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In this issue:

HOISTING ANDLIFTING - UPDATE

OFFEX 2014

127

CONTRACTORFORUM

30

2015

DOCUMENTCONTROL SYSTEM

18

SUMMER EDITION

THE HUNT

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EMERGENCYBREATHING SYSTEM

20

SPOTTHE HAZARDS

KEEP YOURSELF AND EACH OTHER alert

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SHARP, EFFICIENTAND TO THE POINT

Foreword

He applies specific martial arts so that he disturbs his enemy’s balance and defeats him with minimal effort. He doesn’t waste any energy and makes no unnecessary movements. This makes him sharp, efficient and to the point. You could apply these qualities to safety. Working safely within the Oil and Gas Industry springs to mind. We always need to enable the man on the shop floor to stay sharp and to be able to work efficiently and to be to the point. In short: to work cleverly. However, if we want to work cleverly we don’t want to disturb the balance. Safety is not our enemy. If you stop adding petrol, your car will stall. If you scrutinize your business you’ll often find that there’s room for improvement. But if scrutinizing only leads to cutbacks and working cost efficiently, the balance will be disturbed. If you turn of the faucet, no water will come out. Sharpness dissolves, safety is in jeopardy and therefore also health and environment. That is why it is important to make safety, health and environment sustainable and to keep on investing in this. So, if we put even more effort and work into the implementation and integration of HSElife UNIO within the Operator’s and Contractor’s organizations, we will ultimately reach our goal: Incident Free Operations. In the videos on hselifeunio.com on HSE items, it’s not a coincidence that you constantly hear: “ Handling safety, health, well-being and environment in a conscious way is not a nine-to-five job. It has to become a second nature.”

Let’s keep on working together strenuously in order to stay sharp, work efficiently and be to the point. Then, we will be able to master any given situation.

On behalf of THE WAT GROUPPier van Spronsen

Recently, I read an article on the ‘Bushido’. What struck me in

the article were the words ‘efficiency, energy and sharpness’ of

the Samurai warrior. This warrior uses his energy effectively

in order to master any given situation.

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More and more research results

appear showing that the right lighting

level contributes to a safer and more

comfortable work environment. Moreover,

it also contributes to the reduction of

the number of accidents and mistakes.

Conclusion: by working under the right

lighting conditions, we become more

productive and more alert. Interesting!

Spot the hazards

FEWERless accidentsand more safety

keeps us alert

NEWLIGHTING GENERATION

MISTAKES,

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By using LED lamps to simulate natural daylight you

can influence the human biological clock. During the

day, the light changes along with the color and warmth of

the daylight. These subtle nuances have an immediate effect

on your state of mind. And because it also keeps you alert longer,

the risk of incidents and unsafe situations on the shop floor is being

reduced.

High lighting level, strong effect

However, not only lighting warmth and color contribute to a safer work place – the

lighting level also plays an important role. By increasing the lighting level from 300

lux (lighting units) to 2,000 lux in an industrial environment for instance, the number

of mistakes can be reduced with 29% and the number of accidents with 52% no

less! On top of this, productivity rises with 8% in such a case.

1 Source: Henri Juslén, thesis ‘Lighting, productivity and preferred illuminances –

field studies in the industrial environment’, 2007.

Nowadays, lighting can do so muchmore than just light up the darkness.

The newest lighting generation has been designed to influence your state of mind,

your productivity and your health.

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Lighting checkJust tick the box!

The naked eye is not always able to determine if the light

source condition is correct or if the LED needs to be

replaced. However, there are some aspects you can check

for yourself to see if the lighting conditions you work under

are as they should be. For instance, lamps at a technical or

hazardous work place are required to have a lighting level

of 700 lux. Lighting should not be blinding or reflective and

lamps are not supposed to flicker. It is advisable to install a

daylight sensitive installation, which measures the quantity

of daylight to determine how much additional lighting is

required.

Last but not least, the new LED lighting generation

contributes to a better environment and will reduce lighting

cost. LED lighting has a longer life span and uses less

energy than conventional lighting.

Lighting level is too low– now what?

Obviously, we need the right level of lighting and the

right lighting itself in order to perform optimally. But

what happens if the lighting level at your work place is

too low? Then, people tire more quickly, absence due to

sickness figures rise, there is a greater risk of mistakes

and accidents and people are less productive. In our

line of business, potential danger is omnipresent. All the

more reason to make sure you’re working under the right

lighting conditions.

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What have the Oil and Gas Industry and Governmental

Organizations learned from the Offshore Exercise 2014?

Which are the lessons learned? AdviSafe Crisis Management

Coordinator Joost Michelhoff has the answer.

OFFEXThe lessons learned

2014

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“Thanks to the long and intensive preparation with all parties involved

and by doing the actual exercise they got to know each other’s tasks

and responsibilities better,” Michelhoff says. “But at the same time

awareness grew of the impact an offshore incident can have on

the Den Helder Municipality.”

“All parties involved got

more insight in each

other’s tasks and

responsibilities.”

What was OFFEX 2014?The arrival and reception of a large number of evacuees at Den Helder

harbor after an incident on a North Sea production platform. Total E &

P hosted this exercise. Read the complete article on OFFEX 2014 in

HSElife Magazine#14.

The network chart is in fact an

agreement on cooperation.

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Network Chart

Content

Testing the network chart was an important objective of the exercise.

The result was a number of lessons learned concerning certain necessary

changes of the chart’s content, Michelhoff says. “The content of the chart needs

to be updated. For example, the Red Cross was still on the chart although this

organization is no longer involved in the reception process at Den Helder. The

network chart doesn’t clarify in what way the Regional Management Team North

Sea IncidentsJanine svp checken of dit juiste benaming is! is to be informed

or alarmed. This Regional Management Team is the highest crisis team of the

governmental departments involved. Notifying this team is part of another

protocol – it’s not the primary function of the network chart. Beside these issues,

a number of abbreviations were not being explained.”

