scholarly journals Assessment of Hazard and Risk Related Activities at Npdc-Ogini Oil Field Flow Station, Okpaile in Isoko North, Delta State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 17-35
Author(s):  
Asomaku Sunny Oghenefegor ◽  
Bolaji B. Babatunde ◽  
Wali Elekwachi ◽  
O. Emelu Victoria
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Oil Field ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Regulatory Agencies ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Hazard And Risk ◽  
Oil Gas ◽  
Safe Working

The activities of oil, Gas and energy contains numerous hazards which could lead to multiple disasters such as loss of capital, damage to reputation, and also degrading the environment. The Essence of job hazards analysis and risk assessment is to design a safe working environment and to control and reduced potential hazards.  Both primary and secondary data sources were employed in this study. Topographic statistics were also obtained from goggle earth and STRM (30M x 30M resolution) download from the United State Geological Survey. Questionnaires were administered to 100 people from 3 different department at NPDC-Ogini flow station in a confidential manner. A descriptive statistics such as mean, mode, median and standard deviation were used through the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 20.2 and Microsoft Excel 2007 software to analyze the data generated. Inferential statistics were used to test the hypothesis.  The hypothesis were tested using analysis of variance (ANOVA). The study has identified associated hazards and the risk level attached to the confirmed activities of Ogini field flow station. The analysis show that the F. calculated value was 0.759 and the F-table value was 0.471. Since the F- table value is less than the F-calculated value .The result of the hypothesis has also shown that there is no significant relationship between job hazards analysis and risk assessment of the flow station activities. Companies in this sector should have a proactive thinking and attitude towards all activities and also have a reasonable level of preparedness and preparedness plans in place in case of any incidence. If these hazards are properly managed and controlled with all measures in place and also adhering to all regulatory agencies both locally and internationally, the companies will achieve a zero goal in incidence and accidents.

Key elements to assess proposals for rockfall risk mitigation in the context of a technical and economic feasibility project – the experience of two alpine italian regions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Strada ◽  
Davide Bertolo ◽  
Volkmar Mair ◽  
Marco Paganone
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Residual Risk ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Acceptable Risk ◽  
Italian Regions ◽  
Geological Conditions ◽  
Hazard And Risk

<p>The Valle d'Aosta Region and the Autonomous Province of Bolzano territories include the highest mountain areas of Italy, where most of the communication infrastructures or strategic activities are totally or in part partially exposed to the rockfall hazards.  </p><p>For this reason, the two administrations have established an operational cooperation in order to compare their procedures and to define the criteria and best practices to prioritize and project the mitigation the rockfall mitigation measures. The result achieved by the work group have inspired a new incoming version of the Italian technical standard UNI 11211 “Rockfall protective measures”.   </p><p>As a part of the rockfall risk assessment of the designing the mitigation measures, it is necessary to assess the actual effectiveness of the alternative mitigation options which have been identified.  </p><p>The choice whether to mitigate the event intensity or the expected damage, with either structural or non-structural measures, will usually achieve a risk mitigation level, associated to a complimentary residual risk. </p><p>Therefore, the project management has to evaluate the degree of hazard and risk mitigation for any given solution. The acceptability of the residual risk and its possible mitigation through organizational measures are to be evaluated as well. A long-term cost/benefit analysis has to be performed, taking also into account the tolerability over time of the handling costs. </p><p>The first milestone in the decisional process the definition of the acceptable risk level. As a matter of fact, which is the key criterion supporting the decision to undertake cost-effective investments in mitigation works. For that reason, a preliminary analysis of the in-situ geological conditions should be as complete and detailed as possible. Project managers have to be aware that the zero-option has to be taken in to account as well, in the case the risk level would not be acceptable. </p><p>Moreover, it has to be taken into account that the risk evaluation is always site-specific, because the rockfall mitigation projects have to be based on a detailed geological reference model. Local changes in geological, hydrogeological, morphological and structural conditions, vegetation, vulnerability and exposure of the objects at risk may lead to different hazard and risk conditions even at a local scale. Therefore, a risk assessment analysis is consistent to a single project and can’t be directly upscaled to implement, for instance, a municipal land management plan.   </p><p>Another key point in the decision-making process is the expected damage assessment, which has to include not only the direct damages (e.g.: loss of human lives) but also the indirect damages and their economic and social impacts. As a consequence, in assessing the acceptable risk both the probability of direct and indirect damage and the economic and social benefits derived from its acceptance have to be weighted. </p><p>The final result has led to guidelines based on QRA (Quantitative Risk Assessment) method and defining three risk levels: Acceptable, ALARP (As Low As Reasonably Practicable) and Unacceptable, providing to the project managers a rational and objective framework to manage rockfall hazards in Italy. </p>

