Comparison of Environmental Performance-HSEQ Management System, Regarding the International and Iranian Oil and Gas General Contractors | Science Publications

American Journal of Applied Sciences

M. Abbasspour¹  H. Nikoomaram¹  E. Roayaei¹  J. Nouri¹ 

关键词: Health;    Safety;    General Contractors;    Oil and Gas Upstream Industry;    Integrated Management System;    Environmental Performance;   

DOI  :  10.3844/ajassp.2005.447.451

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

来源: Science Publications

【 摘 要 】

The ever-increasing significance of the health, safety, environment and quality Managementsystem has led general contractors including those involved in the oil and gas industry to place theimplementation of this integrated system on their agenda, in a way that the implementation andexecution of this system is considered as one of their operation and development strategies. Thepurpose of the present study is to evaluate the environmental performance of the oil and gas upstream(exploration and production) general contractors, which is deemed as one of the major dimensions ofthe system. To carry out this research, in addition to evaluate of the environmental performance ofinternational and Iranian contractors under the foregoing system, a comparison is ultimately drawnbetween the performances of the two groups of contractors. To gather information, a questionnaire wasused to measure 31 indicators whereby the variables related to the environmental performance wereevaluated. The indicators were then weighted according to HSEQ professionals' views and the valueand score of each variable as well as the environmental performance were educed. Comparativestatistical tests were used to analyze the findings. The results of these tests showed that theenvironmental performance of international contractors is superior to that of Iranian contractors. Thereasons behind this superiority, based on the mentioned tests, might be described as follows: 1)Environmental risks reduction measures; 2) Management process; 3) weakness in the implementationof the health, safety, environment and quality management system including the lack of a particularand independent department, non-preparation of the relevant guideline and the inefficiency of therelevant department. In consideration of the foregoing as well as the mentioned weak points andshortcomings, which are seen when a comparison is drawn with international contractors, it isrecommended that Iranian contractors set up a particular and independent department which mightprepare managerial procedures and establish the required enforcement guarantee.

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