Terminology

“During OFFEX, three different worlds were brought together: offshore – the

industry, coast guard, Rijkswaterstaat, onshore – municipality, safety region and

port authority – Navy. These parties are not familiar with each other’s world and

terminology. This can cause confusion in the communications. Also something

that became apparent during the exercise.”

Status

“The network chart is in fact an agreement on cooperation between all parties

involved in the arrival and reception of a large number of evacuees from sea to

land. It is these parties’ responsibility to implement the network chart within their

own organization. The chart also needs to be included in crisis management

plans. This is now being done.”

The Coast Guard, Navy and Safety Region

are not very familiar with the Oil and Gas

Industry’s ‘language’.

CommunicationsThe Coast Guard, Navy and Safety Region

are not very familiar with the Oil and Gas Industry’s

‘language’, Michelhoff indicates. “Sometimes

the language used was not entirely correct,

so that different parties weren’t communicating

correctly and clearly. This could have led to incorrect

interpretation, possibly resulting in wrong decisions.”

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Information exchangeDuring the exercise, it became clear that Total had no access to the Safety Region information system –with

the result that Total was deprived of certain crucial information. “We therefore agreed that third parties can have

access,’ says Michelhoff. “So that they get the information firsthand. In principle it is a Safety Region internal

crisis information system. An online application, accessible everywhere. One of our recommendations was to

investigate the possibility of giving the Operators access to this system.”

Raising the alarmThe formal line for alarm raising / transfer at

the Coast Guard needs to be improved,

Michelhoff explains. “It is the Coast Guard’s

responsibility to alert the Marine Operational Team (MOT) through the emergency operator of the Marine Fire

Department. The MOT is the Navy’s crisis team. Since this exercise with the network chart was new, the Coast

Guard did not know the best way to reach the MOT. At a certain time, someone (Total liaison officer) actually

walked from the Coast Guard to the Marine office in order to make contact there. After the SAR process has been

concluded, command and control are in fact being transferred from sea to land, in this case from Coast Guard

to Navy. It would be helpful for a correct transfer if the Coast Guard’s OT chairman could do this personally by

means of participating in the MOT meeting.” During OFFEX 2014, Michelhoff was the exercise leader. “When we

were already deep into the exercise, the Chief Engineer – Director of Rijkswaterstaat called me because he still

hadn’t received the alarm notification. That was a big omission and therefore an important lesson learned.”

Solution“It was recommended to organize a theme workshop on the subject at Den Helder this year. There the parties

involved with the network chart can learn more about their mutual terminology, concepts and ways of working.

Municipality, Navy, Coast Guard, Safety Region and the offshore parties should all participate in this workshop.”

During the exercise, Total was

deprived of crucial information.

The formal line for alarm raising with

the Coast Guard needs to be improved.

Collegial exchange is the solution to the limited capacity

of company representatives.

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RepresentationThe Oil and Gas Operators often have only a limited amount of company

representatives who have to perform certain specific tasks at different locations

in case of an exercise (or an actual incident), says Michelhoff. “If indeed there is a

representative available, this person needs to multi task and know all ins and outs. For

example, there was limited capacity available to participate in the Commando Plaats

Incident (CoPI). CoPI is the Dutch term for the operational command at the site of

the incident. “It was recommended to look for a solution for company representation

at the arrival and reception location. Oil and Gas Operators could come to a mutual

agreement about this. By this I mean collegial exchange. Moreover, it would be great if

Den Helder could offer such a service.”

Exercise objectives OFFEX 2014

• A joint incident and crisis approach by industry and governmental organizations

• aligning tasks and responsibilities

• Improving cooperation and information exchange between the industry and governmental

organizations

• Monitoring of the notification process to all parties involved

• Live testing of the network chart (arrival and reception process)

• Offer insight to all parties involved about their role and responsibilities

• Cooperation between the various emergency teams

Summary of lessons learned

• Content of network chart needs to be updated

• Improve understanding of each other’s terminology

• Improve mutual communication

• Gain access to crucial information

• Improve knowledge of formal lines for alarm raising

• Make sure sufficient company representatives are available

Joost Michelhoff: “The Den Helder Harbor facilities

(i.e. Navy facilities) are most suitable to receive large

numbers of evacuees from the Offshore industry.”

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HOISTINGAND LIFTING

INTRODUCTION UPDATE

www.hselifeunio.com/en/hse-items

Unambiguous and clear information is essential for working

safely. Therefore, we publish harmonized information on

hselifeunio.com about several items, for the man on the

shop floor. Then everyone speaks ‘the same language’ and

we prevent incidents and accidents.

Do you have additions, changes

or comments about harmonized

information on hselifeunio.com?

Send them to info@hselifeunio.com.

Update HOISTING AND LIFTINGWe look critically at all the items we publish and at the comments and additions we receive from the field on these items.

Therefore, there is now an updated A6 brochure and onscreen presentation online on the topic of ‘Hoisting and Lifting’.

Patrick Mos is senior Lifting and Hoisting specialist at NAM and has worked really hard for this update. The updated video on

‘Lifting and hoisting’ will soon be put on the website.

HSE guidelines

THE NATIONAL OIL&GAS INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR PROFESSIONALS

SHOISTING

AND LIFTING

HSE LIFE

May 2015

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CASOS AND HSELife Unio

“CASOS currently focuses on increasing the safety for Contractors on

NAM locations. Harmonization is not only an important goal within NAM,

harmonization of safety is also important in the entire Oil and Gas industry,

making the collaboration with HSElife UNIO a good first step,”

says Peter Vinke (Chairman CASOS).

