Workplace Harassment

Security: Workplace Harassment

Workplace harassment is a serious issue that can take many forms:

- Verbal harassment: Bad comments about a person’s race, gender, religion, sexual orientation & character

- Physical harassment: Unwanted physical contact, such as touching, blocking someone’s way & any form of physical intimidation

- Sexual harassment: Inappropriate sexual comments, requests for sexual favors & other behavior of a sexual nature that creates an intimidating work environment

- Cyber harassment: Harassment through social media, such as sending threatening emails & posting bad comments about someone

- Psychological harassment: Intimidating, belittling & humiliating another person

Steps to deal with harassment:

- Record everything about the harassment: Occurrence, time, place, perpetrator, victim & witnesses

- Report it to HR & a person in charge of reporting harassment

- Get support by talking to trusted parties

- Get legal protection

All countries have laws against workplace harassment & require employers to provide a safe work environment. Therefore, workplaces should foster mutual respect by providing clear policies, a culture where harassment is not tolerated & courses.

Important Notes:

- Ignoring harassment can cause further psychological damage & make the situation worse

- All victims have the right to be protected & supported

If you care about yourself, please take the course that gives skills to:

- Identify, prevent & address various forms of inappropriate behavior & harassment in the workplace

- Promote a respectful & inclusive work environment

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Scaffolding, Emergency, And Safety Procedures

Safety: Scaffolding, Emergency, And Safety Procedures

In Construction, Scaffolding refers to a temporary structure used to support workers & materials during the construction, repair, or cleaning of buildings & other structures.

Scaffolding emergencies occur when:

- Scaffolding collapses due to improper built

- Scaffolding overloading

- Workers fall from a height

- Equipment falls

- Bad weather: Strong winds, rain, storms & others

Some Safety Procedures to be done when using Scaffolding:

- Make sure the Scaffolding is built by competent personnel who follow safety standards

- Make sure the Scaffolding can be used safely

- Workers using Scaffolding must be trained first so that they can use the Scaffolding safely, work properly, maintain safety & handle emergencies

- Workers using Scaffolding must know that there is always a danger when using Scaffolding

- Scaffolding must be checked & maintained regularly to ensure that the Scaffolding remains safe to use

- Use the right equipment: Guardrails, fall arrest devices, safety belts & more

- Use the right load capacity

- Secure the Scaffolding from wind or other environmental factors

- Secure tools & materials when not in use

- Stop work on the Scaffolding if bad weather occurs

- Have Safety Procedures that are tailored to the Scaffolding

- The Scaffolding used must be following applicable regulations

- If an emergency occurs: Provide first aid immediately & contact emergency services if necessary for rescue operations & medical assistance

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Fire Safety Awareness

Safety: Fire Safety Awareness

Fire Safety Awareness is needed to protect everyone & every place: you, your co-workers, your family, your home, your office, your building & more!

Safety is Number 1!

Some things to do to prevent & handle fires:

Before a fire occurs:

- Don't smoke!!!

- Plan special actions for Seniors & People with Disabilities who may require special assistance to save themselves

- Ensure all electrical equipment is used properly, not overloaded & in good condition

- Do not leave machines running

- Turn off machines when leaving the room

- Unplug electrical cables when not in use

- Keep an eye on the kitchen at all times

- Keep flammable items away from heat sources

- Install smoke alarms & fire safety equipment in every room

- Know the fire exits in every place & room

- Know the place to gather after the evacuation process

- Train yourself, co-workers & family to extinguish fires

If a fire occurs:

- Avoid all hot objects & areas

- Put out the fire if you can use a Fire Extinguisher & extinguish the fire

- If the fire burns your clothes, drop your body & roll so the fire can be extinguished

- Evacuate immediately

- Do not enter the burning area until the Fire Team says the area is safe

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Helicopter Operation: Personnel And Emergency

