Identification of effective safety risk mitigating factors for well control drilling operation

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 218-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Mujtaba Asad ◽  
Razali Bin Hassan ◽  
Fahad Sherwani ◽  
Zaheer Abbas ◽  
Muhammad Saeed Shahbaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Saudi Arabian ◽  
Depth Information ◽  
Confined Space ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Well Control ◽  
Gas Drilling ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Mitigating Factors

Purpose Every year, hundreds of people have died and thousands have been injured because of insufficient management of well control at oil and gas drilling and production sites. Major causes which have been reported in previous studies included uncontrollable blowouts and failure of blowout preventers because of insufficient safety practices. These onshore and offshore blowout disasters not only harm the work force but also critically affect the environment and marine life. In this research paper, a detailed quantitative survey and qualitative risk assessments (RA) have been carried out for assessing the potentially hazardous activities associated with well control along with their appropriate controls and risk reduction factors and mitigating measures in Middle East and south East Asian countries. Design/methodology/approach The sequential explanatory research design has been adopted in this study. Whereas, descriptive statistical approach has been used for the quantitative data analysis of this study. While, in-depth interview approach has been used for qualitative data collection. Similarly, what-if analysis method has been adopted in this study for the identification of effective safety and health risk mitigating factors because it provides in-depth information from health and safety environment experts. Findings The cumulative quantitative results based on the response from Saudi Arabian drilling industry have indicated that the well control operation is highly hazardous then Malaysian and Pakistani oil and gas industries. Likewise, findings from what-if analysis approach demonstrate that the drilling crewmembers have repetitively faced life threatening hazards which occur (safety and chemical) during well control onshore and offshore operation because of oil base mud, confined space at site, pinch points and falling during working on blow out preventers. According to the overall result, respondents have highly recommended engineering and administrative hazard controlling factors as most suitable for the elimination of safety and chemical hazards during well control activities. Practical implications Besides, the developed methodological framework for the identification of suitable hazard controls can also be effectively used for potential hazards reorganization and identification of suitable hazard controls for other drilling and production industries and regions for accident prevention and safety and health management. Originality/value This is a first comparative research study which has been carried out in Malaysian, Saudi Arabian and Pakistani onshore and offshore oil and gas industries for well control health and safety management and reorganization of most effective hazards mitigating factors at drilling sites.

Workforce safety education and training for oil and gas industry: a conceptual framework for virtual reality-based HAZFO expert 2.0

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Mujtaba Asad ◽  
Fahad Sherwani ◽  
Razali Bin Hassan ◽  
Zafarullah Sahito ◽  
Najmonnisa Khan
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Drilling Process ◽  
Offshore Drilling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Gas Drilling ◽  
Oil And Gas Drilling ◽  
Educational Aid ◽  
And Training

Purpose Oil and gas industries play a major role for the growth of world economy, and drilling operation is considered as most important and hazardous procedure at the same time for oil and gas drilling crew because of the lack of effectual and user-friendly safety and health teaching and learning aids with updated knowledge and training capability. According to the previous studies, there is an urgent industrial need for user interactive technological aid for enhancing the teaching and learning of oil and gas drilling crew and safety officials at onshore and offshore drilling domains to fulfill the requirements of fourth industrial and educational revolutions. Therefore, this proposed virtual reality (VR)-based Hazard Free Operation (HAZFO Expert 2.0) teaching and learning aid to reduce the workplace risk and hazards to enhance the vestibule and experiential learning performance of oil and gas drilling process at Pakistani drilling industries. Design/methodology/approach In this proposed product based study for interactive teaching and learning application for industry, sequential explanatory research design will be adopted to prevent the accidents according to the modern technologies in this era of IR 4.0. Whereas, for the development of VR-based educational aid for Pakistani oil and gas industries, Autodesk 3ds Max, visual studio and MySQL software’s will be used. Findings This new concept of VR-based interactive educational aid (HAZFO Expert 2.0) for accident prevention at oil and gas drilling industries will be based on potential hazards and their suitable controlling measures for onshore and offshore drilling sites. Practical implications VR-based interactive educational aid for oil and gas workforce will facilitate the health and safety professionals for the elimination of potential hazards associated with oil and gas drilling activities to the next level of identification of hazards which has been identified in HAZFO Expert 1.0 at onshore and offshore drilling sites. Originality/value This proposed VR-based interactive educational aid for safe drilling process will be the first visual teaching and e-learning technology which covers all onshore and offshore drilling operations in Pakistani oil and gas industries and provides effective hazard controlling strategies to overcome challenging industrial hazards.

