emergency siren we should gathered in

assembly points.
 Once you reach in assembly points, you will wait for
the instruction from Gasco representatives.
 Gasco representative will give you the clear
instruction about the emergency through public
addressing system
 Assembly Points Location
in Habshan Plant
There are 6
assembly points in
R ES G D-
Habshan. A O I
FL II
S
1
In the residential complex
D -I G CE
2 OG H E
C
HG
Opposite the Fire Station
GD -0 D
3 O OG
Near the Plant Gate
1 3 II
4 2 3 D
OG I
2 -I 4
4
Near OGD-II between
Unit-27 and Unit-72
5
Near the Sulphur Gate 6 1
6
6 55
Near the Main Gate
1
 Assembly Points Location in Bab
Plant

2
There are two
Assembly
Points
1
1 Near the Main gate
In the residential
2 complex
 Assembly Points

 Once at the assembly area, wait for instructions from the

public address system, or from a GASCO representative.
 Do Not Leave the area unless:
 The all clear siren has sounded (continuous tone.)
 You have been told to move to another location.
 Emergency siren test is every Wednesday at 18:00 Hrs. NO
ACTION IS REQUIRED
 Personal Gas Monitor (PGM)

 BW GasAlertClip Extreme –
 Standard equipment in Habshan and Bab for H2S
Detection.
 Once turned on it cannot be turned off.
 Press the Blue Button everyday to test.
 The instrument will activate at 10 ppm of H2S in
the air.
 GAS MONITORS
 There are three types of alarm on this monitor:
 Audible
 Flashing Light
 Vibrating

If the alarm activates:

 Stop what you are doing
 Hold your breath
 START moving from the area while putting on your
Personal Gas Mask
 Move straight to EEBD(Emergency Escape Breathing
Device)
 Remember to check wind direction
 Proceed to any safest location by Cross wind
 Then Please use BGU( Break Glass Unit) to inform this
incident

Report the incident to Supervisor or HSE Department

Escape Hood - Video
When SIREN sounds
- take Escape Hood and
- move to Assembly Point CROSS WIND

Your monitor goes off

 Put ESCAPE HOOD on

 move to Assembly Point CROSS WIND

IF YOU WILL DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE IN
GASCO PREMISES

 Do not exceed your speed more than 30 km/per/hour

 Do not overtake any vehicle inside the Gasco
Habshan premises.
 If you hear emergency siren while on your driving-
 Stop the vehicle, switch off the engine, take your
PPE, move to assembly point by crosswind. DON’T
TAKE KEY WITH YOU.
 KEY SHOULD BE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE
 EMERGENCY NUMBERS

 In Habshan------38222
 If you want to call from your mobile, please dial 02-6038222
 In Bab----36633
 If you want to call from your mobile, please dial 02-6036633
 H2S Gas - RECAP

NEVER FORGET THAT HYDROGEN

SULFIDE IS A DEADLY GAS.

TAKE NO CHANCES !

KNOW WHAT CONCENTRATION OF THE GAS IS PRESENT

BEFORE DOING ANY WORK – GAS TEST
HAZARDS & RISK

TYPES OF HAZARD
 Hazard

What is a Hazard?
A hazard is something with the potential to cause Injury,
Damage or Loss to:
 People
 Assets
 Environment
 Reputation
 Risk
What is Risk?

Risk takes into consideration

the probability of harm occurring
and
the severity of harm

The risk will depend on how the work is being done.

 NEARMISS REPORTING

Why Do Accidents Happen?

Identification of Hazards
There are six types of Hazards:-
1. Mechanical
2. Physical
3. Chemical
4. Biological
5. Psychological
6. Ergonomics
Identification of Hazards
1. Mechanical hazards
By type of agent:
 Impact force:
 Collision
 Falls from height / same level
 Struck by objects
 Confined space
 Slips and trips
 Falling in a pointed object
 Entanglement
 Equipment – related injury
 Identification of Hazards

1. Mechanical hazards (cont’d)

By type of damage:

 Crushing

 Cutting
 Identification of Hazards

2. Physical hazards:
 Noise / Vibration
 Falling from height
Exposure to

 Lighting Vibration

 Ionizing radiations (Radiography Activities)

 Electricity
 Asphyxiation
 Identification of Hazards
2. Physical hazards (cont):
 Heat stress:-
 Heat exhaustion (due to sweating)
 Heat stroke (Hyperthermia)
 Cold stress (hypothermia)
 Slippery Floors
 Ladders & Stairs
 Thermal (Temperature)
Identification of Hazards

2. Physical hazards (cont):

 Falling objects
 Manual handling (pulling, pushing, lifting)
 Poor ventilation
Pulling
 Driving

Pushing
Identification of Hazards
3. Chemical hazards
 Acids
 Bases
 Heavy Metals
 Solvents
 Particulates (Asbestos, silica)
 Fumes
 Highly reactive chemicals
Identification of Hazards