Together we are stronger

At this time CASOS and HSElife UNIO have chosen a number of joint

actions. The new introduction videos and the LMRA cards are good

examples of this. But important goals for HSElife UNIO and CASOS are

also sharing knowledge with each other and connecting communication

media such as the alignment of annual plans. Pier van Spronsen,

HSElife UNIO “Together we are stronger. Instead of sending out our

own message, it’s better to send out a joint message to the field. In this,

harmonization is the keyword .”

joinforces

To improve safety throughout the entire Oiland Gas industry and to increase efficiency,

CASOS and HSElife UNIO choose for acloser collaboration.

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UPDATE

PSL STICKERHow does it work?for the OFFSHORE & ONSHORE INTERACTIVE TRAINING

The stamp is replaced by a sticker, the

HSElife UNIO has recently introduced a replacementfor the well-known stamp: the PSL sticker.What is it? Who is it for? How does it work?

What is the HSElife UNIO PSL sticker?

It’s a security certificate for access to an On- or Offshore

location from the Operators participating in HSElife UNIO.

Who is the HSElife UNIO PSL sticker for?

For anyone who works on an On- or Offshore location from

an Operator which participates in HSElife UNIO.

When are you entitled to an HSElife UNIO PSL sticker?

Everyone who works on an On- or Offshore location is

required to follow the harmonized On- and/or Offshore

interactive training and to make the test that’s included.

If you have successfully completed the test, you are

entitled to an HSElife UNIO sticker in your Personal Safety

Logbook.

From whom do you get the HSElife UNIO PSL sticker?

After you have successfully completed the test you print

out a certificate. Take this certificate to the person who

The implementation of the Onshore and Offshore training PSL sticker is ongoing, this is expected to be completed by the end of this year!

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Anyone who works on an On- or Offshore location froman Operator participating in HSElife UNIO is required to follow

the harmonized On- and/or Offshore interactive training andto make the test that’s included.

is authorized to issue and to sign off the sticker. Some

Operators offer the interactive training and test in different

locations. Ask for it! You could be asked some audit

questions at the location about issues that appear in the

training.

Where and when do you follow the harmonized On- and Offshore interactive training?

Basically, you can follow the training online at home through

hselifeunio.com (section ‘Training’). Follow the training

before you start working on an On- or Offshore location.

But the Operators participating in HSElife UNIO also have

location-specific information. Ask for it.

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GET ready for...

Eliminatesafety riskHazard Hunting plays an important role in preventing any future personal

injury or damage to property or the environment. By mapping out the potential

hazards together with your co-workers you’re taking a joint step forward to a

safer work place. HSElife UNIO offers several tools to help you eliminate safety

risks. You can start using these tools right now! Think reporting forms and an

onscreen presentation.

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THEHUNTEven if we’re not always aware, there are potential hazards in our daily work

place all the time. Often the safety risk goes unnoticed and becomes part of

our daily routine. In order to map out these risks, to be able to discuss and

deal with them we’ll now go ‘Hazard Hunting’.

Falling objects –‘Dropped Objects’- are a significant

safety hazard on the shop floor offshore, onshore or

at the office.

Within the Hazard Hunting program, dropped objects

occupy a prominent place in the ‘Sherlock Holmes in

the Search of Drops’ campaign. The campaign wants

to create more awareness regarding the importance

of a safer work place and the strive for ‘Incident Free

Operations’. Will you meet the challenge and start

searching for potential Drops?

In Q3, the complete program set-up will be published on

hselifeunio.com and will be explained at length. We will

keep you posted. As we speak, the Hazard Hunting and

Dropped Objects working groups are busy finalizing the

campaign.

Mind your head!

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AM I USING THE MOST RECENT DOCUMENT?

Always up to date

By using the Document Control System, you always have access to the most recent

version of the document. This is not only very helpful but also very important. Because,

by using the most recent documentation you contribute to safety on the shop floor.

Het Document Control System kan je vinden op www.hselifeunio.com/support

Documents are often subject to alteration and are being updated regularly. It is therefore sometimes difficult to keep the right overview. Are you sure you’re using the most recent documents?

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Find it in the

DOCUMENT CONTROL SYSTEM!

documentatie en video’s HSElife UNIO

naam soort Laatste aanpassing op site, taal NL

Laatste aanpassing op site, taal UK

datum document zelf NL datum document zelf UK

MEDIAKIT:

Logo blauwe achtergrond CMYK afbeelding 27 January 2015 27 January 2015

Logo witte achtergrond CMYK afbeelding 27 January 2015 27 January 2015

Logo blauwe achtergrond RGB afbeelding 27 January 2015 27 January 2015

Logo witte achtergrond RGB afbeelding 27 January 2015 27 January 2015

Persbericht word document 27 December 2013 27 December 2013

advertentie PDF 15 January 2015 15 January 2015

Introductie film video 12 June 2014 12 June 2014

HSElife UNIO Handboek PDF 22 May 2014 22 May 2014

HSElife UNIO Strategisch Plan PDF 22 May 2014 22 May 2014

CARE

PAKKET 1:

A. Algemene introductie onscreen PDF 27 March 2014 28 March 2014

B. De basis SD video 12 June 2014 12 June 2014

B. De basis HD video 12 June 2014 12 June 2014

C. De instructie SD video 12 June 2014 12 June 2014

C. De instructie HD video 12 June 2014 12 June 2014

D. A6 folder PDF 15 April 2014 15 April 2014

E. Poster 1 PDF 1 April 2014 1 April 2014

E. Poster 2 PDF 1 April 2014 1 April 2014

E. Poster 3 PDF 1 April 2014 1 April 2014

E. Poster 4 PDF 1 April 2014 1 April 2014

F. Rapportageformulier PDF 6 February 2014 6 February 2014

G. Q & A lijst PDF 28 March 2014 28 March 2014

Document Version Control

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Emergency Breathing System

For Your Information

EBSNEW

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The Executive Committee of NOGEPA has decided that all

helicopters on the Dutch Continental Shelf shall be

equipped with a new life vest with Emergency Breathing

System. The introduction date for this new life vest is

fixed on 1st May 2015. TOTAL E&P Nederland has adopted

the above decision and is implementing this in its operations.