Design and development of a novel knowledge-based decision support system for industrial safety management at drilling process

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 705-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Mujtaba Asad ◽  
Razali Bin Hassan ◽  
Fahad Sherwani ◽  
Muhammad Aamir ◽  
Qadir Mehmood Soomro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Support System ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Industrial Safety ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Gas Drilling ◽  
Oil And Gas Drilling ◽  
Offshore Oil And Gas

Purpose Annually, hundreds of drilling crew suffer from major injuries during performing oil and gas drilling operation because of the deficiency of an adequate hazard safety management system for real-time decision-making in hazardous conditions. According to previous studies, there is a sheer industrial need for an effective industrial safety management decision support system for accident prevention at oil and gas drilling sites at both drilling domains. Therefore, this paper aims to focus on the design and development of knowledge base decision support system (KBDSS) for the prevention of hazardous activities at Middle Eastern and South Asian origins’ onshore and offshore oil and gas industries during drilling operations. Design/methodology/approach In this study, data were gathered from safety and health professionals from targeted oil and gas industries in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan through quantitative and qualitative approaches. Based on identified data, KBDSSs (HAZFO Expert 1.0) were systematically developed and designed by adopting Database Development Life Cycle and Waterfall Software Development Life Cycle models. MySQL and Visual Studio 2015 software were used for developing and designing knowledge base and graphical user interface of the system. Findings KBDSS (HAZFO Expert 1.0) for accident prevention at onshore and offshore oil and gas drilling industries based on identified potential hazards and their suitable controlling measures aligned with international safety standards and regulations. HAZFO Expert 1.0 is a novel KBDSS that covers all onshore and offshore drilling operations with three and nine outputs, respectively, to achieve the current trend of Industry Revolution 4.0 and Industrial IoTs for workforce safety. Practical implications This industrial safety management system (HAZFO Expert 1.0) will be efficiently used for the identification and elimination of potential hazards associated with drilling activities at onshore and offshore drilling sites with an appropriate hazard controlling strategy. Originality/value Moreover, the developed KBDS system is unique in terms of its architecture and is dynamic in nature because it provides HAZFO Expert 1.0 data management and insertion application for authorized users. This is the first KBDSS which covers both drilling domains in Malaysian, Saudi Arabian and Pakistani industries.

UMW Holdings: sustaining a centennial corporation

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Zizah Che Senik ◽  
Adlin Masood ◽  
Khairul Akmaliah Adham ◽  
Noreha Halid ◽  
Rosmah Mat Isa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Organization Theory ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Strategy Formulation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Corporate Strategies ◽  
Gas Drilling ◽  
Equipment Manufacturing ◽  
Automotive Assembly

Title – UMW Holdings: sustaining a centennial corporation. Subject area – Strategic Management and Organization Theory and Design. Study level/applicability – Advanced undergraduate and MBA students taking courses in Strategic Management and Organization Theory and Design. Case overview – By the end of 2011, five years short of its centennial anniversary, UMW Holdings was one of the biggest corporations in Malaysia, registering revenues of RM13.5 billion (US$4.5 billion), and net profit after tax of RM1 billion (US$0.33 billion). By that time, it had 110 subsidiaries, operating in four core businesses of automotive assembly and distribution of Toyota lines of products, automotive components and lubricants original equipment manufacturing (OEM) and replacement equipment manufacturing (REM), heavy equipment, and oil and gas drilling service. In September 2011, the company had targeted its Toyota automotive business to contribute to 50 percent of its revenues, while the other 50 percent would come from its other three businesses, by the year 2015. However, as of the first quarter of 2012, Datuk Syed Hisham Syed Wazir, the Group CEO and his management team realized that, at 72 percent, the automotive business was still the main contributor to the Group ' s revenues. As the company ' s Toyota assembly operation was limited exclusively to the Malaysian market, plus in the face of greater competition within the automotive industries, the company needed to set strategies to achieve its 50:50 plan. The case stimulates discussion on strategy formulation of a mature corporation, involved in diversified business portfolio. Expected learning outcomes – Understanding the process of industry analysis, as well as the formulation and implementation of business-level and corporate strategies, enables case analysts to extend the concepts to many business situations. Supplementary materials – Teaching notes are available for educators only. Please contact your library to gain login details or email [email protected] to request teaching notes.

