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HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT MANUAL HSE-MNL-61-001

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OHSAS 8001:2007 ISO 14001: 2015

NO HARM TO PEOPLE, ASSET AND ENVIRONMENT

OHSAS 9001:2007, ISO 14001:2015 HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT MANUAL DOC. NO. HSE-MNL-61-001

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. ABOUT US ............................................................................................................................... 3

2. OUR HSE VISION..................................................................................................................... 3

3. OUR VALUES ............................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

4. HSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM .................................................................................................. 3

5. SCOPE ..................................................................................................................................... 4

6. REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................... 4

7. HSE POLICY PRINCIPLES ........................................................................................................ 4

8. HSE POLICY STATEMENT ....................................................................................................... 5

9. HSE POLICY OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................................... 5

10. HSE ELEMENTS IN THE BUSINESS ........................................................................................ 6

10.1 COMMITMENT AND LEADERSHIP .................................................................................. 7

10.2 POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES .......................................................................................... 7

10.3 ORGANIZATION, RESOURCES AND DOCUMENTATION ................................................. 8

10.4 RISK EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT ........................................................................ 9

10.5 PLANNING ...................................................................................................................... 9

10.6 IMPLEMENTATION, RECORDING AND MONITORING ................................................... 10

10.7 AUDIT AND REVIEW (CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT) .................................................. 11

11. HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES ......................................................................................................... 11

11.1 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION ............................................................ 12

11.2 ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION ........................................................... 12

11.3 CONFINED SPACE ENTRY AND OPERATION ................................................................ 13

11.4 WORKING AT HEIGHTS ................................................................................................ 13

11.5 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE HANDLING ......................................................................... 14

11.6 HOT WORK .................................................................................................................. 14

11.7 LIFTING OPERATION .................................................................................................... 15

11.8 SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION ....................................................................................... 16

11.9 INERT GAS ASPHYXIATION .......................................................................................... 16

12. IMPROVEMENT ..................................................................................................................... 16

12.1 REPORTING OF INCIDENTS ......................................................................................... 17

12.2 CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT ........................................................................................ 18


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ABOUT US

NISCHENTE is a fast growing and an emerging market leader in providing

comprehensive and integrated rotating equipment solutions and services for new

installation, retrofit, upgrade, life extension, operation, maintenance, overhaul,

repair, troubleshooting and spare parts sourcing and optimization. Our solutions

and services are developed and customized focusing predominantly on meeting

target reliability, optimizing performance, improving energy efficiency and

maximizing overall life-cycle-value of rotating equipment.

We provide rotating equipment solutions and services to a wide range of customers

including national and international oil, gas, petrochemical, chemical, fertilizer,

metal, cement and power companies, suppliers and contractors.

OUR HSE VISION

We endeavour to be an organization which demonstrates a ‘safety culture’ and

neither causes or nor provides any opportunity to cause any harm or injury to

people or cause any damage to the environment. Our HSE motto is ‘NO HARM TO

PEOPLE, ASSET AND ENVIRONMENT’.

HSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Our organization has developed and implemented a HSE Management System as

per requirements of OHSAS 8001:2007 and ISO 14001:2015 as a framework that

allows and guides us to document and improve our practices in order to ensure

meeting our HSE Objectives, facilitating a ‘safety culture’ and improving our safety

performance.

Our HSE Management System meets the requirements of OHSAS 8001:2007 and

ISO 14001:2015 and practices the “Plan, Do, Check and Act” approach to our

business operations. Our HSE Management System addresses and supports our

strategies for delivering engineering, consulting, technology and field services to our

customers.


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SCOPE

This HSE Manual describes our HSE Management System, delineates authorities,

inter relationships and responsibilities of personnel operating within the

management system. The manual is used to provide essential guidance to our

employees and familiarise our customers and other external organisations or

individuals with the measures and controls that have been implemented by our

organization and to assure them that the integrity of our HSE Management System

is maintained and always remains focused on protecting health and safety of our

employees and other personals who may directly or indirectly be affected by our

activities while taking all precautions and measures to minimize impact of our

activities on the environment.

REFERENCES

Our organization makes reference to following International Standards (as well as

any other customer specifications as and when required or appropriate to our

services and market) for development and implementation of our HSE Management

System.

