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and continuous inspection of workplace to ensure implementing security and safety
measures while specifying gaps and appropriate solutions. The guide also helps to specify
training needs for staff working at petroleum installations while conducting periodical
tests to measure staff readiness to evacuate any installation safely in case of emergency.
Implementingmodern and advanced health, safety, and environment systems in theArab
and global petroleum industry contributes to realizing various benefits to the petroleum
industry; most important of which: reducing petroleum accidents, maintaining the safety
and security of the staff and installations, as well as, other economic benefits through
reducing insurance fees and improving economic revenues of petroleum installations.
Human resources are the most important factor to ensure the success of any health,
safety and environment system. Human errors caused many tragic direct or indirect
accidents; such as: traffic accidents while driving between petroleum installations in
deserted areas; a major challenge to be contained through boosting safety and security
systems as well as enhancing training programs and raising the level of readiness for all
petroleum industry staff.
While observing its member countries’ great efforts and attention to develop health,
safety, and environment systems in the petroleum industry, OAPEC Secretariat General
highly appreciates these blessed efforts while calling for more financial and moral support
for all scientific efforts, specialized studies, and societal initiatives aiming at preserving
man and environment safety. OAPEC also reiterates its support for energy-related
environmental issues and international efforts on environment sustainability. OAPEC
Secretariat General would like also to load all initiatives by some Arab petroleum
companies through allocating prizes on the best practices and scientific research on health,
safety and environment.