As a consequence, all personnel flying

Offshore as from above mentioned date

or any personnel already offshore on this

date, have to pass the “Nogepa Course 0.5c

– Compressed Air Emergency Breathing

System” before travelling Offshore. Any

person not in the possession of this certificate

shall not be allowed on the helicopter.

As per our regulations, all the certificates of

your staff have to be valid, prior travelling

offshore. Please make sure that this latest

requirement is added to your obligatory

trainings and contact your training institute

to timely perform the required training. The

training takes about 1½ hour and is a “dry”

training. In cooperation with your training

institute, the training might be performed on

your site as well.

Please note that this additional training is due to change in legislation. In the longer

term this training will become part of the Bosiet 0.5A.

Training institutions able to deliver the new CA-EBS training are:

• DHTC – Den Helder

• FMTC – Schiphol

• STC/KNRM – Rotterdam

• Falck Safety Services – Maasvlakte, Amsterdam, Den Oever

Please make sure that the Vantage database of your personnel is updated prior

booking your flight at the Onshore Logistic Centre.

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Every quarter we publish the UPDATE, brimming with concise HSE highlights and developments. With this new communication tool we inform you from the Focal Points in order to speak the same language at the workplace. The UPDATE Q2 2015 is now available! Learn about the Contractor Forum, get to work with the A6 brochure and onscreen presentation on hoisting and lifting and benefit from the harmonization of the Off- and Onshore interactive induction.

Previews

For Q3, the production of a number of A6 brochures and onscreen

presentations is scheduled. With this, among other things, we

provide information about electrical hazards and working in a

confined space and zones. We also pay attention to hoisting

and lifting using a video and we share the lessons learned

about steam explosions and we introduce Hazard Hunting.

So more than enough interesting HSE in Q3!

Where do I find the UPDATE from Q2?You can ask the Focal Point of your organization about the

update. You’ll find the name of your Focal Point in this

magazine on page 26.

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UPDATEQ2 2015 + Q3 Forward look

FOCAL POINT TRAININGCONTRACTOR FORUMHOISTING AND LIFTING PUBLISHEDHAZARD HUNTING + DO NEXTHSELIFE MAGAZINE NO. 15

INTERACTIVE INDUCTIONonshoreoFFshore

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READY

hselifeunio.com

SHERLOCK HOLMESIN THE SEARCH OF

no. 15 is HERE!

DROPSEven though we are not always aware of it,

potential hazards are present in our daily work

environment. Therefore, safety risks often remain

unnoticed and sneak into daily routine.

Hazard Hunting has been created to identify

these risks, to put them up for discussion

and to eliminate them.

• HOISTING AND LIFTING Q3 production video

• ELECTRICAL HAZARDS Q3 production A6, onscreen en video

• CONFINED SPACE Q3 production A6, onscreen en video

• WORKING IN ZONES Q3 production A6, onscreen en video

• LESSONS LEARNED - new item Q3 Interactive learning tool

In this edition:NEW GENERATION OF LIGHTING, OFFEX 2014 - THE LEARNING POINTS, HAZARD HUNTING, COLLABORATION HSELIFE UNIO AND CASOS, EMERGENCY BREATHING SYSTEMand much more!

Q3 Forward look

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HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT MAGAZINE for Oil & Gas industry

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and more...

In this issue:

HOISTING ANDLIFTING - UPDATE

OFFEX 2014

127

CONTRACTORFORUM

30

2015

DOCUMENTCONTROL SYSTEM

18

SUMMER EDITION

THE HUNT

16

EMERGENCYBREATHING SYSTEM

20

SPOTTHE HAZARDS

KEEP YOURSELF AND EACH OTHER alert

Read the magazine on

hselifeunio.com

*Soon, HAZARD HUNTING and Dropped Objects will be put on the HSElife UNIO website.

UPDATE Q2 2015 + Q3 Forward look

HOISTING AND LIFTING UPDATE

CONTRACTOR FORUM

Focal point traininghave been completed

Contractorsare participating in HSElife UNIO. You’ll findthe name of the HSElife UNIO contact /Focal Point in your organization inHSElife magazine No. 15.70

HOISTING AND LIFTING update on A6 brochure and

onscreen presentation is published

hselifeunio.com/hse-items

Focal Point Training Days

"The voice of the Focal Points!"If you have successfully completed the test, you receive a certificate

and an HSElife UNIO sticker in your Personal Safety Logbook (PSL).

This is a security certificate for access to an Offshore or Onshore

location from the Operators participating in HSElife UNIO. This means

that you don't need to make an 'admission exam' time and time again.

Besides, there will always be the location-specific information.

It is very clear what Operators expect from Contractors.

Operators want to achieve 'Incident Free Operations’.

Because the Contractors will join forces in a Contractor

Forum, they will be able to translate the Operators’

requirements and take their responsibilities.

In this Forum there are a number of Focal Points from Contractors who talk about andelaborate the wishes and ideas from the shop floor, this and that in close cooperation with the HSElife UNIO Board and Steering Group.

