Reflections on Hazardous Industries: Health and Safety Regulations and Policies

Running head: REFLECTIONS ON HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIES
Reflections on Hazardous Industries
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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Statement of Expectations..........................................................................................................2
Roles and Responsibilities.........................................................................................................3
Marine and Offshore Hazards....................................................................................................4
Occupational Hygiene................................................................................................................5
Gender Specific Challenges.......................................................................................................6
Safety Training in Hazardous Industries....................................................................................7
Product Safety............................................................................................................................9
Personal Evaluation..................................................................................................................10
Conclusion................................................................................................................................11
References................................................................................................................................12

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Introduction
I am a student of the SHEM degree course and I joined the course with the desire to
learn about the various important precepts as well as guidelines which dictate the health and
the safety regulations within the framework of the industrial world in the present times. The
increasing number of accidents as well as health hazards has become the order of the day in
the various industries of the world with a worker dying because of inadequate safety and
health regulations every 15 seconds (Flin and O'Connor 2017). This is not just the scenario of
the oil and the gas which is generally considered to be one of the most hazardous industries
of the world in terms of the health as well as the safety threats which the workers face but of
the other industries of the world as well (Ablo 2015). It is specifically here that the role of the
various Health and Safety Managers gain prominence in the context of the present day world
and this is one of the main reasons why I opted for the course under discussion here. This
course is likely to help to know not only about the important legislations but also the
regulations which shape the health and safety policies followed by the various industries of
the world at the present moment. Furthermore, I am hoping to work as a Regional Health and
Safety Manager in the oil and the gas industry and am hoping that this particular course work
would provide me with the relevant kind of skills to succeed in this particular industry. These
mandates form an important part of the health and safety policies followed by the various
industries of the world at the current moment and this paper will be a self-reflection on these
aspects of the health and safety regulations followed by the various industries of the world
along with a discussion of the lecture notes provided in the class.
Statement of Expectations
The basic idea behind the pursuing of this particular course was to gain the relevant
and adequate amount of information which is likely to help me in the professional part of my

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career. At this particular juncture I would like to mention that the oil and the gas has been the
kind of industry which has fascinated as well as attracted me for a very long and at the same
time I am looking forward to work in this particular industry. One of the major issues which
this particular industry has been facing for a very long time is the health and the safety issues
which is the cause of a large number of deaths every year (Ambituuni, Amezaga and Emeseh
2014). Therefore, my expectation at the time of enrolling in this particular course was to gain
an idea about the safety and the health regulations which are being followed in this particular
industry. I personally believe that adequate knowledge about these health and safety
regulations which are being followed by this industry are important since they would help me
to find out the places where the current policies by the oil and the gas industry needs
amendment. Furthermore, I am also hoping that this particular course is likely to provide me
an idea about the concepts of people management skills, enhancing the performance of the
employees, management of an effective relationship among the management of an
organization and the employees associated with it and others. I am personally of the opinion
that these skills are likely to help me in a significant manner to make a positive contribution
towards the organization in which I would be working and at the same time to improve the
health and safety regulations followed by them. The improvement of the health and safety
regulations is of paramount importance since it can save the life of thousands of people on an
annual basis. My area of interest is the improvement of the health and the safety regulations
followed by the oil and the gas industries and thereby to save as many lives as I can.
Roles and Responsibilities
My roles and responsibilities as the Regional Health and Safety Manager would
require me not only to provide effective leadership to the different employees who would be
associated with the concerned organization but at the same time to improve the health and the