Incident presentation (Islam Megdad)

8/7/2019 Incident presentation (Islam Megdad)

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Ruwais Refinery Division

Safety, Environment & Fire Department

INCIDENTS, NEAR MISSES,

UNSAFE ACTS AND UNSAFE

CONDITIONS


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Objectives

To understand the policy of TAKREER and

perform work safely and properly.

To be able to distinguish between incident, near

miss, unsafe act and unsafe condition.

To understand the importance of near miss

reporting, HSE concerns and monthly HSE

performance reporting.


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TAKREERs Management is committed to:

Conducting activities in a manner designed to minimize HSE riskto a level which is As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP).

Empowering all employees to refrain from actions that are

considered a threat to HSE.

Requiring contractors to manage HSE in line with this policy andto comply with the requirements of the company HSEManagement System Manual.

Purpose


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Incident: An event or chain of events which cause, or could have caused

injury, illness and/or damage to assets, the environment or third parties.

Accident: An Uncontrolled occurrence in the operation of a site which

leads to severe or catastrophic consequences to people, assets, the

environment and/or company reputation.

Near miss: An undesired event which had the potential for causing an

accident or under slightly different circumstances may have caused injury to

person, damage to plant, equipment, material or environment.

Definitions


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Unsafe Act: An act that has a potential to cause an accident or incident.

Unsafe Condition: A condition that has potential to cause an accident or

incident.

Definitions


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A loose cable is laid on the stairs.

A person got tripped but fortunately didnt loosehis balance.

The cable gets a cut by something as it is in the

passage and it causes a spark but nothing

happened.

A person trips over the cable, he fell from stairsand got some scratches.

The damaged cable produced an spark which

caused a fire and the cable burnt along with some

carpet or other stuff.

ExamplesUnsafe Condition

(HSE Concern)

Near miss

Near miss

Medical Treatment

(Minor accident)

Accident


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Examples

Unsafe Condition

Tube light fitting detached from roof and hanging.

Unsafe Act

A team of scaffolding group working on the scaffolding observed

throwing the tools from the scaffolding to the ground.

Near Miss

Tube light fitting detached from the roof and fell on ground, luckily

nobody injured.


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The HSE Concerns (Unsafe Condition/Act) reporting is a

preventive approach and therefore reflects the overallpositive safety culture of an organization.

Near miss reporting are free learning opportunities and their

reporting should be encouraged as it helps reducing the

causes of accidents in future.

Near Miss Vs. HSE Concern


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Identify causes of incident

Controlling hazards

Investigation performed by a qualified person(s)

Prevent reoccurrences

Incident Investigation


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To share lessons learned, thiswill improve overall safety.

To prevent another employeefrom getting injured or killed.

To identify patterns ininjury-producing behaviors.

Why Share Near MissExperiences?


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Job Safety Analysis

Review/Revise policies and control procedures

Provide training to employees

Provide refresher training

Encourage employee participation

Ensure safe work conditions

Ensure proper job placement of employees

Corrective Measures and Tools


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Workplace provisions:

PURCHASE NEW TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

IMPROVE HOUSEKEEPING

REMOVE BROKEN EQUIPMENT OR TOOLS

IMPROVE LIGHTING

IMPROVE VENTILATION

LIMIT ACCESS

Corrective Measures and Tools


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No Accident?

OR

No Injury?


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Incident vs. Accident

IncidentAccident or Near Miss

AccidentAn event that results in injuries,

damage to equipment or harm toenvironment and companyreputation


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Many Incidents Occur

Most Cause No Injuries

Most are not Reported

Incident


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Incident Research

W. H. HeinrichA Pioneer in Industrial

Accident Prevention,

found that, out of

330 Incidents


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330 Incidents

29: Minor Injuries


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330 Incidents

1: Serious or Fatal

Injury


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Your Chances of being Seriously

Injured or Killed in an Accident are:

Your Chances

1 out of 3301 out of 330


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The Near Miss Connection1

SeriousAccident

29minor injuries

300

Near Misses330

Incidents

11

OpportunityOpportunityto learnto learn

300300OpportunitiesOpportunities

to learnto learn


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The Difference BetweenNear Miss and Accident?

LUCK

Chances


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Near Miss or Injury?

BecauseWe Dont KnowWhichIncidents Will Cause Injuries

The Goal is toPrevent All Incidents


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To Prevent IncidentsPrevent Unsafe Acts

Unsafe Act Coworker Exposed

Accident or Near Miss

If Cause Not Corrected,

Unsafe Act Will Happen Again


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Repeated Unsafe Acts

Will Cause Incidents to occur

Will Eventually Lead to Injuries


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Near misses Are FreeWarnings andOpportunities

Accidents are a Glimpseat

What Could Happen if

We Dont ACT NOW!We Dont ACT NOW!


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Incidents Are Opportunities

Opportunity to:

Recognize Hazard

And

Take 3 Steps


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Step 1: Reporting Accidents

Realize that it Happened:

Practice Incident Recall

Report Accidents Immediately


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Step 2: Investigating Accidents

Determine the Cause:

2% - Acts of God

10% - Unsafe Conditions

88% - Unsafe Acts ofPeople


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Unsafe Acts

Examples:

Inattentiveness

Carelessness

Creating Unsafe Conditions


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Step 3: Eliminating Accidents

Eliminate the Causes:

Removing Unsafe Conditions

Changing Unsafe Behavior


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Ignoring No Injury Incidents

Is Like Passing the Jar ofPills Around.

Out of 330:

300 People will have accidents

29 People will be Slightly Injured

OneWill Be Seriously or Fatally Injured


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Avoid Disaster

Stop Passing the

Jar Around


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Minor Accident?

Theres No Such Thing As a Minor

Accident

The Same Accident That Causes No

Injury Today May Take Someones Life

Tomorrow


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Remove the Causes

IfWe Fail to Remove the Cause of the

No-Injury Accident, ThenWe Fail to

Remove the Cause of the Accident That

Does Result in Injury


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No Excuses

Accept No Excuses:

Report Every Incident

Investigate Every incident

Eliminate Accident Causes


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Unsafe

Condition and Unsafe acts need to bereported through HSE Concerns Reporting

System.

HSE Concern Reporting Form

Near Miss Report

Monthly Performance Report

Reporting Forms


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