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HSE guidelines

THE NATIONAL OIL&GAS INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR PROFESSIONALS

SHOISTING

AND LIFTING

HSE LIFE

May 2015

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HOISTING AND LIFTING

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1. Why are the hazards of hoisting and lifting work different each time?

A) A location can be different or changed. The weather conditions can be different or changed and forklift trucks can easily tilt. You may have to deal with different cranes from another crane hiring company. Or the hoisting and lifting team changes.

B) A location can be different or changed. This also applies to weather conditions. You may have to deal with different cranes from another crane hiring company. Or the hoisting and lifting team changes.

C) A location can be different or changed. This also applies to weather conditions. You may have to deal with different cranes from another crane hiring company. Therefore the user manual changes. Or the hoisting and liftting team changes.

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HOISTING AND LIFTING

All hoisting and lifting work involves an increased risk of personal injury or damage. There is more to safe hoisting and lifting than just knowing the correct techniques and using the correct tools and materials. It also involves training and experience. Only then can you make an accurate assessment in advance of the risks involved and carry out the work safely.

• hoisting and lifting: vertically transporting a load• hoisting: the load is freely suspended• lifting: the load is raised through a fixed ‘route’

HHOOIISSSTTING AND LIFTING

INTERACTIVE INDUCTIONonshoreoFFshore

ARE NOW FULLYHARMONIZED!

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Read more about the Interactive Induction Offshore andOnshore in HSElife magazine No. 14 and 15

TRAINING DAYS REPORTFOCAL POINT

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FOCAL POINTSenhance

visibilityFocal Points are the HSElife UNIO implementation ambassadors

within Contractor organizations. Among other things,they enhance HSElife UNIO visibility and they communicate

about the idea behind the harmonization project.

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Through cooperation between the Dutch Oil and Gas Operators and

the Contractors harmonization of rules and regulations on Safety,

Health and Environment is being realized. HSElife UNIO needs to

become relevant throughout the Dutch Oil and Gas Industry and

become a fixed point in everyone’s way of thinking and acting. It

is therefore important for the man on the shop floor to know and

understand HSElife UNIO. But he also needs to know how he

himself can contribute to harmonization and to working safely.

Focal Point supportWhat can the Focal Points expect from us? All Focal Points in every Contractor

organization will be provided with the appropriate means to spread the message.

Such as training materials and information. With our support, the Focal Point will

give presentations and workshops, and organizes interactive and classical training

sessions and seminars for Operator and Contractor personnel. We also inform all

Focal Points regularly about HSElife UNIO developments – using HSElife Magazine,

newsletters, quarterly updates and OnlyOffice Platform.

Focal Point training sessionsHSElife UNIO has organized a number of training sessions in order to prepare the

Focal Points for their job. Feedback we received indicates the following:

Contractors: 70 members

Number of sessions: 14

Harmonization: a wholehearted YES

Current situation / unclear issues: still a lot of differences, even within

organizations / on locations

Feedback on general set-up: very positive

Feedback on content: more than adequate

Feedback on follow-up: very positive

In the meantime, 10 Focal Points have joined the Contractor Forum where they work

hard on further HSElife UNIO development in close cooperation with HSElife UNIO

Board and Steering Committee. The Contractor Forum still has room for a maximum

of 12 additional members.

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Advisafe Ronald Pijtak

Safehouse Habitats Willem Olgers

C. de Wolff Konstruktiebedrijf B.V. Anne Boersma

Altena Guus Euwen

Wagenborg NEDLIFT Ingrid Voost-vd Sluis

IVM Michael Wielens

Noordwest Services @ Security Leo de Jong

Den Hartogh Liquid Logistics Bert Schreurs

Schlumberger Robert Moes

Peterson Timo Beerepoot

Oceanwide Den Helder Rob Visser

Winder Limmen B.V. Bart Winder

SEAFOX Bart Roeloffs

Below are the HSElife UNIO Focal Points…

Shell Piet van Dam

NAM John van Schie

NAM Alexander van der Zee

CASOS Peter Vinke

Petrogas Jasmin Residovic

Centrica Jurgen Joosten

TAQA Thessa Steffens

ENGIE Werner van der Meer

DANA Sander Floore

TOTAL Maarten Liebreks

ONE Gerard Burgers

Vermilion Dirk-Jan van der Elst

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HDTV BV Robin de Vries

NALCO Champion Richard Newns

HMVT BV René Gielians

Wigchers Intern.Transport Hedy Smit-Wigchers

Fabricom GDF SUEZ Jan Slooten

Johnson Controls Leo van der Linde

KCA Deutag Heinz de Vries

Heerema Fabrication Group SE Mark Wempe

Stork Technical Services Continental Europe Ruud Zechner

Lubbers Marcel Keuris

Mediwerk BV Mohamed Mekkaoui

Control UNION Koen Backer van Ommeren

Venko Offshore Tom Nijhuis

J. De Jonge Flowsystems Sjoerd van der Laan

Brand Energy & infrastructure Services Karel Hoorn

ASCO Holland (Logistics) BV Marchel Nap

Reym Ludy Engwegen

Induserve VOF Martin Kievit

Fabricom GDF SUEZ Pieter Klein

Well Services BV René de Wit

BUS Handelmij BV Inge van der Brugge

AJS Ton van Swaal

Mammoet Marcel Schets

Integron Aandrijftechniek Schoonebeek Christian Gozevoort

Hertel Michiel Westerhof

KH Engineering BV Gert olde Hanter

Stork Rob van Erp

USG Engineering Professionals Jakko Metz

Jumbo Maritime Johan Wulder

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*Update May 2015

fromLearning

Since 1940, the International

Association of Drilling Contractors

(IADC) has exclusively represented

the worldwide oil and gas drilling

industry.

