1. IPTC-18322-MS
SHE&S Improvement of a Major Subcontractor
on the Barzan Onshore Project
Khurshid Khan (Descon)
Johnny Brand (JGC Corporation)
Robert E. DeHart (RasGas Company Ltd.)
2. AGENDA
1. Introduction
2. Mitigation plan
3. Achievements
4. Closing Remarks
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IPTC-18322-MS • SHE&S Improvement on a major Project • Khurshid Khan (R. DeHart / J. Brand)
1. Personal safety leadership plan
2. Alignment workshop
3. KPI analysis
4. Organisational reinforcement
5. Sustainable corrective actions
6. Monthly planning and coordination
7. SHE&S officers task programme
8. Training and Education
9. Finish strong campaign
10. Welfare and recreational activities
3. INTRODUCTION (What is Barzan?)
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IPTC-18322-MS • SHE&S Improvement on a major Project • Khurshid Khan (R. DeHart / J. Brand)
• Develop a sour gas processing facility, located
within Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar
• Provide natural gas for domestic market
• Vital to help fuel the growth for Qatar’s development
• A joint venture between Qatar
Petroleum and ExxonMobil Barzan
Limited, with RasGas Company
Limited entrusted with project
management and execution, and
JGC as the Engineering,
Procurement and Construction
(EPC) contractor for the work.
4. INTRODUCTION (SHE&S Management System)
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IPTC-18322-MS • SHE&S Improvement on a major Project • Khurshid Khan (R. DeHart / J. Brand)
5. INTRODUCTION (Challenge)
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IPTC-18322-MS • SHE&S Improvement on a major Project • Khurshid Khan (R. DeHart / J. Brand)
Descon had a difficult
start to the project (TRIR
of 0.245) with a spike in
work related injuries but
committed early to
continuous/sustainable
improvement to project
completion (final TRIR
of 0.129) with good
results.
The key success factors of Descon’s performance improvement are
covered in this presentation
6. MITIGATION PLAN
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• An HSE undertaking form was developed and
each one of Descon’s employees signed for
commitment. The form states that each
employee is responsible for his or her own
safety.
• All new employees took this oath in the host
country prior to mobilisation.
• The undertaking is recorded in the personnel
file of employees and referred to in case of non
compliance or in case of an incident.
• This was also linked to the employees annual
performance appraisal.
7. MITIGATION PLAN
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IPTC-18322-MS • SHE&S Improvement on a major Project • Khurshid Khan (R. DeHart / J. Brand)
1. Discipline Manager’s Personal Leadership Plan
• Line managers analysed their safety leadership responsibilities
• Descon management regularly reviewed the status of these plans
• Highly effective driver for sustained improved safety performance
2. Alignment Workshop
• In Dec-2012, team building was facilitated through a 3rd party consultant
• Issues were tabulated in an action plan
• A fun calendar was
made for the year’s
(2013) key targets
8. MITIGATION PLAN
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IPTC-18322-MS • SHE&S Improvement on a major Project • Khurshid Khan (R. DeHart / J. Brand)
3. KPI Analysis and Improvement
• Leading and lagging indicators analysed
• Improvement actions developed from these:
- Task Instruction leader training
- Craft training
- Focused inspections etc.
4. Organisational Reinforcement
• Mobilised a new site manager, SHE&S manager, Dep. SHE&S manager
• Regular visits from JGC Corporate SHE&S team to monitor and review
SHE&S improvement plan implementation
9. MITIGATION PLAN
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IPTC-18322-MS • SHE&S Improvement on a major Project • Khurshid Khan (R. DeHart / J. Brand)
5. Sustainable Corrective Actions
• Early-morning breakfast sessions carried out
• Focus on Last Minute Risk Assessment process
- Safety as a core value
- Quality a must
- Good production
6. Planning and Coordination
• Monthly IIF calendar developed
• Tool-box talks by line supervision
• Method Statement / JSA review meetings
10. MITIGATION PLAN
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IPTC-18322-MS • SHE&S Improvement on a major Project • Khurshid Khan (R. DeHart / J. Brand)
7. SHE&S Officer Task Programme
• Task programme including daily, weekly and monthly targets and
activities
• Focus areas included Task Instruction (TSTI) reviews, Permit to Work
(PTW) assessment, Method Statement / Job Safety Analysis (MS / JSA)
reviews, unsafe act / condition reporting, etc.
• Programme was dynamic and adjusted based on site conditions and
proved to be highly effective in driving improvement
8. Training and Education
• Craft training
• Incident and Injury Free (IIF) training
• SHE&S specific training
11. MITIGATION PLAN
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IPTC-18322-MS • SHE&S Improvement on a major Project • Khurshid Khan (R. DeHart / J. Brand)
9. Finish Strong
• Focus on sustainable improvement until project completion
• Ensured that competent persons remain on site
10. Welfare and
Recreation
• Celebrations were
arranged
• Sporting and
recreational events
were arranged
• Welfare facilities
provided
12. ACHIEVEMENTS
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IPTC-18322-MS • SHE&S Improvement on a major Project • Khurshid Khan (R. DeHart / J. Brand)
• QP HSE excellence award
2013 (silver)
• JGC corporate SHE&S award
2015 (highest category)
• JGC world wide poster
competition winner (3rd)
• Barzan project Subcontractor
of the month (11 times)
• JGC life critical rules campaign
grand champion
• JGC safety day booth winner
2014
13. CLOSING REMARKS
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IPTC-18322-MS • SHE&S Improvement on a major Project • Khurshid Khan (R. DeHart / J. Brand)
• Descon’s safety performance improved so significantly on the project
that their safety performance became the best performance of a
subcontractor in the project
• Changes started with key organisation changes followed by sustained
actions to drive improvement
• Descon achieved world class results, demonstrating truly sustainable
SHE&S improvement
Indicator*
Descon
Barzan OGP Global OGP Middle East
2012 PTD
FAR 0.005 0.004
LTIR 0.025 0.006 0.007 0.096 0.050
TRIR 0.232 0.123 0.167 0.348 0.204