Besides Pilots & Crews, the other personnel who handle Helicopter Operations in offshore platforms, ships, oil rigs, buildings & others are:

- Helicopter Landing Officer

- Helicopter Load Master 

- Helideck Assistant

The role of the Helicopter Landing Officer:

- Ensure the safety & efficiency of helicopter operations

- Assess & mitigate risks & hazards associated with helicopter landings & takeoffs: Weather conditions, helideck conditions & helicopter operational readiness

- Manage communication between personnel on the helicopter & onshore

- Manage passengers, equipment & cargo appropriately to prevent accidents

- Ensure compliance with Safety Regulations

- Supervise, maintain & care for the helideck

- In case of emergency: Ensure that the pilot & all persons on the helicopter & helideck are safely evacuated, the medical team has taken action & report the accident

The role of Helicopter Load Master:

- Have an understanding of Flight Safety Protocols

- Secure the load by ensuring cargo is loaded & secured properly according to weight & balance requirements for safe flight

- Handle passenger seating & safety

- Check safety on the helicopter by conducting pre-flight & post-flight checks to ensure all cargo is secured, doors are properly locked & the helicopter is safe to fly

- Communicate & coordinate with pilot, crew & passengers

- In case of emergency: Carry out cargo disposal procedures & assisting in evacuation

The role of Helideck Assistant:

- Ensure that Flight Regulations, Helideck Procedures & Safety Procedures are complied with

- Monitor weather, sea, wind, direction & environmental conditions

- Maintain the Helideck & its facilities

- Secure the area

- Ensure safety on the Helideck

- Ensure that the helideck & its equipment meet standards

- Ensure that all parties receive the information needed

- Provide information related to flight safety to the pilot

- Manage passengers & cargo

- Manage personnel movements during helicopter landings & take-offs

- Coordinate to assist operations carried out by helicopter, ship & oil rig personnel

- If an emergency occurs: Assist Rescue Operations & Evacuation Process & provide First Aid

When an emergency occurs at the helicopter, the procedures must be done:

- Swim!!!

- Self-Rescue

- Use equipment: PPE, life jacket, breathing apparatus, raft

- Get out of the capsized or sinking helicopter safely

- Handle panic & stress

- Survive

- Use Rescue Signals to notify the Rescue Team

Prevent accidents, emergencies, injuries & deaths by taking the right training!

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The Function Of Drones For Firefighting Team

When a fire occurs, Drones can be used by Firefighter Teams to:

- Reach difficult & dangerous areas

- Provide live fire information from the fire location (hotspots & escape routes), so the team can assess the situation from a safe distance

- Detect hazardous objects, heat signatures & hidden locations inside buildings

- Create detailed maps of the fire area

- Detect fire developments

- Extinguish fires by carrying small payloads of water

- Deliver Fire Extinguishers

- Find victims in need of help in smoke-filled areas & dangerous areas

- Guide the team to locations in need of help

- Monitor places where fires may reignite

- Observe damage

- Assist communication & coordination between team members & between teams

- Protect the team from hazardous environments

Drones are the "Eyes & Muscles" of Firefighters!

Use Drones to help you & your company!

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H2S

If you work in the Oil & Gas Industry & other industries that have low-lying areas & confined spaces, get ready to meet the most flammable & toxic gas called Hydrogen Sulfide or H2S!

H2S can disturb your work, make you feel sick & kill you!

H2S can cause:

- Irritation of eyes, nose & throat

- Cough, dizziness & nausea

- Severe respiratory problems & loss of coordination

- Loss of sense of smell so that H2S cannot be detected

- Loss of consciousness, respiratory failure & death

- Fire & explosion

- Damage to metal & iron

- Environmental damage

Equipment that needs to be used:

- H2S detector

- Adequate ventilation

- PPE

Knowledge: OEL (Occupational Exposure Limit) & WEL (Workplace Exposure Limit) are terms used to determine the maximum limit / size of substances, including H2S, that are permitted in the workplace to protect the health of workers.

