08:45 Chair’s Welcome And Opening Remarks

Colin Dyer
Asset Integrity & Process Safety Manager
Shell EPM

Conference co-chair:

Steve Arendt
Vice President Process Industries
ABS Consulting

09:00 Evaluating Lessons Learned From Disaster - The Ignorance Of Bliss

• Reflecting on past disasters resulting from lack of contractor and client integration
• Highlighting the hazards causing the accidents – compartmentalized disciplines, lack of an integrated culture, and lack of spreading knowledge between those who know and those who need to know

Introducing a novel approach to teaching Process Safety to establish a safety culture

• Teaching management and safety to students by the development of a serial form of case study with the background of a large chemical company
• Highlighting a wider application of case series, related to the real world of chemical plant operation, as a teaching instrument to change management and supervision attitudes from complacency, apathy, and other aspects of psychological denial

Ron Ward
Visiting Fellow
University of New South Wales

09:45 Optimizing Process Safety Through Using Rational Process

Success comes from the collaboration of the best people, applying the most appropriate information, to the most critical issues, at the right time.

• Introducing Dubai Supply Authority (DUSUP) business case
• Discussing a common, easily understood, structured approach
• Providing an insight in a common language to describe and discuss issues, agree and track priorities, filtering information to reach conclusions, plan involvement and assign responsibilities
• Explaining how effective communication enhances Process Safety

Ted Lemmers
Lean Six Sigma BB /Consultant EMEA
Kepner – Tregoe Ltd

10:20 Identifying Major Accident Hazards And Keeping Hydrocarbons Successfully Contained By Utilizing Your Operational Knowledge

• Exploring the most effective methods of hazard identification
• Providing an insight into implementing the hazard identification process at each stage of your Process Safety System
• Benefiting from successful examples of application in continual processes, providing you with the tools to implement the methods into your systems

Graeme Ellis
Principal Consultant
ABB Engineering

11:20 Achieving Sustained HSE Performance By A Proactive Approach - Field Case

• Describing the main contributors of HSE accidents
• Application of hazard identification and job safety plan to operation of Electric Submersible Pumps (ESPs)
• Removing problems before they happen – the preventive approach
• Using engineering solutions and new technology to support sustained HSE Performance
• Using Terms and Conditions to enhance HSE performance in Performance Oriented Contracts
• Crossing the interdisciplinary barriers at field and office to promote a high HSE Culture

J. Samuel Armacanqui
Head ESP Contracts
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)

11:55 Keynote Presentation: Green Beans And Ice Cream - The Recipe For Employee Behavior Change

• Explore if Safety Rewards really work
• Using the proactive approach to create a higher awareness of safety and fewer or no injuries
• Discussing challenges and potential solutions of safety programs
• Comparing cash incentives v. recognition

12:30 Outlining Keys To Success In Process Safety Management (PSM)

• Introducing the importance of an effective PSM program
• Meeting key challenges in PSM, including safety culture, leadership support, risk exposure and software integration
• Evaluating examples of PSM activities and best practices – keys to effective implementation during the asset life-cycle

Henrique Paula
Vice President Middle East & Asia Pacific
ABS Consulting

14:00 Case Study: Excellence In Process Safety At The Shiraz Oil Refinery Iran

• Introducing Shiraz Oil Refinery’s hazard analysis procedures and policy
• Evaluation of compliance, non-conformity and control
• Discussing emergency response and operational control

Hamid Reza Seyed Jafari
Establishment & Implementation of Management Systems Head
Shiraz Oil Refinery Iran

14:35 Setting The Basics For Effective Process Safety Management

• Building safety into a process to ensure integrity throughout facility life-cycle
• Integrating the elements of Process Safety to manage facilities, technology, operations and personnel
• Setting objectives, goals and performance indicators to allocate accountability
• Optimizing Process Safety leadership

Paul Wood
Production Engineering Manager Middle East and South Asia & Global Technical Consultant Production Engineering
Shell EP

15:10 Utilizing The Process Of Job Safety Analysis To Prevent Accidents Resulting In Injuries, Property Damage Or Production Losses

• Introducing the process, benefits and objectives of Job Safety Analysis
• Reviewing the criteria used for Job Selection in Job Safety Analysis
• Exploring the technique employed in conducting Job Safety Analysis and record keeping

Jitu Patel
International Safety Consultant, Member ASSE International Professional Specialty Executive Board
and Senior Board Advisor ASSE Arizona Chapter
and Senior HSE Consultant, Dallah Human Skills Development KSA & Bill Sims Company, USA

16:10 Discussing Human Reliability To Establish A Process Safety Culture

• Utilizing human factor design and safety instrumented systems to design processes to make human error less likely
• Learn how without a strong process safety culture, design and instrumentation measures may not be successful
• Discover that strong culture comes from the top, starting with a sense of vulnerability, requiring operational discipline and good communication

Pronob Mukherjee
Regional Manager Asia-Pacific
Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS)

16:45 Ensuring Emergency Preparedness Through Emergency Planning And Response

• Highlighting the importance of emergency preparedness and response
• Utilizing incident investigations and near-miss reporting
• Installing and maintaining fire fighting equipment effectively

Bilal M Syed
Head of Operational Safety & Safety Engineering
Yemen LNG Company LTD

17:20 Panel Discussion: Analyzing Challenges In Process Safety Management To Understand Current Market Situation

Come prepared with your specific questions and challenges and have them answered by industry experts

• Outlining successful achievements in PSM
• Evaluating the marketing gaps in PSM
• Breakdown of enhancements in techniques and technology to address key challenges

Facilitated by:

Waddah Ghanem
Group EHSQ Compliance Manager
ENOC
and speakers of the day

18:00 Final Comments From Chair And End Of Conference Day One