C&MD HSE AWARD 2009 - Kuwait Oil Company

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C&MD HSE AWARD 2009Speech of the SponsorChairman & Managing DirectorMr. Sami F. Al-Rushaid12th May, 2009Ladies & Gentlemen,It is my pleasure to welcome you here today to mark the 12th anniversary of the C&MD HSE Award,and to celebrate with a number of our employees who have worked hard toward the implementation anddevelopment of our HSE system.The Kuwait Oil Company has long sought to establish permanent HSE concepts and rules, to the point thatthese concepts have become part and parcel of our daily work. Such concepts are not empty slogans, butrather a reflection of our values and culture, and we shall continue along this path through additional futureplans.Dear Guests,Taking care of employee safety means concentrating on reducing the number of incidents, which in turnnecessitates higher efficiency. Hence, HSE concepts have become key criteria for the industrial efficiencyof the major international companies.We at KOC believe that the true wealth of any society is the health and welfare of its citizens. For this reason,we give a high priority to the spreading of health-awareness among our employees. As such, presentations,workshops and campaigns continue unabated. Today’s meeting is just one example of these activities.During the last 12 months, the Company has recorded many HSE-related achievements. Let me mentionsome of them as examples of our efforts:1. The annual average of gas flaring has been reduced to below 4%. This is the lowest gas flaring percentagein the history of the Company.2. Several precautionary measures to maintain a clean ambient air in the facilities have beenimplemented.3. Recycling and treatment of drilling operations associated water has begun.

C&MD HSE AWARD 20094. The Company succeeded in reducing the dumping of the associated water into the desert and evaporationpits to 0% (zero)in West and South & East Kuwait. KOC is trying hard to reach the 0% in NorthKuwait.5. Speed monitors have been installed in more than 450 of the Company’s vehicles.6. 81 HSE awareness workshops have been held throughout the Company.7. 424 abandoned dump pits have been closed.8. Numerous contractors have maintained a Lost Time Incident free record.9. A new waste management system which reduces mixed-waste and uses the extracted metals has beenstarted.Before I conclude here, I would like to thank everyone who participated in the commendable efforts whichhelped in maintaining our pioneering role in the HSE field. My heartfelt thanks go to the C&MD HSE AwardOrganizing Committee members and to our contractors for their constructive support for the Company’seffort. Also, my congratulations to the winners and I wish them further success in their endeavours.• My special thanks are to a number of dignitaries who have always been supportive to us, namely:• Captain Ali Haidar, Acting General Manager, EPA.• Mr. Humoud Al-Rawdan, General Manager, First Joint Group.• Dr. Adam Al-Mulla, Assistant Dean for Planning & Professional Development, Faculty of Engineering& Petroleum, Kuwait University.• Dr. Issam Al-Sayed, (Scientific Researcher, Water Resources Management, Water Technology Department,KISR.May Allah safeguard Kuwait and its people, under the wise leadership of HH The Amir of Kuwait and hisCrown Prince.

