Head of Process Safety

Oman Investment Authority

Main tasks and responsibilities

Scope:

Process Safety CoE and Service for RPI Assets MAF, SR, AP, Polymer Operations, NGLE, Utilities

Process Safety Strategy & Plans:

Process Safety planning, development, roll-out

Process safety policies and procedures:

To comply with regulatory requirements and industry best practices. This includes ensuring that all employees understand and follow these policies and procedures.

Methods:

Process Hazard Analysis (PHA),

Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP),

Safety Integrity Level (SIL) study,

Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA),

Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA)

Compliance with regulatory requirements:

Ensures that RPI assets comply with all relevant process safety regulations and standards.

This includes staying up to date on changes to regulations and standards and ensuring that the RPI is prepared to comply with them.

Consultations on process safety issues and ensure accountability of all PSM requirements.

Process safety audits:

Conducting regular process safety audits to identify areas for improvement and ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.

Process safety training programs:

Process Safety workshops for existing and new facilities.

Process safety training programs for all employees.

Incident investigations:

Developing and implementing emergency response plans for process safety incidents ensuring that all employees understand their roles and responsibilities in the event of an incident.

Ensure development of Incident Investigations framework

Ensure providing resources for facilitation of Process Safety Incidents

Providing recommendations for improvement process Safety culture in RPI.

Accountabilities:

General & Plans:

Support Assets Development on budget management for managing the Process Safety budget, ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget.

Develop and execute the Process Safety long-term strategic plan in alignment with the Assets Development / RPI strategies.

Develop short-term, and long-term assets improvement plants with support from engineering and projects to improve reliability and profitability of RPI plants.

Establish, develop, and review Process Safety Management policies, systems, procedures, and guidelines for RPI Assets.

Process Safety:

Participate in Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), e.g., Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP), Safety Integrity Level (SIL) study, Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA), Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) and other risk evaluation studies and Process Safety workshops for existing and new facilities.

Monitor to ensure that there is consistent strategy to manage Process Safety Barriers including identification, operations, maintenance, etc. across downstream facilities s as part of Mechanical Integrity System.

Participate in technical design / functional reviews and procedural changes for all Management of Change (MOC) activities, facilities modification related to technology and facilities.

Develop/support programs to improve Process Safety culture and monitor the improvement of Process Safety culture across RPI

Provide updates, guidance and clarifications on existing laws and regulations regarding Process Safety related issues and advice on establishing the best practice standards.

Participate in process risk management audits and their follow up on the areas for improvement as required for proper implementation.

Compile and review Process Safety performance reports and makes recommendations for improvement of process safety management.

Participate in / Lead Process Safety incidents investigations and follow-up.

Verify the implementation of process safety management policies, systems, procedures, and guidelines for RPI

Analyse the Process Safety performance to identify key areas of improvement, prepare updates for sharing the performance at various arenas.

Design and Data:

Lead the process design & detail Engineering including performing process simulations, design calculations, Process Optimization, sizing & selection of equipment, etc.

Oversees the preparation of various engineering deliverables (Drawings & Documents) such as Process Flow Diagrams, P & I Diagrams, Process Datasheets, Equipment Specifications, Cause & Effect Diagrams, control philosophies, shutdown philosophies, HAZOP Studies & reports, Operation & maintenance manuals etc. and providing necessary engineering inputs to the other disciplines and other departments

Stakeholders:

Provide process technology support to internal clients (operations, engineering, corporate planning and OMT mgmt.) to reduce operational cost of the refinery using optimization tools and solving technical problems to improve availability of plants and to recommend purchases of catalysts and chemicals

Collaborate with various downstream facilities to assess requirements for safe operating procedures in ensuring proper document generation and upkeep, competency assurance and compliance as part of Process Safety Barriers Management.