SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

HSE (Health Safety and Environment) plays a key role in working of oil industry. HSE is critical when it comes to exploration, production and other operations. HSE is important because –

a) It helps in getting funding form Banks. Company with good track record in HSE get funded easily.

b) The assets of the company with good HSE get insured easily.

c) HSE improves efficiency.

It is very important to understand that HSE can only be implemented when n employees have a active attitude towards safety. In most of the places it has been observed that only the top management in their speeches and written communication emphasize the need for safety. The ground work and incentive for safety is missing in most of the cases is missing.

You may not know this fact but the most hazardous operations in oil and gas operation is helicopter transfers of crew. As a result almost all companies make offshore training of personnel a must.

Risk is generally assessed and tackled in following ways-

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

The objective of an EIA document is to document potential physical, biological, social and health effect of a planned activity. This enables the decision makers to determine whether an activity is acceptable or to look for alternatives. Generally EIA is carried out by a third party in order to eliminate biases. EIA is a type of pre-mortem project audit. EIA helps in early consultation with stakeholders which maximizes the chances of success of the project.