Standard Title Description

BS OHSAS 8001:2007

Occupational Health and

Safety Assessment Series

Occupational Health and

Safety

BS EN ISO 14001:2015 Environment

Management System

Environmental

Management Systems --

HSE POLICY PRINCIPLES

Our HSE Policy is based on and supported by our strong beliefs in following ‘Five

Principles’:

❖ All safety incidents, injuries, occupational illnesses and environmental

damages are preventable.

❖ All operational and hazardous exposures can be safeguarded.

❖ Safety assessment of all ‘critical and high risk’ activities is vital.

❖ Working safely is an immutable condition of employment.


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❖ Awareness and training of all employees to work safely and environment

friendly is part of business process.

HSE POLICY STATEMENT

We are committed to developing, implementing and maintaining a “Health, Safety

and Environment Policy” as per requirements of OHSAS 18001:2007 and ISO

14001:2015 standards and protecting health and safety of our employees and other

personals who may directly or indirectly be affected by our activities. We will take

all precautions and measures to minimize impact of our activities on the

environment.

HSE POLICY OBJECTIVES

• Ensure safe working place and provide health care for our employees.

Make our employees and others accompanying personals fully aware of

risks, hazards and safe work practices before, during and after performing

work at our premises and other locations where we perform our activities.

• Make our employees aware of their responsibilities to identify and eliminate

unsafe work practices and conditions in the work place.

• Build and promote a culture where all employees accept responsibility and

accountability for their own safety and health, as well as the safety and

health of their co-workers.

• Empower our employees to fully implement the HSE Policy and hold all

employees accountable for compliance with the HSE Policy, regulations and

standards.

• Abide by the local rules and regulations and of the Customers’ whom we

serve.

• Protect the environment from damage and pollution.


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HSE ELEMENTS IN THE BUSINESS

Our HSE Management System defines the elements by which we will conduct our

operations and carryout activities in order to protect our employees, all affected

personal, asset and the environment in which we work and live.

Our HSE Management System is mainly comprised of seven exclusive but

interrelated elements with underlying expectations:

1. Commitment and Leadership

2. Policies and Objectives

3. Organization, Resources and Documentation

4. Risk Evaluation and Management

5. Planning

6. Implementation, Recording and Monitoring

7. Audit and Review

HSE Elements in the Business


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9.1 COMMITMENT AND LEADERSHIP

Management shall provide strong visible commitment, leadership and personal

involvement in health, safety and the environment. Management shall make

available the resources necessary to achieve our HSE Objectives.

EXPECTATIONS

• Set a personal example day to day by following HSE rules.

• Make decisions that consider HSE matters equal to cost, quality, morale and

productivity.

• Delegate the necessary authority to the appropriate personnel and allocate

resources to carry out HSE functions.

• Visit work / project sites on a regular basis to demonstrate commitment and

recognize performance in HSE matters.

• Hold those in positions of authority accountable at all levels of the company

for compliance with company policies and International Standards.

• Develop HSE Objectives at your level of responsibility in the organization.

• Communicate with employees, customers, subcontractors and industry

personnel so that they know and understand the intent of our HSE policies.

• Celebrate and promote individuals and organization’s HSE performance and

success.

9.2 POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES

Management shall develop and communicate policies demonstrating a commitment

to our HSE Policy that is consistent with our HSE Objectives. Management shall

ensure that or HSE Objectives are clearly defined, fully deployed and maintained at

all organizational levels.

EXPECTATIONS

• Develop HSE policies that support and are consistent with International

Standards.


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• Set objectives for continuous improvement.

• Involve all levels of management and personnel for compliance of our HSE

Policy.

• Develop specific objectives and goals for the reduction of potential risks.

• Communicate the policies and objectives to all employees in a clear, readily

understood, medium.

• Develop performance measures to guide and gauge progress towards

achieving objectives.

• Meet and strive to exceed regulatory requirements in all jurisdictions.

• Review policies and objectives at all levels on a regular basis, to determine

continued validity.

9.3 ORGANIZATION, RESOURCES AND DOCUMENTATION

Management shall define, document and communicate the roles, responsibilities

and account-abilities to enable every individual to fulfil their role in improving HSE

performance.

