Joho Model for Preventing Hydrocarbon Release...

Joho Model for Preventing Hydrocarbon Release in the Oil and Gas Industry

Author Name : Chijioke Osuji, Ogbonna Joel, John Ugbebor

ABSTRACT

This study evaluated the risk based HSE barriers for oil spill control in the Nigeria, one of the objectives is to provide model that would interact with all the HSE barriers elements to improve oils spill control in the oil and gas industry. The study considered only organizational, human and operational barrier elements and adopted descriptive survey research design. JOHO HSE barrier model was developed to integrate both the physical and flexible barrier elements to ensure efficient and effective prevention/control of oil spills in the facilities. JOHO model deliverables include project information; project resource loadand HSE barrier elements (J, O, H and O). While Form J evaluates Job design considering ergonomic principles and limitations in human performance. Form O gave assurance to the interactable components of the organisation. On the other hand, form H evaluates the human error at both the planning and execution stages of a task and finally, Form O was concerned with designing and controlling the oil production and distribution processes in the oil industry. The Risk influencing and the performance influencing factors of the JOHO model were presented on a fishbone diagram to indicate potential hydrocarbon release initiating event (cause), the barriers positioned to prevent HC leaks and the potential effects.

Keywords: HSE barriers; Barrier elements, Oil spill, hydrocarbon release, HSE models