C&MD HSE AWARD 2009Speech of the Committee ChairmanManager Health, Safety & Environment GroupMr. Mohammad Al-Fodari12th May, 2009Mr. Chairman & Managing DirectorOur colleagues,Dear Guests,Today, we gather here with the winners to celebrate the C&MD HSE Award. After 12 years, this competitionhas proved its prominent status and added further successes to its outstanding short history. This success ismainly due to the dedicated attention by the senior management.Year after year, we observe more participants, whether from the Company staff or our contractors. We, inthe Committee, do welcome this wider participation, and encourage everyone to express own talent throughthis competition.This year, we have received 270 applications, categorized as follows:129 KOC employees, 128 Youth and children, 13 contractors.Dear guests,The improvement of the people’s life as well as the surrounding environment is a major aim for this Award.Hence, we selected “It is not about statistics… it is about keeping people healthy,” as the theme for thisyear.The competition has been categorized into four sub-themes: health, safety, environment and awareness. Asubcommittee was formed for each theme, and each subcommittee introduced unified evaluation criteriaagainst which each and every application was evaluated. At the end, winning applications were presentedto the main committee for final approval.Based on the magnitude and the benefit of the initiative, top applications were cross checked. The supremewinner was voted-off by the main committee and following the C&MD instructions to consider the reductionof flaring to less than 4%, which reflects the effort in maximizing our natural sources as far as our technicallimits would allow us.Our special thanks go to my colleagues in the committee, namely:Capt. Khalifa Al-Du’aij, Mr. Sulaiman Al-Somali, Mr. Shaker Faras, Mr. Abdullah Al-Simaiti, Mr. AbdulKhaliq Al-Ali, Mr. Mustafa Megdad, Mr. Dhari Al-Gharabally, Mr. Bashar Al-KhashtiThanks also to the heads of the subcommittees:Mr. Fares Al-Mansouri, Mr. Ahmad Abbas, Mr. Abdulla Al-Awadhi, Mr. Ismael Mataqi, Mr. Abdullah Al-Abdul SalamFinally, we say well-done for the winners, and wish the other participation a better luck for next year. Andour deepest thanks to those who gave hands to bring this event into success.

C&MD HSE AWARD 2009Members ofC&MD HSE Award Committee2009Mr. Mohammad Al-FodariManager(Health, Safety & Environment)Capt. Khalifa Al-DuaijAdvisor to DMD(West Kuwait)Mr. Abdul Khaleq Al-AliManager(Public Relations & Information)Mr. Shaker FarasManager Operations(South Kuwait)Mr. Mustafa Bu MegdadManager(Ahmadi Services)Mr. Sulaiman Al-SomaliManager(Security & Fire)Mr. Abdulla Al-SumaitiManager Operations(West Kuwait)Mr. Dhari H. GharaballyTeam Leader(Health and Environment)Mr. Bashar Al-KhashtiGroup Planning Cord.(Training & CD)

C&MD HSE AWARD 2009SUPREME WINNERSFlaring Control at GC-21Mohammed Al-Anzi, Mahdi Al-Qazweeni, Pawan Kumar Bansal, Minesh D. Purushottam,Nasser Bader Al-OraifiIn GC-21, flaring was observed (even up to 2 MMSCFD) during the first fortnight of Nov.2008.Therefore, initiative was taken to study the case and to take actions for reducing the flaring and protect theenvironment.A team comprising of PO (SK) & OTS (SK) engineers visited GC-21 and studied all the parameters fromDCS and field. Observations were recorded and analyzed.Then corrective actions (constant monitoring of flare, optimization of CRU and crude production fromGC-21) were taken. Finally, flaring was reduced, to nearly zero, leading to environment protection.

C&MD HSE AWARD 2009WINNERSHEALTHNew Advanced Technology Management inPhysiotherapy (Piezoson 300)Faisal Ramadn M. Al-kandary, Ayman Elwy A/Aleem Balabel, Amani Ahmed Y AL-Jamaly,Essam Yousry T. Zaher(ESWT) is a new technology using acoustic shockwaves to treat client suffering form neuromusculoskeletalconditions which was treated by surgery/steroid injections. This was done by certified physiotherapist weretrained in Germany for the best & first machine in Kuwait. It is non invasive (non-surgical), safe and easilypatient compliance. Follow up patient survey ( 260 patients ) revealed that 85 – 95% successful results

C&MD HSE AWARD 2009WINNERSHEALTHHealth Improvements across S&EK DirectorateMs Zainab Hussain, Mr Bala Siva Srikanth Adivi, Mr. Essam Al-Kahloot,Mr. Mohammed Adly, Mr. Zaid Al-SarrafWith an aim to enhance healthy working conditions in SEK directorate, which is in line with KOC HSEVision, Mission & HSE Policy, HSE(S&EK) team has planned, designed, initiated & conducted activitiesrelating to occupational health in the year 08-09. The activities are IAQ survey, PPE survey, Noise survey,Computer workstation hazard survey, RSI survey and seminars/campaigns for promoting health habits.These activities not only give an opportunity to correct the gaps, but also keep every employee abreast withhealth awareness issues.