DEALING WITH DISCRIMINATION: Women Labor and Oil Palm Plantation Expansion in Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-28
Author(s):  
Lengga Pradipta
Keyword(s):  
Oil Palm ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Oil Palm Plantation ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
West Sumatra ◽  
Oil Palm Industry ◽  
Safe Working

Oil palm plantations have expanded massively in the isolated areas of Indonesia in the last decades. They cover more than 13.5 million hectares across Indonesia and spread into more than 10 provinces. Riau and West Sumatra are the two provinces that have been targeted for oil palm plantation expansion. When oil palm companies entered Riau and West Sumatra, they started to expand their operations and promised to provide the employment for local people, especially women. At first, thiswent smoothly. However, along with many other social, economic and environmental issues, oil palm companies are no longer giving adequate protection for the women in the labor force. Women operate in unsafe working conditions and always get an unfair share of income. The health of women who work for oil palm companies suffers greatly. They have to handle pesticides and fertilizers without protection such as masks and gloves. Although women put much effort in working for the oil palm companies, they always get lower financial compensation than the men. This situation demonstratesthe tremendous discrimination in the oil palm industry. This is violates many regulations, especially the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) article 11, which mentions that all parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in the field of employment to protect health and safety in the workplace and to ensure equal wages between men and women. This situation not only contravenes CEDAW, but also Act Number 13/2003 about Manpower (article22) which is concerned with the safe working environment and equal wages among employees. The aim of this study is to investigate the current situation in the oil palm industry in Indonesia and how companies discriminate against women without considering the international and national regulations. This study is not only focuses on the oil palm industry itself, but also on women, and how they survive as employees of oil palm companies. This study used qualitative methods, which have been conducted through observation, key informant interviews and secondary data. The study also reveals that in order to solve the case about women labor in oil palm plantations, critical changes are urgently needed, not only from government as the policy makers, but also from many other stakeholders.

scholarly journals HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL FACTORS OF FORKLIFT OPERATIONAL IN PT SINAR INDOGREEN KENCANA AAC PRODUCTION AREA’S

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Elya Maula Imro’atul Khasanah ◽  
Erwin Dyah Nawawinetu
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Residual Risk ◽  
Observational Research ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Potential Hazard ◽  
Daily Production ◽  
Logistics Industry ◽  
Medium Risk ◽  
Hazard And Risk

Background: Forklift is one of the most used craning plane in the manufacture and logistics industry. The operational of forklift can cause fatality work accident. PT SIGK uses forklift in the daily production activities, so it is necessary to identify hazard and risk assessment. Purpose: This study was to identify and assess the risk of physical and mechanical hazard at every stage of forklift operation. Methods: The type of this research was descriptive observational research, the object of the study were potential hazard and risk of all forklift operation stages in the AAC production area, consisted of 4 stages which were initial inspections stage, operational preparation stage, operational stage and post operations stage. Results: The result showed that there were 25 hazards, which were 4 hazards at the initial inspections stage, 2 hazards at the operational preparations stage, 14 hazards at the operational stage and 5 hazards at the post operations stage. Initial risk assessment obtained 2 hazards with high risk level, 22 hazards with medium risk level and 1 hazard with low risk level. The most prevalent hazard controls performed by PT SIGK were administrative (SOP, for klift training, safety sign) and PPE (helmet, gloves, mask), the controls got the value of effectiveness between 50% to 75%. Residual risk assessment, obtained 5 hazards with medium risk level and 20 hazards with low risk level. Conclusion: Additional control should be done by the company to reduce the residual risk level of medium category to be low, if the control recommendation is implemented well then the overall level of residual risk with low category will be obtained.

scholarly journals MULTI-HAZARD RISK ASSESSMENT OF QURUMBAR VALLEY, GHIZER, GILGIT BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
S. K. Ali Shah ◽  
G. Khan ◽  
S. Ali ◽  
J. A. Qureshi ◽  
N. Habib ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Debris Flow ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Bank Erosion ◽  
Flash Floods ◽  
Glacial Lake ◽  
Outburst Flood ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Hazard And Risk

