Umer Hussain
Sui Southern Gas Company (LTD), Pakistan
Biography
Occupational Safety, Hazard Identification and Accident Prevention is an area of deliberation, studies and ongoing researches. Conventional Safety Techniques in organizations place core responsibility of safety coordination and accident prevention on the shoulders of senior management. Nowadays, an alternative concept adopted by industries to involve employees / front line workers and identifying at risk behaviors to promote safety culture is Behavior Based Safety Program. BBS program is widely implemented in developed countries for identification of hazards and at risk behaviors, however, some studies and applications are conducted in Pakistan.
This research investigates the approach toward safety awareness and accident prevention in an oil and gas energy utility company. Data collection, Steps involved in establishing BBS culture and safety index trend chart are established to evaluate safety awareness. Results shows that after implementing BBS program a significant performance is enhanced as the safety index (SI) progressively increased up to 17% in period of four months. Employees demonstrated positive concerns towards safety and provide suggestion to strengthen BBS program as well.
Findings determine that BBS program is able to minimize accident in energy utility industries along with improving quality and creating safety environment.
Abstract
Mr. Umer Hussain has completed his Degree of Masters in Industrial and Manufacturing from a reputed University of Pakistan, NED University of Engineering and Technology. Along with studies and on job activities, he has been associated to an Energy Utility Firm (Logo Mentioned) where he got ful ground of research, design and implementation of Occupational Health and Safety Environment. Behavior Based safety is new methodology implemented in authors company. It ensure employees aware of their at-risk behaviors and make safety habitual for all concerns.
Co Author Mr. Hassaan Shoukat also completed his Degree of Masters from NED University of Engg. And Teach., Pakistan. He is working in a reputed manufacturing firm and support author with his academic and views regarding the implementation of BBS in manufacturing firms.