... conceal and do not declare their illnesses or pre-existing conditions. This is because most employees of the contractors who carry out work on the company rigs and platforms are daily wage earners. Hence, if they are not allowed to go offshore and work then they do not get paid. Therefore, most of them...

... research the sustainability of the region in that oil and gas will eventually run out and solar power should be considered as a viable power alternative. sustainability information illness Upstream Oil & Gas road condition Desert Algeria boura belkhir social responsibility weather...

... trillion and the loss of 18 million people still in their productive years. This paper will describe the development and implementation of Chevron's award winning, evidence-based approach to achieving healthy workplaces. Business unit examples describe cost implications of and approaches for addressing ill...

..., Hot work processes with radiant heat, such as welding, and Working in conditions requiring heavy protective clothing. Worker productivity, permit to work, heat stress indices, medical management, dehydration testing and heat illness protocols are all important components in managing heat...

... may lead to severely low levels of arterial oxygen pressure and exacerbate poor sleep quality as well as precipitate other preexisting illnesses like cardiovascular disease (heart attacks/strokes). A consequence of sleep disturbances is fatigue. Fatigue increases the risk of accidents and injuries...

.... This document superseded the three previous OGP documents on field medical support written between 1993 to1995: Leaner company profiles mean that there are now fewer employees in organizations – which makes it crucial that employees are not incapacitated or lost through preventable ill health. Taking...

... Abstract The World Health Organization has reported that mental illness is a leading cause of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) worldwide. One in four people will develop some kind of mental illness at some point in their lives. Today depression alone ranks 2 nd as the cause of DALYs...

... hypothesis upstream oil & gas frequency barnard sdca trar variation six sigma severity control item road map spe 126189 hsse reporting illness juran trilogy improvement process confidence interval Introduction Results analysis in the HSE area is often based on indicators whose...

... or eliminating stress, strain, and injury/illness. As a result an inter-professional team was assigned the task to develop and implement a workplace directed prevention based ergonomic program that would be consistent for all sites. Cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) or Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) were...

... too, as global workforces merge, with more employees from developing countries regularly working and traveling abroad. As employees move so will infectious diseases, including illnesses rarely seen today in developed societies. In this paper a number of examples of corporate infectious disease...

..., contractor and franchisee retail site managers and staff. The guidelinedocument describes the main diseases related to food and water, their modes of transmission, clinical presentation, strategies for illness prevention, and short and long-term treatment of those affected. Where good practice guidelines...

... requires not just treating diseases, but also addressing the root causes— reducing the probability of exposure to illness and diseases. The emphasis has also shifted to focusing more on the family, not just on employees, to help manage health risks. Part of the challenge was identifying the most effective...

... Abstract Health of the health providers is causing some concern all over the world. It has been noticed that doctors are reluctant to seek health care through usual mechanisms and find it difficult to adopt the role of patient. The consequences include self-prescription, working through illness...

... conditions and the possibilities of contracting serious infections illnesses during leave periods. To investigate this a review of periodic medical examinations was undertaken. Over 3 months the health data recorded on periodic medical examinations was transferred to a database (n=1037). This included...

... abstract Work-related mental illnesses are becoming one of the major causes of occupational illness and work years lost. Exposure to stressors can be both work-related and non-work related. The Oil & Gas Health Committee of OGP/IPIECA has decided to issue a brouchure on this subject...

... law Occupational Health Regulation HSSE standard human computer interaction human factors engineering human factors middle east occupational illness private sector illness requirement society of petroleum engineers ergonomics Introduction The protection of workers against sickness...

... to meet its objective of reducing disability related absenteeism by managing intermediate term absences (i.e. those lasting 4 days to 6 months). The average workdays missed due to illness among refinery workers reduced from 4.6 to 4.4 days per employees between 2002 and 2004. Conclusions The in-house...

...Illnesses Table 3 lists other prevailing illnesses for Singapore. 3 Even though these statistics are for the year 2002, they are still indicative of the pre-SARS problems and still responsible for many deaths on an annual basis. Abstract In early November 2002 the medical community...

... in a firefighter programme, where job specific medical examinations were integrated with Health Risk Assessment (HRA) and review of work-related illnesses. There were many participants at the workshops. Most of them gave a positive feedback and useful comments. All participants indicated that the course would...

... statistical incident category illness statistics information frequency rate inconsistency fatality Introduction In today's markets, many numbers are compiled, analyzed, and compared. This is especially true of accident statistics. Companies enjoy showing trends of improvement, but many still...