EXPECTATIONS

• Define the interrelationships between individuals, operating groups, support

functions, employees, customers and regulatory bodies.

• Appoint and support a management team representative to act as the focal

point for HSE matters.

• Ensure that each employee, group and individual receives sufficient information

and training to fulfil their role with respect to HSE.

• Allocate sufficient resources to support policies and work towards achieving

objectives set out for HSE issues.

• Ensure a system that provides and maintains effective procedures, resource

material and records on HSE subjects.


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9.4 RISK EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT

Continually evaluate the HSE risks to the workforce, customers and the

environment. Continually evaluate processes and activities for specific risk

potentials, record and control the subsequent risk to a tolerable level.

EXPECTATIONS

• Establish a methodology that identifies both acute and chronic hazards and

their associated impacts. Address routine and non-routine tasks, emergencies

and outside influences.

• Conduct hazard assessments during the design, development, operating and

decommissioning stages of equipment, processes and facilities.

• Control hazards and reduce risk to a tolerable level through mitigating and

recovery measures.

• Apply risk management tools to all proposed activities including business

proposals, bids and new business development.

9.5 PLANNING

HSE considerations shall be integral to all aspects of business planning or changes

in the design, development, procurement and delivery of our products and services.

EXPECTATIONS

• Identify and evaluate the consequences to health, safety and the environment

when making changes to organizational structure, personnel, equipment,

processes or procedures.

• Assign responsibility for the achievement of HSE Objectives in plans at all levels

of the organization.

• Determine the resources required to achieve the plan.

• Identify the means by which the plan is to be achieved.

• Set a time scale and develop milestones for implementation.


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• Develop contingency plans for emergencies and in cases when plans or

objectives cannot be completely achieved.

• Regularly review and follow up on progress towards achieving the HSE plans

and objectives.

9.6 IMPLEMENTATION, RECORDING AND MONITORING

Management shall determine and record whether our actions to achieve our HSE

Objectives are effective. All activities shall be conducted in accordance with defined

standards, and continuous improvement shall be promoted and monitored through

active employees’ participation.

EXPECTATIONS

• Assign necessary resources and authority to groups or individuals to implement

plans, processes, procedures and work instructions.

• Hold personnel accountable for completing tasks according to plans and HSE

performance standards.

• Develop and use systematic monitoring systems for both proactive and reactive

performance measures to measure and support HSE Objectives.

• Determine non-compliance and the opportunity for practicable improvement

against performance measures.

• Determine what records are needed to meet HSE Policies, HSE Objectives,

company standards, local laws or regulations and customer requirements.

• Create records that are clear, easily understood and unambiguous. Store

records for a time interval consistent with good practice and local regulations.

• Collect and record information on incidents which actually, or have the

potential to, affect health, safety and the environment.

• Evaluate incident information to determine the need for corrective action to

prevent recurrence. Distribute lessons learned.


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9.7 AUDIT AND REVIEW (CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT)

Management shall periodically audit and review effectiveness of our HSE

Management System and shall ensure that the HSE Management System is

achieving results and fulfilling policy intent. Audits and reviews shall be conducted

to verify the implementation and effectiveness of the HSE Management System and

its conformance to this HSE Manual.

EXPECTATIONS

• Set frequency and level for audits for each division or operation.

• Document and distribute the audit report for corrective action and future

reference. Review with all affected employees.

• Monitor progress towards achieving and completing corrective actions at

scheduled time intervals.

• Schedule periodic management system reviews to include, but not be limited to:

❖ Audit finding summaries

❖ Analysis of incidents, regulatory citations and non-compliance to

divisional standards

❖ Current and future requirements of customers and regulators

❖ Feedback from customers and regulators

❖ Feedback from employees

❖ Analysis of risk management processes

❖ Appropriateness of current systems to meet business needs

• Create review team with the authority to change the system and update the

system requirements.

HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES

Identification of high risk activities is key to improve HSE performance and achieve

HSE goals. In NISCHENTE, we recognize the following ‘TOP NINE’ activities as high


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risk and therefore, these activities require a high level of HSE consideration,

evaluation and compliance:

❖ Equipment Maintenance and Operation

❖ Electrical Maintenance and Operation

❖ Confined Space Entry Operation

❖ Working at Heights

❖ Hazardous Materials Handling

❖ Hot Work

❖ Lifting Operation

❖ Simultaneous Operation

❖ Inert Gas Asphyxiation

10.1 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION

CONTROL MEASURES

• Risk assessments, maintenance plans and safety measures must be prepared

for on-line equipment maintenance.