Environmental, health, and safety issues in rapid prototyping

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. B Short ◽  
A. Sirinterlikci ◽  
P. Badger ◽  
B. Artieri
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Environmental Health And Safety ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Safety Risks ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Safe Work ◽  
Safety Guidelines

Purpose – This study aims to investigate the potential impacts of rapid prototyping systems on the health and safety of operators and the environment, a growing concern given its wide-spread use in industry and academia. Design/methodology/approach – Materials, processing and equipment features were used to identify potential health and safety risks and hazards, as well as environmental effects. Findings – The study concludes with a “best practices” guide for rapid prototyping laboratories and service bureaus. Originality/value – A thorough literature search revealed that Stephen M. Deak, the Rapid Prototyping Department Manager at Hasbro Inc., is the pioneer of the safety and health concerns in the rapid prototyping area. He is the only person to publish papers in this field in addition to these authors’ recent publications. His papers focused on the rapid prototyping laboratory safety guidelines and safe work practices in the rapid prototyping area.

Development of a novel safety and health educational management information system (HAZ-PRO) for oil and gas production operation

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 959-971
Author(s):  
Muhammad Mujtaba Asad ◽  
Razali Bin Hassan ◽  
Fahad Sherwani ◽  
Irfan Ahmed Rind ◽  
Yaser Maiji
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Management Information System ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Health Management Information System ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Safety And Health

Purpose This proposed research study aims to focus on the development and implementation of a new safety and health educational management information system (hazard-free production operation [HAZ-PRO]) based on effective hazards controlling factors and mitigating measures for safe onshore and offshore oil and gas drilling operation in Saudi Arabian, Malaysian and Pakistani industries. According to previous studies, there is a sheer industrial need of an effective management information system for decision-making to prevent life-threatening accidents at oil and gas production sites based on innovative hazard controlling strategies from different production origins. Similarly, that safety and health management information system will also enhance the decision-making skills of oil and gas production crew through effective accident prevention strategies. Design/methodology/approach In this study, 100 drilling crew are randomly selected for quantitative research phase. Similarly, 3 safety experts are purposively selected for qualitative research from each drilling domain from Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Pakistan, whereas for the identification of hazard controlling measures, what-if analysis and thematic analysis approaches are adopted. Furthermore, the educational management information system (HAZ-PRO) for safety and health has been developed by using ADDIE Model based. Whereas, Visual Studio (2017) and MySQL software are used for the database and user interface development of the safety and health management information system for the safety and health of production crew. Findings This study proposes the research framework for the development and implementation of a new safety and health educational management information system (HAZ-PRO) based on identified effective hazard controls and mitigating measures in support of accident prevention and effective decision-making in hazardous events at Saudi Arabian and Pakistani onshore and offshore production domains. Whereas, this proposed safety and health management information system will assist and facilitate the safety professionals and production crew to prevent the injuries in hazardous work environments of onshore and offshore oil and gas industries according to international safety standards. Practical implications This safety and health management information system can be utilized by oil and gas industries (oil and gas production crew) in Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Pakistan for accident prevention and suitable decision-making prior to the actual onshore and offshore operations. Also, the proposed system development framework will be useful as an effective source for the elimination of life-threatening drilling hazards associated with its activities in oil and gas industries. Similarly, the proposed framework can also be implemented in other oil and gas work-based accident prevention and effective decision-making designs. Originality/value This proposed safety and health management information system will be the first system for oil and gas production operation that covers all onshore and offshore operations for Saudi Arabian, Malaysian and Pakistani oil and gas industrial settings. Also, the system development methodology and design framework, which will be used, is novel and unique based on their characteristics and functionalities.

scholarly journals Assessment of Safety and Health Risks of Seismic Project of Fars Mountain 1 Using HAZAN Method

