ISSUE 39

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  05 Dec 2015
Latest HSE Statistics YTD 31 Dec
  2014 2015
Workplace fatalities
4 2
Non-work related fatalities
4 4
Non-accidental deaths (NADs)
13 13
Lost Time Injuries (LTIs)
55 49
All injuries (excluding first aid cases)
171 167
Motor Vehicle Incidents (MVIs)
96 75
Roll over - MVIs
28 25
Serious MVIs
31 31
Lost Time Injury Frequency (LTIF)
0.31 028
Life Saving Rules Violations
YTD 31 Dec 2015
Journey management
00
Speeding/GSM
00
Seatbelts
00
Overriding safety device
00
Working at heights
00
Permit
00
Confined space
00
Lock out tag out
00
Drugs and alcohol
00
Gas testing
00
Smoking
00
Suspended Load
00
Vehicle Class A/B Defect
YTD 13 December 2015
Class A
00105
Class B
003263
HSE TIP
Reporting a near miss could save a life, it might be yours!
 

Important News


   
 

PDO aims to maintain a safe and healthy working environment by correcting situations that caused or could likely cause injury or damage. When an incident occurs, it is important to report the occurrence so corrective actions could be taken to make sure that a similar or more serious incidents do not re-occur.  An incident is defined as “an unplanned and undesired event or chain of events that have, or could have, resulted in injury or illness, damage to assets, environment, company reputation, and/or consequential business loss”. There are different types of reportable incidents:
  • Unsafe acts/conditions including Life-Saving Rule violations.
  • Near misses
  • Incidents with consequences
Normally, staff are good in reporting incidents with consequences.  However, reporting near miss incidents is as important as reporting incident s with consequences.  Near miss incidents are gifts that enable us to learn and rectify the situation before it escalates to injuries or damages.

HSE Advice
A near miss incident an unplanned event that did not result in an injury, illness, or damage to assets, environment or Company reputation, but had the potential to do so if some circumstance of the event were different.

   

Only a fortunate break in the chain of events prevented an injury, fatality or damage; in other words, a miss that was nonetheless very near.

There are different examples of what could be considered as a near miss:

  • Someone trips on uneven pavement while walking. Being agile and empty handed, that person regains balance with no harm done.
  • You stumble because of an uncovered hole outside of a building but you don’t fall.
  • A projectile hits your safety glasses but does not injure your eye.
  • An object falls near you and did not hit you.
There are other examples related to process safety near miss incidents such as:
  • Mechanical seal leaks
  • Momentarily the AP, LP and HP control valve failed due to mechanical “valve failure” or instrument component failure.
  • Failure of the Blanketing gas control valve in fix roof tanks, resulting in blow hatch valve popping.
  • Hi-Hi level at tanks failed and resulted liquid carry over to flare knock out vessel and trip station.
  • Hi-Hi level at Bulk/Test Separators failed and resulted liquid carry over to flare knock out vessel and trip station.

 

What You Need to Know

 
 
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ISSUE 39

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  05 Dec 2015
         

 

 

Near Miss Reporting Tool