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.
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:
- Value of Global Certification by Mr. Bala Siva Srikanth Adivi, CSP, CFIOSH, CCPSC, TPL Specialist, HSE KOC.
- Fall Protection by Mr. Muruganantham Boosapathi, Safety Engineer, KOC.
- Process Safety Culture & Normalization of Deviation by Mr. Devendra Rathore, PSM Engineer, KNPC.
- Overview of Industrial Hygiene in Oil & Gas Industries by Mr. Roshan Rahiman AK, CIH, KIPIC.
- Artificial Intelligence in HSE by Mr. Keyur Pandya, HSE Trainer, Wataniya Environmental Services Company.
Three workshops were conducted:
- H2S & SCBA, sponsored by M/s Raja Trading Company.
- Work at Height & Fall Protection, sponsored by M/s Raja Trading Company.
- 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).