Being located in a seismically active zone, these mountain valleys are exposed to different hydro-meteorological hazards like rockfall, debris flow, landslide, ice avalanches, and glacial lake outburst flood (GLOFs).  The present study is to investigate different multi-hazards and their prevailing risk in the particular area of Qurumbar valley Ishkoman. In the mid-nineteen and twenty centuries at least six devastating glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) has been recorded, initially, only the Qurumbar glacier was considered as the main cause of this outburst flood, later field investigation and interview from local inhabitant revealed that nine more tributary glacier are existing in the area. The recent outburst of flood in the Badswat area of Qurumbar Ishkoman is also considerable, submerging 12 houses and a stretch of roads. Apart from it, the physical vulnerability of the area is increasing, as new areas are being used for housing with the increase in population. The study area is exposed to several other natural hazards like rock fall, debris flows, ice avalanches, and bank erosion. The present study is based on quantitative and qualitative approaches in assistance with GIS/RS an emergent application. The following methodologies were adapted to gather the primary and secondary data for GIS/RS processing. The primary data comprises GIS data and procurement and development and field data. The field data contain ground-truthing /validation. The community-based Hazard Vulnerability Risk Assessment (HVRA) was also carried out to know about human perception. Secondary data has been collected from different literature. Both the data were put into GIS for the processing which gives us our final developmental tools in the form of maps. The hazard and risk map of the Qurumbar Ishkoman depict that flash floods, debris flow, bank erosion, and GLOFs account for major hazards in Qurumbar valley. It is concluded based on our outcomes i.e., hazard and risk maps that earthquake is the main hazard of the area while flash floods, GLOFs, debris flow, bank erosion and the bank collapsed are the main hazards of the area. It is very important to systematically integrate map information into the planning and management process which contributes to a safer environment.

scholarly journals KEBIJAKAN PENGENDALIAN RESIKO KESELAMATAN DAN KESEHATAN KERJA PADA TENAGA KERJA (Studi pada Pekerjaan Pengangkatan di Crane Barge Palong III PT. Tanjungpura Balikpapan)

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Komeyni Rusba ◽  
Hardiyono Hardiyono ◽  
Sri Purwanti ◽  
Daniel Daniel ◽  
Andi Muh Dzul Fadli
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Control ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Control Policy ◽  
Risk Process ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Risk Levels ◽  
Direct Data ◽  
Policy Risk

The process of identifying risks and risks is part of policy and risk. Risk control is carried out for efforts to prevent occupational diseases and accidents. To learn about ways to handle risks to the crane barge. This research is a descriptive study, from the time process of this research is a direct research. This research is located at Palong III barge crane PT. Putra Tanjungpura Balikpapan. The method used by researchers in making measurements, information used by companies. In this study, primary data can be used at the same time and direct data that works on location and secondary data obtained from the company. Risk assessment is carried out using the JRA method (Job Risk Assessment and Risk Matrix. In the risk process, finding 12 types of risks, namely 5 risks with low risk levels, 2 risks with moderate levels, 4 risks with risk levels and 1 risk with risk level Things which must be done regularly to achieve different goals, and the results of risks that are effective and efficient. Keywords: Policy, Risk control policy, risk assessment

scholarly journals MANAJEMEN RISIKO PADA LABORATORIUM BIOFARMASETIKA DAN ANALISIS FARMASI FAKULTAS FARMASI UNIVERSITAS AIRLANGGA

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Indra Oditya Putra
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Risk Control ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Hazard Identification ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Research Education ◽  
Descriptive Research

 The laboratory is a place of activities for research, education and product quality test. The laboratory is also a place to conduct experiments and research that has a source of danger and can cause work accidents. The research objectives are aware of risks and hazards in the laboratory, hence the need to identify hazards, risk assessments, and risk control. Data collection method used is observasional, based on the analysis of properties and data analysis hence this research including descriptive research. In review from the time of the study including cross sectional. The sample of this research is 6 laboratory personnel in 2 laboratories. The data used are the primary data from the observation, interview and questionnaire and secondary data obtained from the Faculty of Pharmacy. The results of the study can identify as many as 8 hazards. In the risk assessment obtained the highest danger level is high risk. High risk risk level of 3 hazards ie HCl solution spills, nitric acid spills, sulfuric acid spills. This laboratory is still quite dangerous because it is still found high risk. The existing risk control in the laboratory is well implemented and needs to be improved by the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Keywords: hazard identification, risk assessment, risk control

scholarly journals Risk-Acceptance Criteria in Occupational Health and Safety Risk-Assessment—The State-of-the-Art through a Systematic Literature Review

Safety ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Panagiotis K. Marhavilas ◽  
Dimitrios E. Koulouriotis
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Acceptance Criteria ◽  
Risk Acceptance

