Super Wednesday

Dear All,

We continue to see worrying trend of HiPo¿s in our operations which is evident from the graph below. Majority of our High Potential incidents are related to Dropped objects and Road Safety. Historically Q4 tends to have a high number of HiPo¿s due to multiple factors , let us ensure we use our exiting Boots on the Ground BoG engagements to verify effectiveness of the controls on site to reverse this trend.

Waste and Chemical Management on Site

With referring to the recent Environment Authority (EA) findings and observations related to waste management at different locations within PDO concession areas, kindly find the attached pack addressing key issues, and required corrective actions.

Please take a moment to go through the attached pack and cascade it to your team to take immediate actions and ensure complying to the law and environmental requirements

Updated I PDO HSE Policy

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that our Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Policy has been comprehensively updated to reflect our current HSE climate and evolving requirements. This updated policy, now endorsed by Managing Director, Dr. Aflah Al Hadhrami, reinforces our unwavering commitment to safeguarding our people, protecting the environment, and ensuring operational excellence.

Key enhancements in the policy include:

• Worker Welfare: Strengthened measures to prioritise the health, safety, and well-being of our workforce.
• Learning from Incidents: A renewed focus on systematically capturing and applying lessons learned from incidents to prevent recurrence.
• Reporting: Enhanced protocols to encourage timely and transparent reporting of all HSE-related matters.

These policies are not merely guidelines but mandatory standards that every PDO employee and contractor must adhere to in their daily duties. They are integral to our business processes and reflect our commitment to the highest levels of safety and ethical conduct, as outlined in our Statement of General Business Principles.

As a member of PDO, it is your responsibility to fully understand and comply with these policies. Please take the time to carefully read the updated HSE Policy and familiarise yourself with the supporting procedures that apply to your role.

You can access the policy using the following link

We will continue to review our policies annually to ensure their effectiveness and relevance. Your cooperation in adhering to these standards is vital to our collective success in maintaining a safe and healthy working environment.

Reminder I HSE Contractor Awards

Dear Colleagues,

As part of PDO¿s efforts to recognise excellence and to encourage exceptional performance in the field of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) within our Contractor Community. We are pleased to launch the PDO HSE Contractor Awards highlighting PDO¿s key Contractors who strive towards cultivating a safer working environment.

The Awards are designed to focus on demonstrated best practices in safety as well as in areas such as occupational health, mental health, welfare, net zero, environmental sustainability and lastly to recognise efforts of key HSE Professionals in our community.

Furthermore, this award extends to recognise the HSE Professionals that demonstrate outstanding achievement in the occupational safety and health (OSH) field while also advancing their HSE capabilities and contributions towards the community.

The Awards Objective is:

• Build a positive safety culture and a safe working environment.
• Collectively work towards continuous improvement of health and safety in the workplace.
• Encourage the betterment of ourselves and our contractor community through learning from experiences and striving for excellence.

Please visit the HSE Contractor Awards webpage (Internal/ External)

Awards closing date: 30 September 2024.

HSE TLs and Contract Holders: please encourage your contractors to participate and showcase their outstanding HSE performance and initiatives.

Learning From Assurance

The self assurance theme (level 3 auditing) for the month of September is Pressure Control Equipment. Please ensure at least one level 3 Self Assurance (site visit) audit is completed by the Team Lead / SWE for each Cluster before the end of the month and is recorded in IDEAL: IDEAL (pdo.om). 

Attached is a LFA on Crane and Forklift Daily Checks requirement. During recent ORA and Level-3 audits it was a common finding that most of the crane and forklift operators are not performing good quality of daily equipment inspection due to language barrier. The daily checklists used by crane and forklift operators shall be translated into Arabic or Indian (Or any other language that is understandable by the user).

To access more LFAs/PWRs from UWA activities please follow this link to UWD Knowledge Base KB.

Links for UWD HSE Website

To download HSE alerts & other HSE info please follow the below link and steps.

            PDO : https://sww16.corp.pdo.om/WEHSE/UserPages/HomePage.aspx

            Contractors: https://web.pdo.co.om/WEHSE/UserPages/Login.aspx