4. Biological hazards:
 Bacteria
 Virus
 Fungi (Mold)
 Animals
 Insects
Identification of Hazards
5. Psychological hazards :
 Stress
 Overwork
 Fatigue
 Violence
 Verbal abuse
 Exposure to drugs and
alcohol
 Identification of Hazards
6. Ergonomics
 Man and machine interface
 Person
 Place
 Equipment
Ergonomic Hazards
 poor lighting
 improperly adjusted workstations and chairs
 frequent lifting
 poor posture
 awkward movements, especially if they are repetitive
 repetitive and forceful movements
Major Hazards - GASCO
1. H2S Release
2. Hydrocarbons
3. Pressure Systems
4. Working at Height
5. Chemicals
6. Noise / Vibration / Thermal
7. Driving (both work related and private)
8. Source of Energy (Electricity, Hydraulic, Pneumatic,
Pressure Systems, etc.)
9. Heat Stress
 Safety Signs
Prohibition Mandatory

FIRE
EXIT

Safety Condition
Warning
What are the hazards?
Why Do Accidents Happen?

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PPE
 Ergonomics
What can be done to minimize this strain?
It is recommended that a person break for 5-10 minutes
for every hour spent at a workstation.
 Vary the work tasks, by carrying out other duties or tasks that involve
moving around or changing body position.
 Stand up and move around.
 Look away from the screen occasionally and focus your eyes on an
object far away.
 Take regular rest breaks to ease muscle aches, eye strain and stress.
 Relax your muscles, stretch and change position.
 Heat Stress

Factors Affecting Heat Stress include:

 Air movement

 Radiant heat ( hot vessels & sun)

 Clothing

 Humidity ( above 60 %) If not controlled

HEAT STRESS
 Work rate (Mild/ Moderate/Heavy) MAY OCCUR!!!
 Heat Stress

Effects of heat stress on your body

 Heat Rash (prickly heat)

 Heat Cramps (painful spasms of muscles)
 Heat Exhaustion (feeling weak)
 Heat Stroke (life threatening!)
 Heat Stress
Heat Rash ( prickly heat ) Occur in hot & humid
environments, where sweat is not easily removed from
the skin surface by evaporation.

Heat Cramps are painful spasms of the muscles that

occur when workers drink large amounts of water but
fail to replace their electrolyte losses.
Occur when unacclimatized worker carry out intense
physical activity.

Cramps may occur during or after working hours, usually

in the lower extremities, abdomen
 Heat Stress
Heat Exhaustion salt & water (electrolytes) loss due
excessive sweating, symptoms:

• Weak, fatigued, tired

• Headache, dizziness
• Intense thirst
• Nauseous
• Cramps, usually abdominal
• Cold clammy pale skin
• Rapid shallow breathing
• Rapid weak pulse
• Disoriented
• Fainting
 Heat Stress
Heat Stroke occurs when the body’s heat regulating
Mechanism fail. Too dehydrated to sweat anymore. mortality rate as
high as 70%. The signs are:

• Hot red skin (Over 40ºC)

• No sweating
• Very rapid weak pulse
• Slow shallow breathing
• Confused
• Tremors, seizures
• Delirium
• Coma
 Risk Factors

 Dehydration
 Lack of acclimatization
 Physically unfit
 Lack of sleep
 Alcohol consumption, tea, coffee
 Medical condition (cold, flue)
 Some medications & drugs
 Education
 Prevention

 Drink as much as you need

 Rotate work ( from hot to cool areas)
 Report to your Supervisor or Nurse at first sign
of any problem
 Rest 10-15 minutes for every hour of work or 5
7 minutes every 30 minutes in extremely hot
weather

Remember! An “Ounce of Prevention” is Better than a

Pound of Cure!!
 Selection of fire
extinguishers

To select the right fire extinguisher:

 Identify the type of fire you are facing
 Select the extinguisher best suited to fight the fire
There are five classes of fire and six types of fire
extinguishers:
Class A: fire involving ordinary combustible materials,
e.g. wood, paper and many plastics
 A WATER extinguisher is best suited for this application
Class B: fire involving flammable and combustible
liquids, such as grease and oils
 A DRY CHEMICAL POWDER or FOAM extinguisher is best suited
for this application
 Selection of fire
extinguishers continued
Class C: fire involving combustible gases
 A DRY CHEMICAL POWDER extinguisher is best suited for this
application
Class (E): fire involving energised electrical equipment
 A CARBON DIOXIDE, DRY CHEMICAL POWDER

 Class F: fire involving cooking oils and fats

 A DRY CHEMICAL POWDER B (E) or WET CHEMICAL
extinguisher is best suited for this application
Water and Carbon Dioxide extinguishers are the most
common
 How to use a fire
extinguisher

Pull the pin

Aim the extinguisher at the base of the fire
Squeeze the handle
Sweep back and forth across the base of the fire
Ensure you have the correct extinguisher for the
type of fire you are fighting
Do not replace the extinguisher in its
holder after use – it has to be recharged
by a service agent
QUESTIONS