You need to be aware of the hazards & risks associated with H2S. The most important thing is that you must know how to react to H2S!

Get the right knowledge & skills, so emergencies can be avoided & handled properly!

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Procedures And Permit To Work In Confined Spaces

Procedures And Permit To Work In Confined Spaces

Procedures for working in Confined Spaces:

- Workers, Supervisors & Rescue Teams have undergone special training to work in Confined Spaces

- Workers, Supervisors & Rescue Teams must have & have signed the Permit To Work

- Workers must comply with Confined Space & Safety Regulations

- Workers are aware of the hazards & risks & know how to control them: Gas, chemicals, dangerous objects & others

- Workers can handle emergencies that may occur

- Required equipment must be used: PPE, Ventilation Equipment, Rescue Equipment, ladders & others

- Confined Spaces & all equipment in them, including machines, must be in good & safe condition

- Communication between workers, Supervisors & Rescue Teams must be carried out properly

- Supervisors & Rescue Teams must always be on standby outside the Confined Space to supervise & help workers in Confined Spaces

- First Aid & Medical Teams must always be available & can be called immediately

- Unauthorized persons must not enter Confined Spaces

- Completed work must always be reviewed

Permit To Work In Confined Spaces

Permit To Work (PTW) in Confined Space gives information about:

- The reasons why PTW is required

- Roles & responsibilities

- The work to be done & the requirements

- When the work is done

- Which parts of the work that are safe & dangerous

- The risks & hazards of the work

- Ways to handle risks & hazards

- Safety Procedures

- Regulations

- Communication Processes

- Indiscretions & Violations

- Documents, Records & Audits that need to be done

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Travel By Boat Safely

Warning: Conditions at sea are unpredictable!

Strategies to improve safety & security when traveling by boat:

* Preparation before traveling:

- Awareness of the risks & hazards of traveling to & from an offshore installation & ways to handle it

- Understand Navigation & Safety Rules & Procedures

- Have knowledge of restricted items when traveling by Boat

- Have knowledge of traveling by Boat Safely

- Have knowledge of how to handle seasickness & hypothermia

- Ask yourself: Can I swim?

- Inform family & employer about travel plans: Destination, time, date & more

* When conducting the traveling:

- Do not consume alcohol & drugs!

- Check weather, water, wind & wave conditions

- Check the boat & equipment

- Ensure safety equipment: Life jacket, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, flare, radio, lifeline, whistle, flashlight & signaling device

- Wear a life jacket

- Have a principle of not leaving yourself & others alone at sea: Never leave anyone, especially children & women, at sea unsupervised

- Ensure the boat is operated at a safe speed

- At night or when there is fog: Ensure navigation lights are working & use radar or GPS

- Prevent damage to the boat: Avoid coral reefs & things that can damage the boat

- If an emergency occurs: Stay on the boat & ask for help via radio & signal for help

Travel by boat safely!

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Plant Manager / Incident Commander – Skills & Knowledge

The Plant Manager / Incident Commander must have the ability to:

- Handle & control emergencies

- Manage communications & information when an emergency occurs

- Perform Security & Safety Procedures when an emergency occurs or when an alarm is raised

- Ensure that the emergency is over

- Manage stress that can affect individual & team performance during an emergency & after the emergency has ended

They must also have knowledge of:

- Emergencies that can be controlled if managed properly, emergencies that can escalate if not controlled & uncontrollable emergencies that lead to evacuation

- Factors at the emergency: Accidents, incidents, victims, injuries, losses, evacuations, stress & environmental impacts

- Emergency Management

- Emergency Plans & Procedures

- Roles & responsibilities

- Emergency Command Center Facilities

- Management of the Information, Communications, Instructions & Delegations

- Relationships with individuals, teams & external agencies

- Ways to monitor & control resources

- State of Readiness

- Progress & changes in plans & priorities

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