The annual UPA Safety & Environmental Awards were announced last month. Some exceptional member companies were presented with awards shining a spotlight on their exemplary work, initiative and leadership for safety and environmental performance. Step Change in Safety Award This award goes to a company that: • Encompasses PSM- or HSE-related topics. • Shows actions that have resulted in significant process change or organizational culture change, with a focus on innovation or broader step changes. • Has demonstrated a shift, whether in participation or signup numbers, increased reporting of near misses, or other metrics. Winner Big West Oil: Improvements to Key PSM Metrics Since the start of 2022, Big West Oil’s PSM department has made significant efforts to improve metrics applying to incident investigations, investigation recommendations and MOC actions. Due to a number of factors, there was a large backlog, but Karl Judkins, Ben Butler and Trevor Barlow worked diligently to reduce these items through company training, policy updates, individual follow-ups and more. PSM Engineers Ben Butler and Trevor Barlow helped develop adjustments to existing programs that improved employee familiarity and competence with PSM-related work. Overdue incident investigations have been reduced by 80%, MOC actions by 60%, and all PSM recommendations by 75%. This significant reduction in overdue actions has resulted in over 300 meaningful recommendations that have improved employee safety, process reliability and environmental awareness. One of the key reasons for success has been the focus on accountability without blame or negative reinforcement. Nominees • Ovintiv • Brahma • Chevron • MMR Safety Action Award This award goes to a person or project team and does not have to be a PSM or HSE professional: • Relates to PSM or HSE. • Shows actions that have resulted in an improved safety result or process. • Has impacted the likelihood or potential of preventing an accident or incident through technology implementation, process changes, communication/education or other means. UPDATE 12
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