Muscat: The 2nd Edition of Oman Workplace Safety and Loss Prevention Conference for the Government, Industry & Corporate Sectors was held under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Khalid bin Omar bin Said Al Marhoon – Minister of Civil Services, in the presence of H.E Sayyid Salem Bin Muslim Bin Ali Al Busaidi, Undersecretary of Ministry of Civil Service for Administrative Development Affairs, H.E Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Bin Nasser Al Nadabi, Undersecretary of Ministry of Civil Service for Civil Service Affairs, H.E. Dr. Hamad bin Hamad Al Ghafri and CEO’s of Oman’s leading companies, on 16 – 17 September 2019 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre.
The event was held under the Auspices of the Ministry of Civil Services along with the participation of 45 Ministries, Government Authorities and state owned companies participated at the event including Diwan of Royal Court, Ministry of Manpower, Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Oil & Gas, Ministry of Transport & Communications, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Regional Municipalities & Water Resources.
The event was supported by Oman Society for Petroleum Services (OPAL), Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH), Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn), Oman Road Safety Association (ORSA), Oman HSE Professionals, Drops Oman Chapter, American Society for Safety Professionals (ASSP), Oman Society of Engineers (OSE) and International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) among others. The Main sponsor was Oman Oil Company & Orpic, Gold sponsors – Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), Oman Oil Marketing, Bronze sponsors - Oman LNG Development Foundation, Renaissance and STS, Research Partner - Arabian Research Bureau (ARB). The event was organized by The OITE Group & Samara Training Services who are both members of OPAL.
Amr Abdullah Baabood, CEO of The OITE Group of Companies confirmed that the event received an overwhelming response and as a result had to close bookings. The organizing committee is pleased to see that Workplace Safety & Loss Prevention has a fundamental place in the overall policy & strategy of the Omani Government, Corporate and Industry. Arabian Research Bureau – ARB a subsidiary of The OITE Group and a specialist in market research & intelligence confirms that safety best practices started with the Oil & Gas industry and is now becoming an integral part of the HSE standards across all industries and sectors in the Sultanate of Oman. Arabian Research Bureau is conducting further research on the outcome which will include recommendations for the 2020 conference.
Sadiq Ahmed Khan, COO of The OITE Group of Companies mentioned that the event is by far the largest gathering of Workplace Safety & Loss Prevention professionals in Oman. It is overwhelming to see 45 Government Ministries & Authorities along with 120 Public and Private organizations with over 300 safety & loss prevention professionals gathering in one place to exchange best practices, networking and developing the profession while they fulfill their responsibilities of protecting valuable resources including; human, machines and premises. The Conference was held alongside an Exhibition with local and international participation.
Eng. Samara Salah, Director of Training & Business Development of Samara Training Services and the Chairperson of the Conference Steering Committee stated that the event program was rich in information. The Day 1 Conference program focused on various topics such as Insurance & Safety Standards, Legal Dimensions of Workplace Safety & Health, HSE Management of Contractors, Loss Prevention, Proactive Safety Leadership. Whereas Day 2 program covered topics on Dropped Object Management, Organizational Capacity & Disaster Resilience, Process Safety.
Dr. Amer Al Rawas, Chairman of Oman Society for Petroleum Services (OPAL), as a keynote speaker mentioned that safety must indeed be a part of any organizations fabric and should be given top priority at the Board and Leadership level. Creating a safety-minded workforce is important and can only be achieved through regular training and awareness campaigns. The role of Safety Officers can help develop active safety minded workforce by promoting a safety conscious culture that helps prepare employees to ensure safe operations and be ready for any eventuality.
Building a Safety Conscious culture is a long-term continuous process, so we hope the Safety professionals will take important learnings from this conference back to their organization and start applying them at various levels. Organizations must build safety mandates in all procurement policies, so that suppliers are in sync with their safety culture and they will in turn help in spreading safety awareness across the entire supply chain.
Grace Braganza, Project Leader of the event mentioned that “there is a burgeoning demand for such an event and holds an important place on the national development agenda of Oman, specifically on Human Resource & Assets”. The take away message from the conference is that Loss prevention is everybody's responsibility, loss to human resource is by far the biggest loss followed by machine, material and workplace facilities.
The highlights and the presentations about the event will be available on https://oman-worksafety.com
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