(MENAFNEditorial) Sustainable corporate governance comes under the spotlight at the 9th Annual HSE Forum in Energy, which starts tomorrow (Monday 30 September) at the Doha Grand Hyatt in Qatar.
Held under the patronage of HE Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy & Industry and Chairman & Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum, the two-day conference and exhibition, with workshops on day three, is designed to help support initiatives to reduce workplace fatalities, maintain employee wellbeing and ensure sustainable environmental protection.
"According to the Institute for International Finance (IIF), the collective oil and gas export earnings of the GCC countries climbed to a record $737.5 billion or over 40% of GDP in 2012. It was also the highest income from oil sales in the GCC's history and any major incident could have a devastating impact on the Gulf economies," Jumana Mashraqui, Conference Production Specialist, Fleming Gulf.
Now in its ninth year, the 2013 conference program themed, "Reflective Practice: Promoting Collective Responsibility", will once again bring together over 350 leading global industrial stakeholders from the energy sector to chart solutions essential to reduce workplace fatalities, reinforce visible leadership, improve workforce competency and mainstream social responsibility into the business through an integrated hazard prevention framework.
Delivering the keynote address and setting the tone for the forum is Dr. Ali Hamed Al Mulla, Manager Corporate HSE, at Qatar Petroleum, who will share his vision for HSE - endorsing corporate values and promoting collective ownership.
The conference opens in earnest with the executive plenary session, which is being moderated by Mahesh Patel, assistant manager, HSE liaison and acting manager, HSE business strategies in HSE regulations and enforcement, at Qatar Petroleum.
Patel will lead a panel of experts to examine what energy sector organisations can do individually and collectively to drive change within their respective organisations, to develop sustainable corporate governance strategies.
"HSE in the oil and gas sector has to be in line with the business process and the CSR mission. A serious threat exists if the HSE, the business and CSR strategies are heading in different directions and for different purposes.
"The industry as a whole has to be committed to social responsibility and social development. Priority must be given to human development and the sustainable health of the workforce, while social and environmental requirements are a must legally," added Mashraqui.
The other panelists at the executive plenary session include; Nasser Mohamed Ali Mubarak, Qatar Petroleum, Corporate HSE Support Manager; Ali AlRahbi, Dolphin Energy, Vice President, QHSE & Security; Brian Sullivan, IPIECA , Executive Director; Iain Mackay, Petrotechnics, Executive Vice President; Pol Hoorelbeke, Total Refining & Chemicals, Vice President Safety Division and Kathy A. Seabrook CSP, CMIOSH, ASSE, President Elect 2013-2014.
"HSE should be an integral part of any organisation's core value system, it should be in their DNA, driven internally and corporately governed," said Seabrook.
Running alongside the forum is an exhibition featuring the latest technology offerings in the market and on day three, the event will feature an intensive workshop programme based on practical activities and exercises.
The forum has also attracted widespread industry support from Qatar Petroleum; Petrotechnics; Industrial Scientific; Chemsafe and Pinsent Masons. The forum is also endorsed by the British Safety Council, ASSE, British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), IPIECA, The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and International Institute of Risk & Safety Management (IIRSM).
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