• Proper measures must be taken such as isolation, pressure-releasing and

displacement.

• Maintenance workers must be competent and qualified. The proper tools and

PPE must be supplied to every worker.

• PTW must be obtained before on-line equipment maintenance.

10.2 ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION

CONTROL MEASURES

• Electrical power must be cut off during all cable and electrical equipment

maintenance, and isolation, ‘lock-out and tag-out’ and safety caution signs

must be used during all maintenance activities.


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• Electrical equipment must be discharged and disconnected. It is prohibited to

touch any high voltage on-line electrical equipment.

• A specially-assigned, fully qualified person must supervise the maintenance of

electrical equipment.

• Power must not be resumed to the equipment being maintained unless it has

been confirmed that no one is working on the subject equipment.

• Electricians must be trained and certified.

• Insulation protective articles and tools must be properly used.

• PTW must be obtained before electrical operation.

10.3 CONFINED SPACE ENTRY AND OPERATION

CONTROL MEASURES

• Before entering a confined space, all affected energy sources must be isolated,

locked-out and tagged-out.

• The work of displacing, purging, ventilation, and gas detection for the confined

space must be conducted prior to entering the space.

• Ensure all workers are competent and qualified for their assigned positions.

• The number of people entering the confined space must be strictly controlled.

All persons must wear suitable PPEs.

• When workers are inside the confined space, at least one watchman must be on

standby at all times outside the confined space with emergency rescue

equipment.

• PTW must be obtained before entering the confined space.

10.4 WORKING AT HEIGHTS

CONTROL MEASURES

• When working at heights over ‘two meters’ with a fall hazard, fall protection

equipment must be used.


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• Qualified full body harness and other fall protection devices must be provided to

all workers working at heights.

• Designate and assure a standby person is in place when working at heights.

• Workers must be competent for their assigned positions. People with height

restrictions must not work at heights.

• Simultaneous operations for working at heights in vertical direction must not be

carried out unless segregation measures have been taken properly in the

working area.

• Working at heights is prohibited in the case of bad weather conditions.

10.5 HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE HANDLING

CONTROL MEASURES

• Clear safety caution signs must be posted in the working area where the

hazardous materials are in use.

• Safety equipment and measures, such as ventilation, fire prevention, explosion

prevention, toxic prevention, monitoring, alarm, lowering of temperature,

moisture prevention, lightning protection, electrostatic prevention and isolation

must be implemented according to the properties of the hazardous materials

during production, storage and operation.

• Prevention measures must be taken to avoid the leaking, colliding, dragging and

dumping of the hazardous materials during transporting, loading and

unloading.

• Operators must be trained and mastered in the skill of using MSDS and

suitable PPE.

10.6 HOT WORK

CONTROL MEASURES

• Hot work areas must be isolated from the production system.


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• Cleaning and purging with inert gas must be carried out before hot work on

equipment or pipes containing potentially explosive gases.

• Before hot work begins, clean out combustible material around the work

• area and restrict the spark splash.

• Flammable gas must be detected on time in the hot work process.

• The fire watcher must be present at all times and equipped with sufficient

• Fire-fighting equipment and material for the hot work activities.

• PTW must be obtained before hot work.

10.7 LIFTING OPERATION

CONTROL MEASURES

• Lifting risk assessment must be prepared before all lifting operations. A work

plan must be prepared for all heavy lifting operations.

• Wire, slings and shackles must be inspected by competent personnel before a

lifting operation takes place.

• Lifting devices and equipment must be validated by inspection certification by a

qualified third party. The safety device of the lifting equipment must be

inspected before a lifting operation and determined to be functioning properly.

• A load must not overload the SWL of the lifting equipment in either the dynamic

and/or static condition.

• A designated safety caution area must be established around a lifting operation;

no one must be under the lifting load or lifting boom at any time.

• All workers who are involved in a lifting operation must be trained and certified

(licensed) for such work.


