HSE Audit & Hazard Management in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Operations

Introduction

The health and safety environment within Oil and Gas Oil & Exploration operations is a growing concern as oil production increases to keep up with demand, technology advances creating new hazards and recent high-profile events have brought safety and environment concerns to the forefront demanded by regulators, general public and within operating companies themselves.   Health and safety issues now affect all organizations to the extent where the potential risks and legal obligations cannot be ignored. To comply with changes in legislation and to protect staff, more companies are looking to reduce the risk of accidents and non-compliance by driving a total culture focused on commitment to safety and process compliance, implementing an effective evaluation of occupational health and safety management system effectiveness, and ensuring operations are prepared for audits at any given time.

Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand Effective HSE Audit and Hazard Management framework that is Scalable and Applicable to Your HSE Audit
• Examine effective measurement methodologies to identify, assess and manage process hazards and their risk levels
• Drive continuous due-diligence in safety by proactive identification and management of HSE hazards
• Determine the effectiveness, reliability, and efficiency of your HSE systems
• Assess and prioritize risks from infrequent large consequence to frequent small consequence events
• Ensuring successful long term HSE systems effectiveness through early hazard management planning
• Identify tools and strategies to complete a quality full cycle of compliance audits within aggressive deadlines
• Developing acceptability criteria for the risk analysis
• Effective planning is key audits regarding:
  • Health and safety audit
  • "Walk around inspections"
  •  Health and safety management audit
  •  Project Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) auditing
  •  Process safety audit
  • Product safety audit
  • Right technical and compliance audit

Training Methodology

This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practice. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants on what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.

Who Should Attend?

• Health, Safety, Environment Staff / Professionals
• Auditors and Lead Auditors.
• Senior managers, Managers, Supervisors and Team Leaders
• The project, Engineering, Technical, Maintenance, Production, Operations, Human Resources, Procurement and all staff with interest in HSE
• Occupational Health, Medicals Staff / Professionals
• Risk, Crisis Management, Contingency Planning Staff / Professionals
• Security and Fire & Safety Inspectors, Superintendents, Coordinators
• Staff Representatives and Union Leaders
• Consultants, Legal Professionals, Advisers, Contractors and Subcontractors
• Government and Regulatory Bodies Officials and policymakers

Course Outline

Safety Onboarding Strategies for New and Seasoned Employees: Drive a Total Culture Commitment to Safety and Process Compliance

• Involve front-line workers in meaningful ways to develop and plan HSE systems and processes
• Assess attitudes of the effective applications of risk mitigation systems and processes
• Creating and implementing a compliance program and timeline/roadmap
• Reporting and operations of information
• Creating a culture of risk awareness/silos
• How technology and operations fit into being compliant

Bridging Disconnects from the Strategy Table to Field Operations- Driving Effective Engagement and Communications

• Creating and establishing better controls to communicate and drive HSE focus & engagement
• Utilizing multiple messaging strategies
• Measuring the effectiveness of HSE awareness programs and strategies
• Identify key individuals to enlist as workplace champions that with further drive the safety commitment and culture on zero-incident

Effectively Manage Documentation and Reporting within Ongoing Audit Compliance Requirements

• Best practice and field-tested approach to HSE documentation and reporting
• Distinguish and create effective Job Hazard Analysis and Job Safety Analysis documents
• Understanding the requirement in reporting to multiple agencies and  their related noncompliant risks
• Understand effective strategies to effective, concise, and efficient documentation while asking the right questions
• Understand the Hierarchy of HSE documents & responsibilities of HSEMS
• Instilling an effective audit trail
• Establishing effective pre-audit preparation documentation and processes
• Effectively evaluate documentation solution providers when deciding on a vendor

Regulatory Compliance Challenges and Trends that will Impact your HSE Audit Planning

• Operational Issues
• Compliance Issues
• Legal Issues

External and Regulator Audits- OSHA, EPA, and State-Specific

• Review compliance required for your organization
• Understand regulatory issues, agency interpretations, and guidance, facility compliance responsibilities
• simplify compliance with federal audits and manage ongoing compliance for facilities' major activities and operations
• Review trends in international standardization appear to be mandating and EH&S auditing program
• Develop audit protocols based on all applicable federal, state, and local regulations

Monitoring, Review, and Continuous Improvement

• Establishing an effective self- audit process for monitoring compliance with all applicable environmental, health, and safety (EH&S) regulatory requirements