Call for Papers
SCOPE:
The objective of the conference is to enhance Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Protection in the region by providing a forum for practitioners from various industries, academia, and government to share their experiences, achievements, technological advances and innovations in HSSE.
TOPICS FOR PRESENTATIONS:
Presentations relating to theme of the conference are welcome. Following major disciplines will be covered:
Occupational Health / Industrial Hygiene
Process Safety
Personnel Safety
Fire Safety
Environmental Engineering and Management
Loss Prevention
Industrial Security
Behavior Based Safety (BBS)
Ergonomics
Journey Management.
The detailed listing of topics are provided separately.
LANGUAGE:
English or Arabic.
ELIGIBILITY:
Organizations, Professionals, Consultants, Teachers, Scientists, Research Scholars and Students.
NUMBER OF AUTHORS:
A maximum of three authors are accepted per presentation.
CONFERENCE EXPENSES:
Presenters shall be permitted to attend the conference technical sessions FREE OF CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEE.
Students and researchers registered with University or Recognized research institution will be reimbursed a portion of the expenses, as decided by the Conference Organizing Committee.
PAPER PRESENTATIONS:
I. Abstract Submission
Technical and e-poster presentations for the conference will be selected from the abstract submitted to the Conference Organizing Committee. Early submission is particularly important to ensure that the committee members have enough time to review the abstract. The authors of the accepted abstracts will be notified to submit the full paper as per the guidelines. Time duration for the paper presentation shall be 30 minutes including the discussion.
Note: Abstracts must be previously unpublished work at the time of submission. The late submission of abstract will not be accepted.
II. Abstract Content
To enable a proper review of your abstract, please ensure that it contains adequate and valuable information to make a judgment. Written in English / Arabic and containing 450 words, paper proposals shall include the following:
Objectives/Scope - List the objectives and/or scope of the proposed paper. (Max. 75 words)
Methodology: Briefly explain your overall approach, including your methods, procedures and process. (Max. 100 words)
Novel/Additive Information: Explain how this paper will present novel (new) or additive information to the existing body of literature that can be of benefit to and/or add to the state of knowledge in the industry. (Max. 75 words)
Important Dates
Last Day for the Submission of Abstract
30th June 2015
Notification on Acceptance of Abstract
1st August 2015
Last Day for Submission of Final Paper/Poster
31st August 2015
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Please submit your abstract by any of the following modes:
Online submission : www.igrapix.org/web
Email : speakers@igrapix.org/web
Mobile: +965-66846040
Email: info@igrapix.org/web
Fax : +965-22428148
Post :
ASSE – Kuwait Chapter ,
C/O Kuwait Society of Engineers, Bneid Al Ghar,
PO Box 4047, Safat 13041, Kuwait
Guidelines for the Presenters:
Please plan your presentation with the following points in mind:
Use concrete examples / case studies;
Include hints for immediate user implementation;
Don’t be theoretical; use real events or case studies;
Use best practices, including a variety of opinions / recommendations.
Paper presenters are expected to:
- Work closely with Conference Organizers in advance of the Conference;
- Provide a high-quality Conference paper for inclusion in proceedings CD; a detailed format guideline will be sent to the authors based on the approval of the abstracts;
- Provide a short outline of the presentation for inclusion in the Conference brochure;
- Make no substantive changes in content, process, names or numbers of presenters without the approval of the conference organizers ;
- Agree to have the session audio and video recorded to provide ongoing learning for Conference participants who are unable to attend their session (if appropriate to proposed design);
- Agree to refrain from marketing their products or services and to share openly their knowledge, experience, skills, and creativity with participants.
- Agree to high quality Audio Video presentation.
RECOMMENDED TOPICS
FOR PAPER AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS:
- Accident Prevention & “Lessons Learned” in Safety
- Emergency preparedness and response
- HSSE Training Effectiveness
- HSSE Competence Building
- Regulatory Compliance Issues
- New Technologies and Advancement in HSSE
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Behavior Based Safety (BBS)
- Human Factors in HSE Performance
- Corporate Social Responsibility,
- Sustainability Reporting
- HSE indicators & metrics
- Lifting Safety in Oil and gas industry
- Electrical Safety in Oil and gas industry.
- Management of green and brown fields in Oil and gas industry.
- Radiation Safety.
- Ageing and life extension of off-shore installations.
- Marine safety.
- Work at height.
- Defect elimination techniques.
- Warehouse safety.
- Food Safety Management.