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10.8 SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION

CONTROL MEASURES

• In addition to any safety requirements related to special operations, the relevant

parties must be notified of any potential impact caused by a simultaneous

operation.

• Relevant parties must conduct an overall safety assessment related to the

interaction of simultaneous operations and must take all recommended effective

control measures.

• A coordinator must be appointed and must maintain adequate communication

during the whole operation.

• Relevant parties must develop a coordinated emergency plan before

simultaneous operation.

• Where and when possible, avoid simultaneous operation.

10.9 INERT GAS ASPHYXIATION

CONTROL MEASURES

• Processes that involve the vaporisation of liquid inter gas (e.g. liquid nitrogen)

may eventually lead to oxygen-deficient atmospheres must not be entered in

such area without adequate breathing equipment, even if the atmosphere is

only slightly deficient in oxygen.

• All personnel working in area at risk from asphyxiation must be adequately

informed of the risks involved. Special attention must be drawn to the insidious

nature of the risks and how rapidly they can develop without any indication. A

coordinator must be appointed and must maintain adequate communication

during the whole operation in an area of potential asphyxiation.

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT POICY

At a minimum, all personnel working at site where potential risk of exposure of

chemical / hazardous material, flying and dropping objects and when involved in

mechanical activities, must wear basic PPE which includes


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Work Clothing: Coveralls and aprons of approved material / grade.

Head Protection: Hard Hat of approved grade.

Hand Protection: Hand gloves of cut and abrasion resistant material.

Eye Protection: Impact resistant high grade goggles.

Foot Protection: Antistatic, resistant to chemical, crush, heat and sharp spikes.

Hearing Protection: Right hearing protection, compatible with other PPE.

IMPROVEMENT

In order to determine and select opportunities for improvement and to implement

any necessary actions to address gaps, recorded incidents and potential HSE risks

and to enhance our HSE performance, our organization drives continuous

improvement through analysis and interpretation of relevant data.

Our organization also ensures that opportunities for improvement from feedback

on HSE performance are evaluated by the top management which are typically

implemented through the proper and immediate corrective actions. Opportunities

for improvement from analysis of longer-term data and trends are evaluated and

implemented through the management review process and are prioritized with

respect to their relevance for achieving our HSE Objectives.

The overall effectiveness of continual improvement program (including corrective

actions taken as well as the overall progress towards achieving HSE Objectives) is

assessed through our management review process.

12.1 REPORTING OF INCIDENTS

All employees and concerned personals are encouraged to report safety breach,

non-compliance and near-miss incidents to the management of our organization.

Evidence of breach, non-compliance and near-miss safety and environment

incidents, is used to drive our continual improvement system. The people with

responsibility and authority for implementing corrective action are notified

promptly of product or services or process non-conformities. Investigating and

eliminating the root cause of breach, non-compliance and near-miss safety and

environment incidents is a critical part of our continual improvement process.


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Our organization undertakes immediate actions to eliminate breach, non-

compliance and near-miss safety and environment incidents, in order to prevent

their recurrence. The documented corrective action defines the requirements for:

❖ Reviewing breach, non-compliance and near-miss safety and environment

incidents, including customer complaints;

❖ Determining the causes of breach, non-compliance and near-miss safety and

environment incidents,

❖ Evaluating the need for action;

❖ Determining and implementing action needed; and

❖ Recording and reviewing the results of actions taken.

The corrective actions are considered effective if the specific problem was corrected

and data indicates that the same or similar problems have not recurred. Results of

data analysis and subsequent recommendations are presented to top management

for review.

12.2 CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT

Our organization continually improves the effectiveness of our HSE Management

System through the effective application of the corporate policies, Objectives,

auditing and data analysis, corrective and preventive actions and management

reviews.

The continual improvement process begins with the establishment of our business

policies and Objectives for improvement, based on Objectives contained in our

business plan and customer targets and goals. Customer satisfaction, internal

audit data, process and HSE performance data, and the cost of poor HSE

performance are then compared against Objectives or KPIs to identify additional

opportunities for improvement.

The overall effectiveness of continual improvement program, including corrective

actions taken, as well as the overall progress towards achieving corporate level

improvement objectives are assessed through our management review process.


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