ASSP Kuwait Chapter Celebrates 25 Years in Kuwait with “KOC & ASSP HSE Forum 2024”.

ASSP Kuwait Chapter Celebrates 25 Years in Kuwait with “KOC & ASSP HSE Forum 2024”.

The American Society of Safety Professionals - Kuwait Chapter (ASSP-KC) is Kuwait's premier voluntary and non-profit organization, providing professional guidance, training, and consultancy in the field of Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) to industrial and social sectors in the region.

Continuing its commitment to social responsibility, ASSP-KC, in collaboration with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), organized the KOC & ASSP HSE Forum 2024. The event featured three workshops and five technical sessions, held at the KOC Hubara Assembly Hall in Ahmadi.

The event began with Eng. Heba Kumainasy welcoming the participants, followed by an opening address by Eng. Fadhel Al-Ali, Chairman of ASSP-KC, who emphasized the importance of such forums in enhancing the safety knowledge of contractors in Kuwait. Eng. Bader Mubarak Al-Hadhrami, President of ASSP-KC, expressed gratitude to KOC for sponsoring the event and highlighted that these sessions are open to all, especially contractors who play a critical role in the industrial sector. Mr. Kashif Vali Syed, Secretary of ASSP-KC, also welcomed the attendees and stressed the value of participating in such knowledge-sharing events. He also provided an overview of ASSP-KC’s upcoming 12th International Health, Safety, Security, and Loss Prevention Professional Development Conference & Exhibition 2025, held under the patronage of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC). Additionally, he highlighted the opportunity to present technical papers at the conference, along with details about the abstract submission deadline.

Eng. Ahmad Eissa Al-Shatti, TL HSE, WK, KOC, and Deputy Director for the ASSP GCC HSE Excellence Awards 2024, provided an overview of the awards program, mentioning that the winners will receive their awards during the ceremony scheduled on December 19, 2024.

Technical Presentations

The event featured the following technical presentations:

1. Value of Global Certification by Mr. Bala Siva Srikanth Adivi, CSP, CFIOSH, CCPSC, TPL Specialist, HSE KOC.
2. Fall Protection by Mr. Muruganantham Boosapathi, Safety Engineer, KOC. 
3. Process Safety Culture & Normalization of Deviation by Mr. Devendra Rathore, PSM Engineer, KNPC.
4. Overview of Industrial Hygiene in Oil & Gas Industries by Mr. Roshan Rahiman AK, CIH, KIPIC.
5. Artificial Intelligence in HSE by Mr. Keyur Pandya, HSE Trainer, Wataniya Environmental Services Company.

Three workshops were conducted:

1. H2S & SCBA, sponsored by M/s Raja Trading Company.
2. Work at Height & Fall Protection, sponsored by M/s Raja Trading Company.
3. Altair io4 Gas Detector Wearable Technology, focusing on new connectivity technologies in gas detection programs, sponsored by MSA - The Safety Company.

In the closing address, Mr. Mohamed Yusuff A, Vice President of ASSP-KC, acknowledged the support of KOC in organizing the event. He thanked the speakers, sponsors (M/s Raja Trading Company, MSA - The Safety Company & NESR). He also appreciated the attendees, nearly 100 professionals from various sectors, for their active participation. As a token of appreciation, mementos were presented to the speakers. The event concluded with grand dinner, sponsored by Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)

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