Don’t miss this SPE Distinguished Lecturer!

Is the Oil Industry Paying Enough Attention to Process Safety?

 Hisham Saadawi

Monday, May 23, 2016

12:00 hs

Northern Emirates Section

Agenda

                                              11:30 – 12:00    Registrations, drinks & networking
    12:00 – 12:45    Lecture
12:45 – 13:00    Q&A
  13:00 – 13:30    Lunch
Venue:      The H Dubai hotel, Sheikh Zayed Rd. Dubai
Fee: SPE & IADC Members AED 150 , Non- Members AED 200
 
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Abstract:

With recent highly publicized accidents in the oil industry and the continuing concerns about its public image, process safety remains a subject of great interest in the industry.  But are we doing enough? Is the oil industry paying too much attention to statistics on lost time injuries, and perhaps has not given enough sustained focus on process safety and thus obscuring the big picture?

This presentation outlines some case histories of major accidents.   It discusses the industry’s efforts to develop performance indicators for process safety and ongoing efforts to promote process safety.

The similarities and differences between occupational safety and process safety are discussed.  A key concept in this presentation is to demonstrate that successful management of one, does not necessarily assure management of the other.   Experience reminds us that the human and financial costs of major accidents in the oil industry far outweigh any saving in investments related to process safety. 

Biography:

Hisham Saadawi has over- 35 years’ industry experience in the design, construction, start-up, operation and project management of oil and gas processing facilities.

Hisham has extensive experience in process safety.  He led and participated in numerous HAZOPs, HAZIDs, SIL studies, project safety reviews, accident investigations, and pre-start up audits. He is a TUV certified Functional Safety Engineer.

He is an SPE Distinguished Lecturer (2010 / 2011), SPE Course Instructor, member of the Editorial Committee of the Journal of Petroleum Technology (2011-2013) and is a recipient of the 2011 SPE Regional Award for Projects, Facilities & Construction.  He is also an Instructor of IChemE course “Fundamental of Process Safety Management”.

Hisham is a Chartered Engineer in the UK, a Fellow of IChemE, Member of IMechE and holds a PhD from the University of Manchester, UK.