C&MD HSE AWARD 2009WINNERSHEALTHIntravitreal Anti-Vegf Injection ServiceIntravitreal Anti-Proliferative MedicationsDr. Sivasubramaniam manohar, Dr. Ghassan zein, Dr. Faizullah khawaja,Dr. Maya georgieva pandova, Mrs. Adora de guzman retiroThis new technique of Intravitreal Injection of Anti-Proliferative Medications viz Bevacizumab [Avastin]and Ranibizumab [Lucentis] (which are being used for cancer treatment) are used in small doses topatients with Retinal Disorders like Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinal Vein Occlusion, Age-Related MacularDegeneration etc. This treatment is started in USA 2 ½ years ago. This helps to reduce the swelling ofretinal edema and gives improvement of vision in many patients, which in turn gives better quality of lifeso that patients can do their normal activities. Importantly, the number of patients who were referred abroadearlier to USA for this treatment are reduced to almost none which in turn decreases the expenditures tothe company (Expenditures per patient: if referred abroad, including medical treatment from 3 – 6 months,escorts and tickets is equal to 25000KD – 30000KD; at present, expenditure per patient is 80KD – 480KDin our hospital).

C&MD HSE AWARD 2009WINNERSSAFETYEarly Warning by SMS of “Leakage & Fire Threat” to TL’s AndEnhancement of B2 Manifolds from Safety, Corrosion & Easier InspectionMohd. Al-Rasheedi, Amer Al-Hajri, Hesham Gharib, Nasser Abdul Aziz, Basant GoyalThe B2 manifold having complex buried pipe line system where inspection and pin pointing any hydrocarbonleakages is herculean task. The team identified the need of exposing all buried pipe lines by Fabricating aPit, supporting for raising & exposing all the Manifold Pipes, Cementing the walls and base will assist easierinspections and surveillance. As the lesson learned from GCMB incident, the treat of fire and leakages wastackled by installing 16 Nos of Gas detection system. The latest technology was introduced for creatingSMS’s to all responsible personnel as early warning of any gas leakages. The Gas detectors are installed tocover all flanges, pipe line accessories, valves etc covering most probable causes of leakages so as to coverentire manifold. The safety of manifold had considerably elevated.

C&MD HSE AWARD 2009WINNERSSAFETYMajor Roads Safety Modifications at various locations inKOC Field areas Roads NetworkAhmad Al-Kandari, Abdul Aziz Al – Otaibi, Hashim Al-Sayed, Sulaiman Al-Sairafi,Hamad Al-AjmiFollowing Top Management’s directives, Utilities Team has taken various steps to enhance roads safetyby modifying dangerous spots at various locations in KOC Roads Network in Field areas. This includesconstruction of new roads, roundabouts, installation of steel guardrails, , road marking, fixing dividers andsolar studs, construction of height limit portal frames and installation of road signs etc…recent modifications have shown perceptible improvements in the safety of road users by which we arehoping to eliminate and avoid any fatalities involved.

C&MD HSE AWARD 2009WINNERSSAFETYDeviation / Compliance of KOC StandardAli Hussain Al-Failakawi, Faisal Redha Esmaeel, A. Hamid Al-Shammari,Inayatullah BandarkarSupplied Transformers were not according to KOC Standards.The transformer design deviation would have resulted in direct and serious damaging effects on the mainparts (winding, high tension and low tension terminal boxes, disconnecting chambers and isolating/coolingtransformer oil) of 71 power transformers installed in the South and East Kuwait as part of major expansionprojects. This costly damage might have hindered the crude oil production in new expansions and disruptthe gathering centers operation in general. The modification which was implemented to the transformers,ensures that insulating oil in disconnecting chambers and main tank will not exchange during abnormaloperation conditions. Therefore, allocated oil for each part will be maintained and contained properly in themain tank and chambers separately. The vendor was confronted by the deviation and requested to carry outthe required modifications at no cost. Accordingly, all modifications were planned, coordinated, supervisedand approved by the above mentioned team members in accordance of Company Standard and executedby the Vendor/manufacturer at no extra cost.

