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Heat StreSS MANAGEMENT STANdArd
Oman Society for Petroleum ServicesHeat Stress Management Standard
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Ministry endorsement
Ministry of Oil and GasH.E. Eng. Salim bin Nasser Al Aufi
The Under Secretary
Ministry of Oil Gas
Signature:
Date: 29/03/2017
Document approval
Document authority Document Custodian Document authorChairman/ CEO, OPAL
Majid Al Toky
Date: 29/03/2017
QHSE Executive Manager, OPAL
Dr Ramesh Sivathanu
Date: 29/03/2017
Heat Stress Management Working Committee
Date: 29/03/2017
revision Status
revision Version No. Date Status
March, 2020 Next revision due
Rev. 0 V 1.0 March, 2017 Issued for use
User Notes:
This document was prepared and agreed upon by the Operators represented through the OPAL Operators’ Safety, Health and Environment Managers Steering Committee (OSHEMCO).
This document is the property of OPAL and intents to serve the needs of any oil and gas Company licensed under MOG and/or registered with OPAL /JSRS. It is the user’s responsibility to ensure that they are referring to the latest version of any hard copy or electronic copy. For assistance, contact OPAL QHSE Dept.
Any printed version or electronic copy down loaded from any website is uncontrolled copy.
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Operators CeO Commitment
By endorsing this Heat Stress Management Standard (OPAL-HSE-STD-03), each entity will individually seek its reasonable endeavor to comply with the said standards with effect from 1st March, 2017:
Signatures:
…………………………..Mr. Raoul Restucci Managing Director,
Petroleum Development Oman
…………………………..
Mr. Yousuf Al Ojaili President,
BP Oman | BP Exploration (Epsilon) LTD
…………………………..Mr. Steve Kelly
President and General Manager, Occidental of Oman
…………………………..
Mr. Gong Changli Chief Executive Officer,
Daleel Petroleum Company LLC
…………………………..
Mr. John Malcolm Executive Managing Director,
Oman Oil Company E&P LLC
…………………………..
Mr. Usama Al Barwani Chief Executive Officer,
Petrogas EP
…………………………..
Dr. Daljit Gill Managing Director,
CC Eenergy Development
…………………………..for Dr. Iain Paton, Moosa Al Moosani
General Manager, ARA Petroleum
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………………………..
Mr. Harib Al Kitani Chief Executive Officer,
Oman LNG LLC
…………………………..
Mr. Ahmed Al Jahadhmi Chief Executive Officer,
Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company
…………………………..
Mr. Steven van Rossem General Manager,
DNO
…………………………..
Mr. Michael J Keyes CEO,
Frontier Resources International PLC
…………………………..
Mr. Ali Al Batrani
Chief Executive Officer, Hydrocarbon Finder
…………………………..
Mr. Abdulfattah Al Zaabi Country Manager,
Masira Oil Limited
…………………………..
Mr. Ahmed Syaifudin General Manager, Medco Arabia Ltd
…………………………..
Mr. Sultan Al Bartmani Acting Executive Managing Director,
Oman Gas Company S.A.O.C
…………………………..
Mr. Amrou A.Al-Sharif President & Chief Executive Officer,
OLEP – Karawan
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A. Operators Safety, Health and Environment Managers Steering Committee (OSHEMCO), 2016
Name Job title OrganizationAli Al Shanfari /
Kamil Al Lawati
Regional HSE Manager, MER /
Khazzan Area Operation HSE ManagerBP Oman
Nigel Gallivan HSE Manager CCED
Ahmed Al Mahruqi QHSE Manager Daleel Petroleum
Hassan Al Ajmi Mukhaizna HES Manager Occidental OmanNasser Al Yaarubi/
Sulaiman Al Sulaimi
Head of Resilience
HSE Team Lead OOCEP
Moosa Al Habsi HSE Manager Oman LNG
Dr. Ramesh Sivathanu QHSE Executive Manager OPALMajid Al Saidi Sr. Engineer Environment ORPIC
Mohamed Al Salmani /
Younis Al Hinai
Corporate Health, Safety & Environment Manager /
Head HSE Corporate Planning & Assurance, MSE/5PDO
Dr. Ghuddayyer Al Waheibi Corporate QHSE Manager E&P Petrogas EPMaawayah Al Ghassani SSHE Coordinator ARA Petroleum
B. OPAL Heat Stress Management - Working Group, 2016
Name Job title OrganizationHilal Al Falahi Occupational safety and health assistant manager MoMPHumood Al Hinai Head of occupational Safety MoMPKhalid Al Hinai Special Advisor to HE, The Minister for Oil and Gas MOGDr. Manjunath G. Medical Principal/Advisor Sohar AluminumDr. Issa Al Shuaili;
Tariq Al Sabahi;
Laila Al Hashmi/
Oman Health Manager;
Occupational Hygienist
Health Advisor & Coordinator
BP Oman
Nigel Gallivan HSE Manager CCEDAhmed Al Mahruqi;
Gharib Al Busaidi
QHSE Manager;
HSE Coordinator Daleel Petroleum
Hassan Al Ajmi;
Dr. Khalid Rushdi
Mukhaizna HES Manager;
Medical Supervisor Occidental Oman
Sulaiman al Sulaimi HSE Team Lead OOCEPDr. Ramesh Sivathanu QHSE Executive Manager OPALHamza Al Maskari Occupational Hygienist ORPICDr. Salim Al Sawai
Mitul Desai
Occupational Hygiene and Health Manager;
Occupational HygienistPDO
Dr. Ghuddayyer Al Waheibi Corporate QHSE Manager E&P Petrogas EPMaawayah Al Ghassani SSHE Coordinator ARA Petroleum
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table Of CONteNtS
1 ABBREVIATIONS & DEFINITIONS ...................................................................................................... 2
2 GLOSSARY ...................................................................................................................................... 3
3 PURPOSE ........................................................................................................................................ 5
4 APPLICABILITY .................................................................................................................................. 5
5 REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................................. 6
5.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 6
5.2 Ministerial Decision Regarding Summertime Working Hour’s Restrictions ..................................... 6
5.3 Heat Balance and Heat Exchange .......................................................................................... 6
5.4 Heat-Related Illnesses at Work ................................................................................................ 7
5.5 Fundamental and Risk Based Heat Stress Controls..................................................................... 7
5.6 Measurement of Heat Stress ................................................................................................... 7
5.7 Medical Monitoring & Provision of First Aid and Emergency Treatment ........................................ 9
5.8 Control of Heat Stress and Heat Stress Reduction Measures ..................................................... 10
5.9 Heat Index Communication .................................................................................................. 12
5.10 Protection from Sunburn ....................................................................................................... 12
5.11 Heat Stress Awareness Program ........................................................................................... 12
5.12 Review and Audit ............................................................................................................... 14
5.13 OPAL Minimum Requirements for Heat Stress Management Program ......................................... 14
6 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................. 16
7 APPENDICES ................................................................................................................................. 16
Appendix A: Acclimatization in Workers....................................................................................... 17
Appendix B: Heat Related Illnesses .............................................................................................. 18
Appendix C: Intervention for Safe Management of work at Extreme temperature................................ 21
Appendix D: Examples of Heat Stress Warning Notices .................................................................. 22
Appendix E: Equipments used in Heat Stress Monitoring ................................................................ 22
8 ATTACHMENT ............................................................................................................................... 23
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