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QPR - RHT - REG - 001
Health Safety and Revision 01
Environment Regulations Date 28.04.2008
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Contents
1.0 OBJECTIVES
2.0 SCOPE
3.1 Definitions
3.2 Abbreviations
Lost Time Injury A work related injury, which renders the injured
(LTI) person unable to perform his regular job or
Restricted Work on any day after the day on
which the accident occurred. Note: if, in a single
incident 20 people receive lost time injuries,
then it is accounted as 20 LTI's (not 1 LTI). Lost
Time Injuries are the sum of Fatalities (FAT),
Permanent Total Disabilities (PTD), Permanent
Partial Disabilities (PPD), and Lost Workday
cases (LWC).
LTI = (FAT+PTD+PPD+LWC)
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4.1 Responsibilities
The responsibility for developing and amending this document is Health Safety
and Environment (HSE) Manager. The responsibility for ensuring compliance
is the Land Lease signatory.
All contractors, subcontractor, and End User entering into a Land Lease
agreement, irrespective of the Land Lease Agreements duration, are to
ensure that the requirements of all relevant Qatar Petroleum / Ras Laffan HSE
regulations and the QP HSE Mandate, signed by the Minister of Energy,
relevant Qatar National Laws and other requirements as described in the LLA,
are implemented and adhered to in accordance with Land Lease Agreement,
par. 6 (ix).
All end-users EPC contractors must establish a comprehensive safety
program, as well as a policy procedure in line with the RLC standards and
guidelines as referred to in QP-RHT-001
The rules and regulations in this document have been compiled to govern
HSE activities of Contractors in all phases of the QP contracting process with
particular emphasis on the contract execution phase. They are applicable to
all contracts in Qatar Petroleum whether at the corporate, regional or
operational levels of the corporation. The extent to which they are applicable
to a specific contract however depends on the nature of the work and level of
HSE risk that is present in the contracted work or service. Compliance to
these rules and regulations does not in any way relieve contractors from their
responsibility to comply with all other relevant QP policies, standards and
procedures including specific contractual HSE requirements and location-
specific requirements, they are also not a replacement for the applicable
State of Qatar laws and regulations.
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As part of its HSE-MS, the contractor must have HSE plans that describe how
the controls for hazards and effects management are implemented. The plans
should allocate sufficient human, physical and financial resources toward
improving HSE performance. The contractor must also have and use a
comprehensive set of procedures such as change management procedures,
incident management procedure, and emergency response procedures.
Procedures and work instructions are required to ensure that activities and
tasks are carried out in a manner meeting the required company standards.
The contractor should maintain procedures to ensure that HSE-critical
facilities and equipment which it designs, constructs, procures, operates,
maintains and/or inspects are suitable for the required purpose and comply
with defined criteria.
Not withstanding the provisions above, small contractors who may not have a
formalized HSE Management System, shall still have a basic understanding
of managing HSE in their operations and be prepared to provide and
demonstrate a simple but effective management system. They must be able
to make hazard assessments, apply and enforce controls to manage residual
HSE hazards and effects, apply location-specific and State HSE laws and
regulations correctly. They shall also demonstrate ability to respond effectively
to emergency situations.
HSE INDUCTION
All contractor employees including subcontractors shall undergo an HSE
induction or orientation before being allowed to work on QP location. The
induction shall amongst other things such as specific contract and site HSE
issues, include the contents of this document. Contractor shall keep records
showing that each employee has attended an HSE induction session.
HSE TRAINING
In view of the hazardous nature of working in the oil and gas business,
Contractor shall, at its own cost, ensure that all employees including
subcontractors undergo HSE training adequate for health, safety and
environmental protection while engaged in works or services for QP. Such
training shall, at a minimum, include but not limited to the following
courses/training as applicable:
H2S & Breathing Apparatus
Permit-to-Work Computer based Training
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Permit-to-work workshop
Gas Testing
Confined Space entry
Job Hazard Analysis
Summary incident investigation
Tripod Beta & Detailed Incident investigation
Manual Handling
Basic Fire Fighting
Electrical Safety
Chemical Handling
Safe Plant Maintenance
Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET)
First Aid Course
Hazard Management Training
IOSH Managing Safety
IOSH Construction Safety
NEBOSH General Safety Training
Defensive Driving
Environmental Management course
HSE COMPETENCE
The Lessee shall immediately report and investigate all HSE incidents, any
death on their occupied land or camp, including near misses that occur during
the course of the contract in accordance with the QP corporate procedure for
incident management.
They shall notify QP immediately of any HSE incidents, even if no injury
occurs and provide QP with a written report within 24 hours. Contractors shall
investigate all the HSE incidents beyond immediate causes to identify the root
causes. The Contractors written investigation report shall include the root
causes of the incident and a corrective action plan to prevent further
occurrence of similar incidents. A doctor's release for injuries requiring
medical treatment by a physician shall be provided before the injured
personnel return to work.
In addition, the contractor shall notify and invite concerned QP
regional/operational HSE Adviser to be present while investigating incidents
that occur within contractor and subcontractors activities while on QP
premises.
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4.2 Standards
The requirements associated with this document are the standards accepted
and authorised but not limited by Management for implementation at Ras
Laffan Industrial City. These standards are divided into five sections as
indicated in QP-RHT-001 define the minimum performance to which Tract
occupiers will comply to ensure that the Occupational Health and Safety
management requirements complies with internationally accepted practices
and contributes towards our objectives of achieving an incident free Ras
Laffan Industrial City. See Related and Reference Documents.
Pipelines are an important means of conveying liquids, gases, steam and air. It
is however impossible to find out what a pipeline contains from its external
appearance. In-line with QP/RLC's Loss Prevention Philosophy and
commitment to make its facilities safe, it is therefore required that all pipelines
shall be clearly colour coded and labelled, in accordance with the Regulations
as defined herein together with the referenced standards. (RLC/GL/002/2004)
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Guidelines for the establishment and operation of first aid Stations within Ras
Laffan industrial city
All lifting equipment such as cranes, chain blocks, loose tackles etc. shall be
certified by an authorized and liable company as indicated below. Any
equipment which is not certified by such a company will not be approved by QP
Any item used to connect a load to the lifting appliance, but which is not
in itself, capable to lift, lower, transport or suspend the load, such as;
Chains and wire ropes
Chain, wire rope and webbing slings
Rings, links, hooks, shackles, eye bolts, swivels, blocks, snatch
blocks
Beam clamps and plate clamps
Lifting beams, frames, baskets
Waste skips, tool boxes, cargo nets, containers, pallets, etc.
4.9 Radiation
Guiding Principles
The following principles shall be adhered to in order to achieve ideal radiation
protection and safety:
Determine ideal procedures for radiation protection and safety in prevailing
Set standards for restricting exposure and preventing accidents and mitigating
their impacts in case of occurrence;
Satisfy prevailing protection and safety standards when approving engineering
procedures and controls; and
Benefit from acquired expertise and the latest updates.
Understand the basic principles of practical radiation protection including time,
distance, shielding, containment and good housekeeping.
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Back Ground
Personnel
Ras Laffan, Contractors and End Users shall appoint in writing one or move
suitably qualified employee(s) as RPO(s) (Radiation Protection Officer)
The above person shall be responsible for the control, storage, issue and
transportation of radioactive sources. He shall conduct audits to ensure
that all instruction and standards are complied with.
He shall ensure that all the works involving joining radiation planned,
monitored and carried out as per the prevailing SCENR regulations and
standard.