How to manage HSE? (Part 3)

when we want to sell OSH to top management, we must try to sell OSH using "management terminology". An eye opener for top management normally related to any activities that can
1. increase profit
2. reduce cost
... a simple word that I can summarized is "money $$$"

One way that we can do is how we can INTEGRATE OSH into the company's risk management?? Figure below is the IOSH's vision & mission to support Business Risk Management process...

(Ref: Business Risk Managment, Getting Health & Safety Firmly In the Agenda by IOSH)

This is not an easy task for a normal SHO because we need to equip ourselves with another level of knowledge.... i.e. Business Management... as you can see from the above figure, managing OSH is dynamic & it changed as the way business is managed & focus. SO, it's important to understand the company's business operation... then from here, insya allah we can sell OSH more interesting manner + "talk the same language" with the management!!

How to manage HSE? (Part 2)

when I studied MBA, it really an eye opener for me on how to manage a business (for me, at least I have some basic on it..)... when we talked about business, "customer is the king"... any businesses MUST have customer.. without customer, or indirectly we call it as a demand, there will be no business... in supply chain management, it is always "customer-driven, customer- focused (Tony Hines)". So, how we can apply this in managing HSE?

The way I look HSE from business management of view, we need to ask ourself... who's HSE customer? for me, HSE is everybody's business... for me, it should be our responsibility from top management to employee... we need to take care our own Health & Safety... Management responsible for their sub-ordinates.... Employee responsible for their own & colleague's Health & Safety...then from here, SHO/HSE Engineer/HSE Executive etc will play their role as "coordinator" in managing HSE.... so, this is tally with OSH (Safety & Health Officer) Regulations on the responsibility of SHO i.e. as an advisor to the management...

BUT, we want to link it to the "business operation".... HSE MUST be part of the business activities... from the planning, operation, human resource, marketing, financial, etc... this can be done when all the stakeholders understand the importance of HSE in business....

How to manage HSE? (Part 1)

since I'm involved in HSE discipline 8 years ago, I keep reminding myself to see HSE from different perspectives... I have been working in production, facility, construction, quality, training, purchasing, little bit on HR.... it really open my eyes... managing HSE is not that easy... this is important to ensure how you can manage HSE challenges from different angles... I can say "thinking outside the box"

then, just throwing some questions to myself..
1. What's the best method/system/process to manage HSE?
2. How HSE supposed to be managed?
3. Where to start?
4. Who owned HSE in the organization?
5. How to sell HSE to management & employees?

Yesterday, received an info on SHO exam (paper 4) in Penang... looks like >60% failed the exam... I'm concern whether SHO candidates understand SHO modules correctly or not... it's important to teach/train the SHO candidates on how to manage HSE from macro point of view 1st. This is important, so that SHO has a clear "mind mapping" on how HSE is manage... what's Module 1, 2, 3 & 4... how this module interelated? why we must learn all these modules? how to understand the modules? etc...

After I completed my MBA, discussed with my friends, read books & newspapers etc managing HSE need some "touch" that I need to polish & learn daily... it's a skill, where I'm still searching for it... I will digest this issue slowly how we can manage HSE from multiple disciplines & suit it with out environment or situation at our workplace...

Safety Post

People in nrg-masho email group are busy discussing about the difference between Safety Officer, Safety Executive, Safety Engineer & Safety Manager.

For those who are familiar with Human Resource discipline, all the above posts are differentiate based on their academic qualifications, competencies and/or experience. It's not easy to discuss this issue without looking the holistic view of the organization/project background....

So, the best answer that I can think right now is, back to the basic principle of OSH in Malaysia i.e. Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) & Factory Machinery Act (FMA).

Secondly, look at the title used after the word "Safety" i.e. Officer, Executive, Engineer & Manager... so open the dictionary & get the definition of each words... I think, we already solve the above issue :)

Lifting Activity (Part2)

Wokay, after thorough discussion with project owner, main contractor & lifting contractor, alhamdulillah no unwanted incident happen... below are some photos during the lifting activity..

This is the "boyz" weight 18 tonnes
The front wire ropes are the main lifter, all the loads concentrated on this crane. The back wire rope is used to support the genset during the positioning of the genset

The 2nd crane played a role once the genset already sitting on the plinth. The front wire rope will be lowered & released slowly since it is still the main crane to support the genset.

Lifting Activity (Part1)

Last Thursday was a busy day for me... busy supervising lifting activities at my workplace... currently, I'm handling a project installing a new DDUPS (genset for power backup).

Well, there are 3 gensets arrived... the weight, hemmm roughly almost 19 tonnes... the length around 6 meters x 2.4m width..... need to put these monsters on the 2nd floor of our central utilities building (CUB)... the height is roughly around 6 meters...

Before the activity was performed, did discussed thoroughly with the main contractor & also the lifting contractors... initially, I did requested to installed cantilever but it's not practical (+ it quite expensive of course)... so the lifting contractors proposed to used TWO 60 tonnes mobile crane to lift the genset... BUT, before we really start the activity, my supervisor asked me to do some calculations on the lifting activity... calculate the angle, the minimum length of the genset on the plith, the available space for the genset move in, the length of the cable to ensure the cable will not damage the wall (the edge of CUB)... so, manage to calculate it & established Method Statement of lifting agreed by the contractor... will post all the calculations & photos in next posting....

HSE Part Time Work...

more than a month I didn't write anything in my blog... quite busy per se, need to complete my "volunteer" work... together with my HSE team in Kulim... we managed to organise a seminar on 3rd - 4th March... we called it NRG-MASHO-NIOSH Seminar at Butterworth, Penang...

Sometimes, just wondering why I involved in this volunteer work? it took my precious time with family, it will make you busy, you need to chip in some $$... well, I doesn't know why I really enjoy doing this volunteer work.... BUT, as for me, I will gain some knowledge, learn new skill or new fields... management discipline, teamwork, networking, marketing, negotiation skills, problem solving etc... but, my ultimate satisfaction is I believe I can contribute something to HSE Professionals, to Safety & Health Officer (SHO).... this small contribution to northern region HSE Professionals by organizing a low fee BUT "quality" seminar can boost some of the HSE Professionals & SHOs during this economy downturn....