Other Industries

IADC’s vision is to be recognized in the drilling industry for its vital role in enabling the global economy and its high standards of safety, environmental stewardship and operational efficiency. Membership is open to any company involved in oil and gas exploration, drilling or production, well servicing, oilfield manufacturing or other rig-site services.

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IADC is organizing her yearly IADC Drilling HSE&T Europe Conference & Exhibition that will convene this year on 23-24 September at the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam. The focus of this conference is to improve and develop safety in the oil and gas industry, but also training, health and human factors play a major role in this event. This year’s conference theme is to “Learning from Others”.

The opportunities to learn from others are vast in our business. This can come in many forms – learnings from colleagues in the same company, learning from business partners, learning from other industries to name a few. However, in the words of Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: “Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.”

The conference program includes presentations and learnings from our own and other industries. Come, see and listen to the Learnings from:• Michiel van Dorst, Executive Vice President Flight Operations, Postholder Flight Operations & Crew Training, Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM)• John Benn, Head of Operational Improvement Generation, EDF Energy• Mark Gallagher, Professional Conference Speaker on business lessons from F1; Author ‘The Business of Winning’ Founder Status Grand Prix

Please visit the conference website to find the conference program and other information:http://www.iadc.org/event/euro-hset-2015/ or contact the IADC Office: +31 24 675 22 52.

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CONTRACTOR FORUM“The voice of the Focal Points!”

Contractorscombine their effortsfor harmonization

“All parties in the Oil and Gas Industry need a consistent and unambiguous HSE policy, especially the Contractors,” says Seafox QHSE manager Bart Roeloffs. “The Contractor Forum is a useful medium to achieve that goal.” Roeloffs is one of the members of the new Contractor Forum. He explains how it works.

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Combining all efforts

“HSE policy harmonization applies to all Contractors. It’s crystal clear

what the Operators expect from the Contractors. The Operators want to

achieve ‘Goal Zero, Incident Free Operations’. Now that the Contractors are

combining their efforts in the Contractor Forum, they are able to translate

Operator requirements and take responsibility. The unambiguous approach

and consistency form a strong base upon which they can work out their

agreements on the issue of safety. Creating safety awareness is an important

part of this. Safety is not only about the way people handle techniques,

equipment and facilities. It has also to do with the interconnections between

people, organization and procedure. We can write up useful procedure

and organize everything well – but the human factor is all important. This

is a subject the industry is struggling with. The interconnectivity plays an

important role in the harmonization. Thanks to the Contractor Forum, this

subject will get more shape and attention.”

Members of the Forum are a number of Contractor Focal Points. They discuss and formulate shop floor ideas and suggestions in close cooperation with HSElife UNIO Board and Steering Committee.

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A vote on harmonization

Thanks to the Contractor Forum, each Contractor has a vote on the

harmonization of rules and regulations, Roeloffs says. “This is very

important. Contractors need to be consulted on the feasibility of the

Operator’s wishes. The Contractors may and should take a certain

amount of ownership regarding this. It is very important to communicate

transparently. Meaning that Contractors should be transparent in what

they deem feasible or not. By doing this they make their point of view clear

regarding the Operator’s HSE policy. Therefore, the Contractor Forum plays

an important role in the translation towards the Contractors. During this

process, the weak points will become visible. At the end of the day you

come to an agreement with the Contractors on which issues you will jointly

work on.”

“Thanks to the Contractor Forum, this subject of interconnectivity between people, organization and procedure will get more shape and attention.”

Thanks to the Contractor Forum, each Contractor has a vote on the harmonization of rules and regulations.

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Commitment

Roeloffs: “The Operators expect commitment. The Contractor members of the Contractor Forum will indicate their

priorities and will commit to these. This translates to Contractor attitude and behavior. This way expectations are created

which subsequently will be translated into new types of attitude and behavior. Combining all efforts in this manner will

result in a long-term safety awareness.” According to Roeloffs, behavioral training is key to safety awareness. “I think it’s

very important to train the man on the shop floor. Especially regarding the human factor.”

Safety awareness

Roeloffs gives an example of safety awareness. “Within our industry, a lot of routine activities

are being executed. I used to work in the Aerospace Industry and there, safety awareness

development has been going on for many years already. Pilots in the cockpit daily go through the

same motions. Within the Oil and Gas Industry there are trends visible of handling over the Crew

Resource Management. It means you recognize the human failure factor. Therefore you need to

create an working environment in which that factor is being controlled. Meaning: keep a close eye

on each other and use unambiguous ways of communicating and procedure. Team work and a

healthy intervention culture are essential! From the Aerospace Industry a best practice springs,

called ‘Threat and Error Management’. Meaning that you should ask yourself the same question

every day: What is different today compared to yesterday? This question is especially important

when performing routine activities. By asking yourself this question, you’re triggering yourself to

find out what the differences are, so that you are able to intervene immediately. There’s a lot to be

gained within this area. I find it therefore also very important to create a standard in courses and

training programs. Especially those for Supervisors in which they learn how to recognize human

error on the shop floor. The Contractor Forum will also want to have their say in this.”

“Combining all efforts will result ina long-term safety awareness”.

Focal Points are the ambassadors to HSElife UNIO implementation within Contractor organizations.

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Working in the Oil and Gas Industry means that your safety and that of your co-workers is priority #1. Even when everything seems to be in order, you may still be confronted with danger.Then what? The Last Minute Risk Analysis will help you!

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Incident preventionYou have obtained a Permit-to-Work. If

necessary, you have performed the Task

Risk Analysis, your working agreements

are clear and you’re ready to do the job.

Or are you?

