DROPS in an Oilfield Services Company

Concepts and Implementation of DROPS – the Practical Approach

Leong Weng Fei

HS&E Director – Asia Pacific
 Baker Hughes 2012 Safety Pyramid

Fatalities
0

32 Days Away From Work Cases

Other Recordable Cases

138

328 First Aid Cases

120 Near Misses

68456 Unsafe
Observations

Baker Hughes – thru Q1

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 Mining the Diamond
Targeting Behaviors and Conditions that can lead to significant incidents

Actual Recordable Cases

Fatalities 0
First Aid or Near Miss Cases

Lost Time 12
Incidents

Recordable 30
Incidents

12
First Aids/
Near Misses

Baker Hughes

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0 2 1 1 1

JMP - None or Dropped Mechanical Pressure PPE Improper Ground Working at Electrical PTW LOTO Hot Work Confined D&A
Inadequate Objects Lifting Speeds Disturbances Heights Space

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Baker Hughes DROPS Strategy

Goal : Consistent appreciation and management of

DROPS across the Enterprise
4-Focus Areas:
1. Increase awareness on DROPS and DROPS
prevention
2. DROPS focus in Baker Hughes facilities and client
locations
3. DROPS focus as a rig operator
4. DROPS in design and engineering of Baker Hughes
equipment
DROPS as part of our Business

• Gap analysis on Operational Controls on DROPS

provisions
• Draft an Enterprise Operational Control on DROPS:
– Mandatory requirements for:
• Baker Hughes facilities
• Working on client locations
• Baker Hughes operated rigs – Dropped Objects Management
Program
– Requirements and best practices for DROPS prevention
and management
• With references to guidance documents from DROPS Global
and Shell
DROPS Ops Control

• Coverage on:
– Material handling and lifting
– Storage practices
– Housekeeping
– Facility
– Working at height
– Securing against DROPS
• Framework for Dropped Objects Management Program:
– Planning : DROPS survey, Mandatory Requirements, MOC
– Deployment : Training , Controls, Communications
– Review : Program audit, Inspection program
– Improvement : Management review of Program
 DROPS Moment –
Dropped Blank Plug
A derrick has many potential dropped objects. It is important that these objects are
Object = Blank Plug
Mass = 3.5 kg identified. All potential dropped objects should be reliably secured, regularly checked
Dropped Height = 20 m and maintained and all rig floor operations must adhere to controls established to
Potential outcome = Fatality
Actual outcome = First aid
prevent dropped objects. Multi-Barrier approaches reduce potential risks:

 Equipment Barriers
 Well-Engineered/Designed Equipment (Securing and
secondary retention)
 Process Barriers
 DROPS survey / Hazard & Risk Assessment (HRA) - Dropped
object potential recognized
 Consistent implementation, inspection & monitoring on
dropped objects prevention controls (Zoning, inspection,
maintenance, secured tools etc.)
 People Barriers
 Adherence to procedures on dropped objects prevention
Potential dropped  Competency of personnel
object  STOP WORK Authority

Equipment
Dropped Blank Plug
Process

People
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Example of onshore DROPS campaign
Q&A