RRC Middle East (RRCME) was called in last month by Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (ORPIC) to provide health and safety management during the 46-day total turnaround of its Sohar refinery and petrochemical plant for major essential maintenance.
RRCME says it managed safety at the site, providing 10 competent oil and gas HSE practitioners to cover the vast areas and numerous maintenance activities required.
MD Hasan Alaradi explained: “There were many problems to overcome with an operation of this size, scale and risk. More than 3500 workers performed a variety of extremely high-risk tasks at the same time, dealing with risks including fire, explosion and toxic gas release, often working at height, or in confined and dusty spaces, and during the hours of darkness.”
The RRCME team’s duties included providing safety induction training for the whole workforce; conducting regular safety inspections and spot checks to ensure that all safety rules were adhered to and equipment fully operational; risk-assessing work activities before issuing permits to work; and enforcing adherence to PPE requirements. The company says it helped the ORPIC turnaround management team achieve its objectives of zero harm and minimum loss.
For more information, visit www.rrc.co.uk or www.rrc.com.bh
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