Safety Fundamentals in Oil and Gas Industry

Safety Management System in Oil and Gas Industry

• A safety management system is essential in the oil and gas industry to prevent accidents and ensure a safe working environment.

Importance of Refresher Training

• Refresher training is necessary to maintain understanding of and adherence to current operating procedures.
• Refresher training is required when there are changes in the site and/or operation, such as new equipment, processes, incidents, or changes in obligations.
• The periodicity of refresher training should be as per organization requirements, taking into account job demands and feedback, and in line with applicable OISD standards and PNGRB T4S regulations.

Safety Barriers

• Safety barriers are physical and/or non-physical means planned to prevent, control, or mitigate undesired events or accidents.

Safety Critical Equipment

• Safety Critical Equipment (SCE) are equipment, instrumentation, controls, or systems (including computer software) whose malfunction or failure would cause or contribute substantially to a major incident or whose proper operation is required to mitigate the consequences of a major incident.

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

• A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is a document that consists of a set of instructions or steps on how to execute a task.

Safe Operating Limit (SOL)

• A Safe Operating Limit (SOL) is a value for a critical operating parameter (e.g., low/high pressure, level, temperature, pH, composition, and flow) that defines the equipment or process unit safe operating envelope beyond which a process will not intentionally be operated due to the risk of imminent catastrophic equipment failure or loss of containment.

Contractor Training

• Contractors involved in asset-facing activities should receive training on work practices necessary to perform their job safely, including facility-specific topics and emergency action plans.
• Contractors providing services that do not influence facility operations should be trained to perform their jobs in a safe and environmentally sound manner as per defined job competence.
• Contractors should also receive training in emergency evacuation and other applicable safety aspects, and familiarize themselves with environmental aspects and requirements.