A LMRA is the short and final safety, health

and environment risk assessment you

make on the shop floor. You do this just

before you start the work. By doing this,

you reduce the risk of incidents occurring.

This is very important, because dangerous

situations can always occur that you

haven’t been able to foresee. By mapping

out these potential hazards, you and your

co-workers make sure that any incidents

are being prevented.

Just one minute of your timeThere is a special form available –a work

card - to help you make a Last Minute

Risk Analysis. The LMRA consists of

a checklist with questions to help you

determine if the work place and its

surroundings are safe so that you can start

the job. By answering all the questions you

can identify any potential risk very quickly.

That’s a small effort, isn’t it?

The moment you have identified a

dangerous situation you should report this

to your manager, the location manager or

HMI. With them you discuss the situation,

you offer your suggestions and together

you determine what can be done to

control the risk. As soon as the work place

has been declared safe you can start the

job feeling secure.

LMRAANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

LAST MINUTE RISK ANALYSIS

• Do I know what I need to do?• Is the workplace safe?• Are all safety procedures explained to me?• Am I familiar with the hazards of my work / assignment?• Do I have proper safety equipment (PPE)?• Do I have the right tools?

All YES: start or restart your work.If NO or in doubt: go to your supervisor and discuss the situation.

• Are my tools certified?• Have I done everything possible to minimise the risk?• If anything goes wrong, do I know what I’m supposed to do?

Remarks / learnings:

LMRALAST MINUTE RISK ANALYSIS

- card

PERFORM LMRA:• AT THE START OR AT THE RESUMPTION OF YOUR WORK• WHEN THE SITUATION AND / OR THE WORKPLACE HAS CHANGED

Name:

Company:

Location / Area:

Date:

Work permit No.:

LMRA-finding:

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Harmonization: less rules, more clearness, less differences, more knowledge and understanding, better cooperation, clear communication, unambiguous information, less incidents and cost reduction.

“Every calling is great when greatly pursued.”Oliver Wendell Holmes (American writer)

Harmonization is the result of working together and sharing information. Harmonization means less

rules, more clearness, less differences, more knowledge and understanding, less incidents and,

of course, cost reduction. This way, Oil and Gas Operators in the Netherlands save hundreds of

thousands Euro’s each year. Imagine what a worldwide harmonization would mean! Because there’s

no need to re-invent the wheel all over again. By speaking the same language and working according

to standards, a joint safer, healthier and environment friendlier way of working can be achieved. This

is exactly what HSElife UNIO and its unique way of communicating achieves. Or, in other words: what

10 Operators together with 72 Contractor members in the Netherlands achieve. By working towards a

common goal resulting in spending less money. Transparency is all important.

DREAM!

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HSElife UNIO aims to be The Oil and Gas Industry Standard for Professionals, worldwide.

Anticipating evolution

HSElife UNIO anticipates evolution. Our foundation originated from the absolute certainty that it was

possible to make the Dutch Oil and Gas Industry the safest industry by the harmonization of rules and

regulations. It all started with the question: ‘Why do mistakes occur?’ Each Operator tells their story

slightly different. Therefore, the Contractors are being confronted with a wide variety of HSE information.

Differences of opinion and the different Operator’s rules may lead to unintentional mistakes. As a result,

dangerous situations, incidents and accidents occur.

The industry appeared to agree with HSElife UNIO that the harmonization of rules and regulations within

the Oil and Gas Industry would be a crucial element in the strategy of achieving Incident Free Operations.

And soon enough, the Operators who joined the initiative discovered that by harmonizing they were saving

time and money.

What have we achieved so far?

Our job is to facilitate the development, optimizing and communication of standards, best practices

and important HSE information throughout the industry. HSElife UNIO has become a multi channel

communication platform spreading the harmonization initiatives of member Operators. We align the various

points of view on working safely. Resulting in the disappearance of differences of opinion and different

Operator’s rules and regulations. We eliminate these differences for they can lead to unintentional mistakes.

Only by working closely together with Operators and Contractors can we strive jointly for a continuing

harmonization and sharing of HSE information.

What do we want to achieve?

HSE should be central in everybody’s way of working. We strive for an industry in which safety, health,

environment and optimum performance co-exist in perfect harmony. An industry in which all employees

have incorporated the importance of HSE. If you ask us what we want to achieve, the answer is:

HSElife UNIO aims to be The Oil and Gas Standard for Professionals. In other words: to be paramount for

all people working in the Oil and Gas Industry worldwide. The experiences with the harmonization project

we had in the Netherlands can be applied worldwide. For everybody wants to return home safely after

work.

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Hi Jürgen,

It’s been some time since we ‘talked’ to each other through our blogs. I had to read the last one again to remember what we

wrote about. We talked about the harmonization of HSE information and about our drive to finish our thesis. I still feel that drive

and I’m working toward a new date in August.

In my last blog I also wrote about an audit I was going to perform in China. I can tell you that this has been a fantastic

experience! To be immersed in such a different culture, if even for a short while. A culture with a completely different safety

culture as well. It was a hard job to audit another Shell company on our HSE standards within only two weeks time. It gave

us only one day during the weekend to enjoy the surroundings. On that day I stood upon the Chinese Wall. How insignificant

I felt on that enormous wall, meandering across the mountains. While standing there, I realized that creating something like

that is only possible by people working together. I also thought that when people really would work together, they wouldn’t

need a protective wall like that. Before leaving for China, I had sent a draft of my thesis to my mentor. But immediately I got a

message back, saying he no longer worked at the TU. Now they have assigned a new mentor. This new mentor gave me some

fundamental feedback on how I had structured my thesis. I was not very pleased with his comments but now that I’ve begun to

make alterations, I can see that he was right. So I’ve had to practice the subject of my thesis -‘resilience’- myself.