The utilization of risk acceptance criteria (RAC) can help a business to judge whether the risk level concerning any process involved in its working environment is acceptable or not, especially when the risk has a significant societal impact. Thus, the main intention of this study is to make known the current state-of-the-art concerning RACs and to propose new interpretations of it by surveying, for first time, the scientific literature about the RACs associated with the occupational health and safety (OHS) risk-assessment methodologies (RAA). A second objective of this work is the attainment of a prediction for the evolution of the quantity of the publications concerning OHS-RACs, and a third one is the derivation of an algorithm (via a flow-chart) in order to illustrate the process of the formation of new OHS-RACs. The work consists of two parts, (a) exploring and presenting methods of developing RACs in OHS; (b) classifying, analyzing, and benchmarking relevant published scientific articles by surveying the Scopus data base with proper search-hints, through a time interval of 20 years (January2000–December 2019). The review has defined a plethora of RAC-papers with reference to OHS, which is a remarkable percentage in comparison with the other fields aggregated, and this outcome proves that the issue of utilizing RACs is fundamental for the field of OHS. Additionally, it has been deduced that, day after day, there is an increasing tendency for the scientific community to develop and use RACs in the field of occupational safety, as this is evident by their frequent reference to the risk analysis and assessment (RAA) process. Our specific research methodology has been compatible with the PRISMA protocol. A prediction for the evolution of the quantity of the OHS-RAC publications is also given by confirming the Poisson stochastic process. Finally, we propose a generic guideline framework that can contribute to the establishment of new empirically-generated OHS-RACs.

The prospects of occupational risk management during reforms of regulatory legislation basis

2019 ◽  
pp. 39-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vadim B. Alekseev ◽  
Nina V. Zaitseva ◽  
Pavel Z. Shur
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Occupational Risk ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Federal Law ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
Risk Levels ◽  
Legal Principles

Despite wide legislation basis of regulating relations in work safety and workers’ health, one third of workplaces demonstrate exceeded allowable normal levels of workers’ exposure to occupational hazards and present occupational risk for health disorders.In accordance to national legislation acts, evaluation should cover factors of occupational environment and working process, and occupational risk is understood in context of mandatory social insurance. This approach has been formed due to mostly compensatory trend in legal principles of work safety in Russia by now. Implementation of new preventive concept of work safety, based on idea of risk management for workers, necessitates development of legal acts that regulate requirements to evaluation of occupational risk and its reports with consideration of changes in Federal Law on 30 March 1999 №52 FZ “On sanitary epidemiologic well-being of population”.Those acts can include Sanitary Rules and Regulations “Evaluation of occupational risk for workers’ health”, that will contain main principles of risk assessment, requirements to risk assessment, including its characteristics which can serve as a basis of categorizing the risk levels with acceptability.To standardize requirements for informing a worker on the occupational risk, the expediency is specification of sanitary rules “Notifying a worker on occupational risk”. These rules should contain requirements: to a source of data on occupational risk level at workplace, to informational content and to ways of notifying the worker. Specification and implementation of the stated documents enable to fulfil legal requirements completely on work safety — that will provide preservation and increase of efficiency in using work resources.

ZERON 25

Alloy Digest ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Toughness ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Hydrogen Sulfide ◽  
Mechanical Strength ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Tensile Properties ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
Oil Field ◽  
Localized Corrosion ◽  
Oil Gas

Abstract ZERON 25 is an alloy developed to combat severe oil field duties where oil, gas, water are contaminated with high levels of chlorides and hydrogen sulfide. The alloy has good mechanical strength and resistance to localized corrosion. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-584. Producer or source: Weir Material Services Ltd.

scholarly journals Biological risk assessment: A challenge for occupational health and safety practitioners during the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Carlos Carvalhais ◽  
Micaela Querido ◽  
Cristiana C. Pereira ◽  
Joana Santos
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Biological Risk ◽  
Occupational Risks ◽  
Qualitative Risk Assessment ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Medium Risk

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 global pandemic brought several challenges to occupational safety and health practice. One of these is the need to (re)assess the occupational risks, particularly, biological risks. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this work is to promote guidance to occupational safety and health practitioners when conducting a biological risk assessment in this context. METHODS: The main steps of the biological risk assessment are explained with some inputs regarding the novelty posed by SARS-CoV-2 and an example of a qualitative risk assessment method is presented. Also, its application to two different activities was exemplified. RESULTS: In both cases, the assessment considered that vulnerable workers were working from home or in medical leave. The results showed low or medium risk level for the assessed tasks. For medium risk level, additional controls are advised, such maintain social distancing, sanitize instruments/equipment before use, use proper and well-maintained PPE (when applicable), and promote awareness sessions to spread good practices at work. Employers must be aware of their obligations regarding biological risk assessment and OSH practitioners must be prepared to screen and link the abundance of scientific evidence generated following the outbreak, with the technical practice. CONCLUSIONS: This paper could be an important contribution to OSH practice since it highlights the need to (re)assess occupational risks, especially biological risk, to ensure a safe return to work, providing technical guidance.

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