DOHA: Companies must give top priority to human development and sustainable health and safety of the workforce. Any divergence from Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) strategies laid under company’s social responsibility (CSR), may cause serious threats to the sector, say HSE experts.
Aiming to improve the HSE in GCC region’s over $700bn oil and gas sector, local, regional and international experts from the industry are going to discuss the issues and challenges faced by the hydrocarbons sector at the ‘9th Annual HSE Forum in Energy’, set to open tomorrow at the Doha Grand Hyatt.
“HSE in the oil and gas sector has to be in line with the business process and the CSR mission. A serious threat exists if the HSE, the business and CSR strategies are heading in different directions and for different purposes, said Jumana Mashraqui, Conference Production Specialist, at Fleming Gulf, the organiser of the conference.
“The industry as a whole has to be committed to social responsibility and social development. Priority must be given to human development and the sustainable health of the workforce, while social and environmental requirements are a must legally,” he said.
Held under the patronage of the Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum (QP), H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, the two-day conference and exhibition, with workshops on day three, is designed to help support initiatives to reduce workplace fatalities, maintain employee wellbeing and ensure sustainable environmental protection.
The ninth edition of the conference themed, “Reflective Practice: Promoting Collective Responsibility”, will once again bring together over 350 leading global industrial stakeholders from the energy sector to chart solutions essential to reduce workplace fatalities, reinforce visible leadership, improve workforce competency and mainstream social responsibility into the business through an integrated hazard prevention framework.
Delivering the keynote address and setting the tone for the forum is Dr Ali Hamed Al Mulla, Manager Corporate HSE, at QP, who will share his vision for HSE - endorsing corporate values and promoting collective ownership.
The other panellists at the executive plenary session include: Corporate HSE Support Manager at QP, Nasser Mohamed Ali Mubarak, QHSE & Security Vice President of Dolphin Energy, Ali Al Rahbi, Executive Director of IPIECA, Brian Sullivan, Executive Vice President of Petrotechnics, Iain Mackay, Vice President of Safety Division at Total Refining and Chemicals, Pol Hoorelbeke, and Kathy A Seabrook CSP, CMIOSH, ASSE, President Elect 2013-2014.
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