HSE System Research Articles

Analysis of HSE System Audit Problems in a Company and Implementation Countermeasures of HSE System

Analysis of HSE System Audit Problems in a Company and Implementation Countermeasures of HSE System

Providing a HSE system for intelligent temperature control of urban equipment (electrical panels) and fire prevention based on the integration of concept models and programming of AVR microcontroller (Case study of Mashhad) as a smart city implementation

Today, smart city approaches are considered as a key to solving the problems facing metropolises. However, using this approach, the costs of investment, operation, and maintenance of infrastructure in cities will be significantly reduced.

Assessment of the Function of the Health, Safety and Environmental Management System (HSE) in the Dry Milk Factory of Pegah Shahr E Kord with the Balanced Scorecard Approach

Background and Objectives: Functional evaluation models are the basis for measuring and improving management systems. The purpose of this research was to meet the needs of dry milk factory in Pegah Shahr E Kord to assess the performance of the HSE system in terms of compliance considering the company's strategies. Methodology and Materials: In this research, with close investigation on standards and models in the field of performance of the HSE management system, the functional evaluation model of this factory was designed in the framework of a Balanced Scorecard Card (BSC). In this model, four layers of Financial, Customer, Internal business processes and Learning- growth were identified and classified with 14 function evaluation criteria and 43 sub-indicators. Results: The results of the balanced scorecard model showed that the highest and lowest scores among the studied layers were internal processes with an average of 69.28 and learning-growth with an average of 56.66 respectively. Also, the overall average score of the company in all four layers calculated 64.2 out of 100 which, according to a standard score, the scores over 60, reflects the relatively good Function of the organization in the field of HSE management. Conclusion: According to the results, Value Indicators presentable for Customers, Audit and Improvement of HSE Performance Indicators, Policy Development and Strategic goals, organization and provision of resources for HSE management, risk management for HSE, system planning and designing in order to establish the principles of HSE in the organization, are the most important strengths and information sources, also human capital and presentable value to society and government are the most important improvable parts of the HSE system in studied organization.

Development of a Competency Management Model for Key Organizational Positions Influencing HSE System Performance in a Power Plant Construction Company

Development of a Competency Management Model for Key Organizational Positions Influencing HSE System Performance in a Power Plant Construction Company

An integrated process-based HSE management system: A case study

Nowadays, companies are not only focused on achieving goals such as cost savings and increasing efficiency and profitability, but are also making a great deal of effort to add other social and environmental goals to their agenda, often including concerns related to health, safety and the environment (HSE). To achieve their HSE goals, organizations are required to have the processes associated with HSE components designed and developed in a single system. However, the organizations dependence on software becomes evident when macro-level managerial decisions are made based on all the data entered and stored in the organizations’ systems such as procurement, logistics, manufacturing, maintenance, and other related systems all of which might be isolated and separated from each other. These systems may provide a variety of features for organizations, but the lack of integration between them makes it difficult to interact and collaborate with the other processes of the organization. Therefore, the critical point is the integration of these systems in a comprehensive enterprise software. This integration challenge is due to the interdependency and the complexity of the data transmission as well as the relationships among various parts of the organization. To shed some light on the integration complexities this paper is intended to propose an approach to tackle these issues by designing an integrated HSE system with all its processes, features, and connections through an industrial enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. To illustrate the applicability of the system in an industrial context, we conduct a case study of the implementation of this HSE system in the mining industry and closely scrutinize the integration-related challenges faced during this process of software analysis, development and deployment.