And how’s everything at your end? Within NAM, I find that the low oil prices have their impact. And, naturally, the earthquake

file takes up a lot of time and energy. We have to be resilient, what with all those issues coming from the outside world,

although this gets harder when there’s so many files demanding one’s attention at the same time.

For a while my father seemed to be doing better, but now he’s not doing so well. He has been diagnosed with dementia

syndrome. I can see that following daily routine becomes increasingly difficult for him. This condition affects his ability to be

resilient. Which gave me the insight that resilience has its limitations. It can only flourish in a healthy environment and in a

healthy company culture.

My conclusion is that a subject for a thesis can have meaning in all kinds of circumstances. This brings the risk that you’re

thinking about it all the time. In order to avoid doing that I recently took up Aikido. A beautiful defensive sport aiming to fight off

an attack by bringing the attacker out of balance. You can only succeed if you’re completely balanced yourself. I still have a lot

to learn I must confess. But I love doing it and I find that after a training session my head is empty of thought. A great way for

me to reset and find new energy to plunge into my work again.

I’m curious how far you have come with your thesis and what you do to re-energize yourself for

the daily challenges!

Regards,

John

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Hi John,

Indeed, it has been a while but how time flies! It seems to me that I spoke to you only yesterday. A lot has happened – your

earthquake file that is being followed by the minute by the whole industry, the low oil and gas prices you were referring to.

Those issues also have their effects on the industry over here. Everything has to be done in a cheaper way, the so-called lifting

costs (the cost we need to make in order to extract the oil or gas out of the earth, including the office costs) are under a lot of

pressure. I find that there’s a big difference between the English and Scottish way of working and the Dutch way. This becomes

especially noticeable in regard to cost efficiency. We in the Netherlands work together a lot, but almost nowhere else is this the

case. For instance, take our logistic model – sharing boats and helicopters. Or HSElife UNIO, another good example. Beside

cost reduction, harmonization of safety information is a helpful thing. Moreover, it beats re-inventing the wheel all over again!

I liked what you wrote about cooperation resulting in the building of the Great Wall in order to offer protection – and no, I’m not

jealous of your trip to China. Although… maybe a little bit. What a wonderful opportunity to take a work related trip to China

all of a sudden – to connect to another culture and to see if they apply the same rules as you do. Not only were you able to

identify possible improvements for your China location, but you also had the opportunity to take back their best practices.

Plenty possibilities to see and learn, and how fortunate that the subject of your thesis is ‘resilience’!

I’m moving slowly forward with my essay but how difficult it is to have to do it all on your own! When you’re used to going to the

MoSHE training for a week every month, you have something to hold on to. Now, completely on my own, I find it pretty hard.

It’s not only a question of time and work but I’m also being plagued by self doubt and a lack of motivation. Is the subject of my

essay good enough? The weather is nice and my kids want me to play throw ball with them. All these distractions. And on top of

that, as mentioned, the ever changing industry as a result of the descending oil and gas prices. Everything is under pressure.

Sometimes I hope for more pressure – because under real pressure everything becomes fluid. There’s always a solution to be

found. The most obvious lesson I’ve learned lately is how to say “no”. Funny that when we started the MoSHE training, this was

one of my pitfalls. When filling in my personal learning goals I indicated my wish to learn to say “no” every once in a while. In

the coming period I have to say “no” to all these seductive diversions and go for my essay for the full 100%. Perhaps Aikido

could be something for me as well? Although, when I think about it… When I was a kid I practiced Judo and the only thing I

remember is that I laid down immediately if I was in a game, because then the game would be over soon and I wouldn’t get

any bruises, I wouldn’t fall and my gear wouldn’t get all messed up. However, I can imagine that Aikido helps you to empty your

thoughts. Mens sana in corpore sano. A healthy mind in a healthy body. As you know, reading a good book will do that for me.

Recently, I’ve been reading a couple of great crime novels – lovely to escape all worldly problems. But, sometimes we need

to face reality and live in the present. Carpe diem. Seize the day. Which certainly applies to your

father –good luck!

Well, I think I might read a little bit now. I have chosen a somewhat older book by a Flemish author.

“Stranglingly beautiful”. Just the title alone… It gives me something to think about and takes me

away from reality – if only for a second.

Greetings,

Jürgen

John van Schie of NAM and Jürgen Joosten of Centrica

are blogging about the ‘Management of Safety Health &

Environment’ (MoSHE) Master’s programme that they are taking

at the Delft University of Technology. Read their blog.

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HSElife is a forum for those working in the oil and gas industry.HSElife focuses particularly on those working wherever HSE is really an issueor really should be an issue: on the shop floor.

HSElife magazine is published by:The WAT Group B.V.P.O. Box 237380 AA KlarenbeekThe Netherlands+31 6 462 95 25 6 (7, 8)

www.thewatgroup.com On this issue workedThera Idema, Marjou Janse, Marcel van Spronsen, Veselin Raznatovic, Pier van Spronsen, Stéphanie van Stockum, Janine IJssel de Schepper, Bob Janssen, Marc van Baasbank, John van Schie, Marielle Dolman, Cees van Oosterom, Jeanette Nijenhuis,Joost Michelhoff, Edgar Bruin, Anouk van de Water, Piet van Dam and the Members of the HSElife UNIO Steering group: Ronald Pijtak, Gerard Burgers, Sander Floore,Dirk-Jan van der Elst, Marc Kloppenburg, Maarten Liebreks, Jürgen Joosten,Alexander van der Zee, Jasmin Residovic, Thessa Steffens, Werner van der Meer,Pier van Spronsen en Ben Waardenburg.

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