C&MD HSE AWARD 2009WINNERSSAFETYUnification of all Emergency Telephone numbers to 160Ali Hussain Asad, Ali Al Bairami, Mohammad Khadadah, Hamad Mohd. Al Subaie,Saleh Enad SharifUnification of the entire Company Emergency Numbers into a single number 160 to receive emergencycalls from within KOC, Mobile and state land lines to receive emergency calls for Fire, Security &Ambulance.

C&MD HSE AWARD 2009WINNERSENVIRONMENTMaintenance ExcellenceAdnan Al-Haider, Ismail Al-Saffar, Thamer Al-Rashoud, Krishna Kumar Nair, Tony GeraghtyOperations Group (SK) in coordination with M/s Schlumberger Co. conducted a Maintenance Excellenceexercise at GC-8 in Oct/Nov.08. The analysis resulted in the tremendous scope in the reduction of CRUGas Flaring by eliminating the Mini Checks at GC-8 & 7 (Electric Motor Driven) and go for PredictiveMaintenance. OTS (SK) Team who is responsible for the Planning, Scheduling and implementation ofthe Preventive Maintenance Program for the S&EK Production facilities, are already in this process ofeliminating the CRU mini checks gradually. Presently they have increased the frequency of carrying out theCRU Mini checks from the existing 5,000 Hrs to 7,500 Hrs which has contributed significantly to the GasFlaring reduction in S&EK Areas. This resulted in cost saving in terms of Gas production and reduced gasflaring which is equivalent to approx. 7.5 Million USD annually.After monitoring the present setup of carrying out the CRU Mini checks at an extended period of time, wewill be completely eliminating the CRU Mini Checks to start with GC-7 & 8 and later on to other GC’s inSEK Areas, which will have a tremendous impact in the reduction of CRU Gas Flaring, and also addressthe HSE issues of atmospheric pollution especially in the GC’s near the city & airport.

C&MD HSE AWARD 2009WINNERSENVIRONMENTShallow Water Self Propelled Oil Spill Recovery VesselHasan Al Bairami, Ali Mohammad Abdullah, Mathew Idiculla, Mohammad Aslam Khan,Thangarajan IlangovanThe subject vessel has been Designed and Manufactured by KOC Marine Services Team by its own resourcesin order to handle offshore Oil Spill Incidents and mainly at shallow water. The Self Propelled Vessel isequipped with Disc Skimmer and storage tank of 10m3 to store the skimmed oil. KOC’s existing fleetwas limited in shallow water oil spill combating, thus the need of this vessel was crucial; it will improvepercentage of marine spill recovery and reduced beach damage.The Vessel has been registered with Ministry of Communication under the Name of HEMMA.

C&MD HSE AWARD 2009WINNERSENVIRONMENTHSE Knowledge – Reach, Repeat & ReapAli A. Al-Mairza, Ajay Kumar Mohanty, Ravi Chakrapani, Ranjan RayStriving towards a healthy, safe and clean environment, HSE-SEK chose the catalyst of sharing knowledgeand experience.To reap the benefits of high awareness level among its partners to success, HSE-SEK implemented its beliefof reaching one and all with regular interactions and exchanges.To improve consistent compliance with HSE practices & procedures; numerous HSE awareness sessions,campaigns and other communication methods were adopted covering not only the KOC & Contractors’personnel but also extending its boundary to the community as a part of Corporate Social Responsibility.A total 81 sessions were conducted with 1022 enthusiastic participants attended, covering a total HSEinteraction man-hours 1926 in a span of 10 months.Highlights included; “Near Miss” Campaign, Occupational Health Campaign & ‘Health Day’, Road Safety

