Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental (QSHE)
The QSHE department covers a broad spectrum of activities supporting our onshore and offshore operations, some of the key teams and responsibilities are outlined below:
Operations Safety
- Lead and participate in site risk assessment processes including a broad range of topics such as overall risk review, safe manual handling, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) and working at height.
- Provide accurate current HSE advice and support for a range of operational activities.
- Leading incident and accident investigation processes to identify root causes and prevent recurrence.
- Liaise with Elected Safety Representatives at operational locations to provide awareness and training.
- Participate in a range of risk assessment processes such as workshops for hazard identification and risk mitigation.
Environmental
- Management of OPPC (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) reports, Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and Chemical permits for offshore installations.
- Creation and review of permit submissions to OPRED (Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning).
- Delivery of key initiatives and milestones supporting ISO14001 certification.
- Maintain ‘Oil Pollution Emergency Procedures’ (OPEP’s).
- Provide input into the development of environmental permits for projects.
Technical & Process Safety
- Complete safety studies such as HAZID (Hazard Identification) and Bowtie assessments for safety and environmentally critical elements (SECE).
- Assist in carrying out consequence modelling using appropriate software.
- Complete data collection for Safety Case Thorough Reviews and COMAH (Control of Major Accident Hazard) assessments.
- Review of Management of Change (MOC) proposals.
- Designing of graphics and layouts for technical reports, writing, editing and publishing key safety documents.
Human Factors
- Develop and implement occupational health and hygiene plans, programs and surveys for the operation relating to a wide range of topics including hazardous substances, noise and vibration management, personnel fatigue, ergonomics.
- Develop, review and maintain occupational health standards, guidelines and procedures.
- Work with catering contractors to ensure food hygiene standards are maintained across all operational sites.
- Provide input to engineering teams to assist in the elimination of potential health hazards including chemical, biological, ergonomic or psychological-social factors during design, construction and commissioning phases.
- Provide advice on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) requirements for a broad range of activities and in line with the expectations of the hierarchy of controls.