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arsalan Razmjoei ◽  
Leila Ebrahimi Ghavam Abadi ◽  
Amin Delavar ◽  
Hamid Reza Pakbaz
Keyword(s):  
Health Risks ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Risk Assessment Process ◽  
Safety Risks ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Health And Safety Risks ◽  
Significant Health

Introduction: The overall oil and gas industries are considered as the most important industry in the country, where a significant part of the budget depends on it. The significant health and safety implications of these industries have been highlighted by staff and stakeholders as well. Methods: The present study was conducted to identify and assess the safety and health risks of the Fars Mountain 1 Seismology project using the HAZAN method in 2016 and 2017. The HTA was used to analyze the main tasks of the main occupations: digger, surveyor, shooter, drivers and helicopter pilot. The risk assessment process identified in the HAZAN method was based on qualitative matrix. In HAZAN, 50 health and safety risks were identified. Results: The results showed that 8 risk (16درصد) were unacceptable, 25 unsatisfactory (50درصد) and 17 (34درصد) were acceptable. Conclusion: The results showed that the processes of aviation and land transport, as well as traffic on mountain routes, are the most expensive activities of the project. Finally, management solutions were proposed to reduce the risk level of the most important project activities.

scholarly journals Worker Trainers as Workplace Experts: How Worker Trainers Enhance Safety and Health at Department of Energy Facilities

2019 ◽  
pp. 0160449X1986877
Author(s):  
John S. Morawetz ◽  
Tom Frazee ◽  
Ruth Ruttenberg
Keyword(s):  
Health And Safety ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Hard Copy ◽  
Shop Floor ◽  
Additional Contribution ◽  
Confined Space ◽  
Environmental Health Sciences ◽  
Worker Training ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Hourly Workers

Worker trainers not only teach health and safety in the classroom setting but also serve informally as important peer resources on the shop floor. They are often the “go to” people, for both hourly workers and managers, when there is a health or safety question—be it about tank vapors or personal protective equipment, confined space, or specific chemicals. These worker trainers actively use health and safety resource materials, both hard copy and online. Documented here, through two surveys of worker trainers—at U.S. Department of Energy facilities, trained through the International Chemical Workers Union Council Consortium of the Worker Training Program of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences—is documentation of this additional contribution that worker trainers make toward safer and more healthful work places.

Drill String Safety Valve Reliability: Experimental Measurements of Actuating Torque

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-89
Author(s):  
L. S. Stephens ◽  
E. D. Coleman ◽  
M. A. Casemore ◽  
T. T. Core
Keyword(s):  
Case History ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Safety Valve ◽  
Drill String ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Experimental Measurements ◽  
Well Control ◽  
Gas Drilling ◽  
Experimental Apparatus ◽  
Low Torque

Drill string safety valves (DSSVs) are used to prevent blowouts up the drillpipe when unexpected subsurface pressures are encountered in oil and gas drilling. Several case history reviews of well control events have recently shown evidence of poor reliability with DSSVs. Of the problems reported, valve lock-up was most significant, resulting in failure to open or close due to high actuation torque. This paper describes an experimental apparatus and experimental procedures used to quantify the actuating torque of DSSVs under a variety of common operating conditions. Experimentally obtained torque curves are presented for both commercially available and prototype DSSVs, and the results are discussed. Results show the benefit of using special low-torque DSSV designs under certain operating conditions.

The Awareness Level of the Safety and Health of the Operational Level

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Roshanira Che Mohd Noor ◽  
Nur Atiqah Rochin Demong
Keyword(s):  
Health And Safety ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Operational Level ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Health Factors ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Awareness Level

Providing a safe and healthy workplace is one of the most effective strategies in for holding down the cost of doing construction business. It was a part of the overall management system to facilitate themanagement of the occupational health and safety risk that are associated with the business of the organization. Factors affected the awareness level inclusive of safety and health conditions, dangerous working area, long wait care and services and lack of emergency communication werethe contributed factors to the awareness level for the operational level. Total of 122 incidents happened at Telekom Malaysia Berhad as compared to year 2015 only 86 cases. Thus, the main objective of this study was to determine the relationship between safety and health factors and the awareness level among operational workers.The determination of this research was to increase the awareness level among the operational level workerswho committing to safety and health environment.

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