Development of a Competency Management Model for Key Organizational Positions Influencing HSE System Performance in a Power Plant Construction Company

Development of a Competency Management Model for Key Organizational Positions Influencing HSE System Performance in a Power Plant Construction Company

Designing a smart risk analysis method for gas chlorination units of water treatment plants with combination of Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Shannon Entropy, and Petri Net Modeling

Today, all modern industrial units acknowledge the necessity of efficient and effective safety, health, and environment (HSE) systems. To become practical, these systems must be localized and customized to serve the exact needs of the industry. Nevertheless, most HSE plans are developed upon a set of common presumptions. In the water industry, gas chlorination units require strong HSE plans to mitigate the possibility of chlorine explosion and leak. This study aimed to provide an efficient HSE system for gas chlorination process within water treatment plants. This goal was achieved through a case study performed on a water treatment plant in Razavi-Khorasan province, Iran. In the first stage of this study, the researchers made combined use brainstorming sessions and modified Delphi technique to identify the risk factors of gas chlorination units and classify them into six groups in terms of association with chlorination unit building, gas cylinder storage, technical details of gas cylinders, gas cylinder transport, chlorinator connections, and chlorination unit management. In the second stage, the extracted factors were analyzed by Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Shannon Entropy approaches using two different panels of experts, and the results were compared for validation. Finally, the analysis results were structured by Petri Net modeling. The results showed that, according to FMEA, the risk factors with risk priority number (RPN) of over 46 are of highest importance for the studied unit. Once observed, these factors necessitate shutting down the operation until a risk mitigation solution is reached. Among the analyzed factors, (i) the presence of compounds such as NH3, O2, gas and liquid hydrocarbons and oil in gas chlorine cylinders and (ii) non-vertical and non-mechanized handling of full and empty cylinders during loading and unloading, with RPNs of respectively 160 and 120, were found to be significantly more important than others. In the SE analysis, in addition to the above factors, poor implementation of airflow control mechanism inside the chlorination chamber (W = 0.359), storage of chlorine cylinders near electrical and mechanical installations such as elevators or power panels (W = 0.327), poor pipe placement for connecting the injector to the water inlet and the possibility of air suction (W = 0.433), and failure to provide scientific and practical training to the chlorination staff (W = 0.342) were found to be of highest importance.

Design of HSE Management Information System for Chemical Enterprises

In this paper, the author designs the HSE management information system for chemical enterprises. The author takes the HSE management as a systematic project and takes into account the actual needs of Chinese chemical enterprises and designs and implements a HSE system that is more in line with the actual business for chemical enterprises in China. The HSE management information system designed in this paper can fully meet the characteristics of chemical enterprises in China and has achieved good results. HSP management system is an advanced management system which can effectively improve the internal management efficiency and management capabilities of chemical enterprises in China.

An Interactive Method between HSE System and Wearable Components through Analysis on Risk Scenarios

An Interactive Method between HSE System and Wearable Components through Analysis on Risk Scenarios

从HSE体系推进看九江盾构安全管理内涵

从HSE体系推进看九江盾构安全管理内涵

The Development of Smart HSE System for Shipbuilding and Onshore Plant

The Development of Smart HSE System for Shipbuilding and Onshore Plant

Continuous performance assessment and improvement of integrated HSE and maintenance systems by multivariate analysis in gas transmission units

In this study, an integrated “Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE)” and maintenance systems are presented. Multivariate analysis is used for continuous performance assessment and improvement of these systems. The two subjects of “Maintenance System” and “HSE” have been individually investigated several times in different studies. However, few studies have been done to integrate these two systems and provide an integrated system for their implementation. This study evaluates current maintenance and HSE systems of a Gas Transmission Unit by Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Moreover, decision making units (DMUs) are examined and ranked. Employees are considered as DMUs. This is done through investigating and measuring their efficiencies and identifying the inefficient and less-efficient units. Since an increase in the number of inputs does not lead to an increase in the number of outputs with the same scale, an output-oriented DEA with a Variable Returns to Scale (VRS) is used. The Fuzzy DEA (FDEA) is also used in this research to decrease uncertainty existing in qualitative indicators and human error. Finally, suggestions are given to improve those DMUs. The managers and employees of the gas transmission unit constitute the statistical population of the study. To achieve the objectives of this study, standard questionnaires with respect to HSE and Maintenance system are completed by operators. The proposed approach would help policy makers and top managers of Gas Transmission Company to have a more comprehensive and thorough understanding the working conditions with respect to the maintenance and HSE features.