- Laboratory Safety
- Drilling Safety
- Managing Contractors and Sub-contractors HSE Performance
- Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) Management in oil and gas industries
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE:
- Occupational Exposure Monitoring / Assessment
- Occupational Health Risk Assessment
- Sampling and monitoring techniques
- Respiratory protection for working in IDLH Atmosphere
- Ergonomics
- Indoor Air Quality
- Ventilation Assessment
- Medical Care Management
- Occupational Health Surveillance
- Prevalence of Occupational Diseases
- Effective Concepts for Occupational Health Management
- Rehabilitation
- Biological Monitoring
- Biosafety and Bio aerosols
- Prevention of Molds and other Microorganisms
- HAZMAT & HAZCOM
- De-classification of leaded facilities
- Managing work related / occupational stress
- Effective Engineering controls for mitigating occupational health hazards.
PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT & ASSET INTEGRITY:
- Developing process safety indicators – Chemical and major hazard industries
- Managing the asset integrity risks associated with CO2, H2S and High BWS (Wells & Facilities)
- Integrating Asset Integrity and HSE Management
- Managing Process Safety throughout the Asset Life Cycle
- Best Practices in Integrity Management of Safety Critical Systems
- Integrity Inspection: Latest Development, Effective Measurement and Reporting
- Managing Challenges with Asset Life Extension: New Risks, Changing Standards and Codes
- Managing Risk in Simultaneous Operations, Drilling, Projects and Maintenance (SIMOPS)
- Intelligent diagnostics to predict events and take action before they occur
- Best Practices in Pipeline Management
- Best Practices in Turnaround and Shutdown Management
- Innovations in Shipping & Containment Technology
- Hazards and precautions to be taken during Commissioning of process units.
- Guidelines to decide the preventive maintenance of critical / non-critical equipment in Oil and gas industries.
- Pre-start up safety review
- Software for Incident investigation and reporting system.
- Implementation of Process Safety Management in Oil and gas industry.
- System Safety
- Methods used to improve the safety and reduce the consequences of hazardous chemical release
- Layout, and operation of equipment handling hazardous chemicals
- Incorporating Process Safety in Maintenance and Non-Routine Operations
- Recommended strategies for identification, evaluation, and control of process related hazards
- Abnormal situation management
- Risk based inspection
- Risks associated with pyrophoric material
- Risk management approaches, planning for higher risk operations, and hazard analysis approaches
- Qualitative and quantitative techniques
- Damage assessment
- Equipment reliability
- Safety Integrity Level (SIL) & Layers of Protection
- Management of Change
- Safety Instrumented System & HIPPS (High Integrity Pressure Protection System)
- Trip/ interlock management in Oil & Gas and Petrochemical industries.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE:
- Crisis Management
- Emergency preparedness and Response plan (Onsite & Offsite)
- Disaster Management
- Business continuity plan
- Incident command system
FIRE SAFETY:
- Fire & Explosion
- Fire Prevention and Control
- Response during Fire & Explosion
- Industry Fire Brigade Management
- Rescue Services
- Fire & Explosion Detection System
- Fire protection equipment and systems
- Fire, explosion and reactivity hazards
- Halon replacement
- Fire Prevention Engineering
- Dust explosion – hazards and precautions.
HSSE & RISK MANAGEMENT:
- HSSE & Risk Management systems
- Audits, Investigations and inspections.
ENVIRONMENT:
- Environmental monitoring and assessment
- New Approaches in Environmental Impact Assessment
- Carbon Trading and Air Emission Management
- Best Practices in Gas Flaring and Emission Reduction
- Minimizing Gas Flaring During Well Testing
- Sustainable Development
- Cleaner production methods
- Energy Management
- Environmental economics
- Global environmental problems
- Statistical modeling of spatial data in ecology
- Environmental management systems
- Environmental risk assessment
- Environmental standards
- Air/Water quality monitoring and assessment
- Waste minimization program
- Hospital / Medical Waste Management
- Remediation techniques
- Oil spill response planning
- CDM Initiatives: CO2 emissions, trading, capture, and sequestration
- Meeting environmental commitments
- Cost & Environmental effectiveness of new technologies
- Sustainable Environmental performances
- How an organization acknowledge the need for changing its environmental attitude
- Greenhouse gases inventory
- Green building program.
SECURITY:
- Emergency trends in security management
- Security role for emergency management & disasters
- Security advancement & technology
- Case studies on security issues
- Facility security design – Advancement
- Security management – Business Strategy for Success
- ISPS – International Ship & Port Security
- Security certifications
- Cyber security-relevance & importance in Oil & Gas and other continuous process industries.
ERGONOMICS:
- Human Factors Engineering
- Office / Worksite Ergonomics
- Accident Prevention using ergonomics
- Prevention through design ergonomics
- Ergonomic Tool Kits and Assessment.
JOURNEY MANAGEMENT:
- Managing Road Safety Risks.