Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the need for implementing the HSE rules and regulations in seismic operations and assessing the risk and threat to health, safety and environment and its mitigation. The HSE aspects are different for seismic operations in different areas like desert, cultivation and mountains. The occupational health and safety risk assessment includes identification and classification of the threats like storage, handling, transportation and loading of seismic explosive or bulk storage of fuel or working in hot and environmentally protected areas, along with mitigation procedures and acceptability level. Safety relates to the conditions at the workplace and applies to the track down of a state where the risk of harm has been eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level. In seismic operations the major safety issue is related to off track transportation in the field. Health relates to the physical condition of both body and mind, of all people at the workplace and their protection from harm in the form of injury or disease. Major threats in this regard are the hot weather, malaria and drinking water. Environment can be seen as comprising two types: “The work place environment”, which relates to the general well being of workers at the workplace and the promotion of conditions which help to provide for their need of assigned job, health, comfort, social and personal wellbeing. Second type “The external environment”, which relates to pollution if, or damage to the air, land, water and living creatures outside of the workplace. Implementation of HSE has benefits for both; the employees from the point of view of work in the safe and hygienic conditions, and the employers from the point of view of creating the proper and normal work environment.
Page(s):
159-166
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Proceedings SPE-PAPG Annual Technical Conference, Volume: 0, Issue: , Year: 2009