C&MD HSE AWARD 2009WINNERSHSE AWARENESSTraining on the Implementation of SafetyObservations and Conversations (SOC)Fares Al-Mansouri, Fahad Al-Qattan, Mario A. Santos, Sreejith K. M., Christopher DeverajSafety Observations and Conversations (SOC) is a conversation between an observer and observee aboutHSE issues focusing on personal safety and process safety relating to tasks, hazards, risks, consequences,options and actions required to manage or eliminate risk. Carrying out SOC satisfies certain requirementsof HSE Management System and helps develop and maintain good HSE performance by identifying andcommending good behavior / practices as well as addressing unsafe behavior / practices / conditions. SOCalso enhances personal skills in making effective HSE interventions and help to develop an inter-dependentculture.Accordingly, a series of 17 training sessions were conducted from May 2008 - September 2008 on the“Implementation of Safety Observations and Conversations (SOC)” to all Assets/Directorates of thecompany targeting Grade 14 & above, having a total of 265 KOC employees trained as SOC Observer.

C&MD HSE AWARD 2009WINNERSHSE AWARENESSHealth and Faith- 2 Faced CoinDr. Aref Abbas Al-abbasi, Abdel-Latif Abdel-Rahman Elmor, Abdul-Reda Ismail Dashti,Amal Mubarak Alshoaiby, Khalid Gholom MohamadIt is directed to prevent diseases and to promote health of KOC, K, companies employees. It is expandednearly over 8 months and composed of 70 presentations , 4 symposium , Newspaper and 10 Radio andSatellite T.V. Channels Shows.This Giant project implemented –for the first time in Kuwait upon, in accordance to the World HealthOrganization recommendations to get benefit of the religion, faith and spiritual aspects to promote health.It included 4 main subprojects (Your health in : Ramadan – Eid El-Feter – Alhaj – and Eid Al-adha).

C&MD HSE AWARD 2009WINNERSCHILDRENName: Khaled Al-GharaballyAge: 6 YearsName: Aheli GuptaAge: 9 YearsName: Leonard ChowdryAge: 10 YearsYOUTHName: Caralyza EdwinAge: 14 YearsName: Sundus HussainAge: 14 YearsName: Gautam RajAge: 16 YearsWRITE UPGoing GreenWRITE UPStress Management

C&MD HSE AWARD 2009ContractorsBJ Services CompanyTechnicas ReunidasDaelim Industrial Company Ltd.Best DriversWinnerDesignationMustafa Bu MegdadManager – Ahmadi Services GroupJassem Al-ShattiManager - Management Support GroupBader Al-QaoudTL - Production Support GasManowar AhmedTpl Specialist 1- Prospect Evaluation TeamMohd. Hameed ShereefSnr. Geophysicist - Exploration Operations TeamShiraz G. Hassan AliSnr. Engineer Planning - Project Support Team

C&MD HSE AWARD 2009STATISTICSKOC EMPLOYEESn The total number of application received09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 99129 154 102 103 142 78 124 83 95 77 92n The total number of wining applications13 12 13 11 11 10 9 11 10 10 13n The number of winning groups11 11 17 14 13 15 10 9 11 8 7CONTRACTORSn Number of nominations19 13 11 19 15 6 17 8 7 10 7n Number of groups which submitted nominations8 5 3 10 9 5 7 5 4 5 3YOUTH & CHILDRENn The Total number of the youth entries30 30 21 63 42 26 14 19 30 15 16n The Total number of the children entries98 86 68 101 87 26 25 24 30 24 21WINNING GROUPSGroupNo. of employeesMedical Group 13Operatiopns (South Kuwait) 11HSE (SEK) 9Operations (East Kuwait) 7HSE Group 5Ahmadi Services 5Export & Marine Operations 5Security & Fire 3Corporate Information Technology 2Operatiopns (North Kuwait) 1Public Relations & Inofrmation 1