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. 2023 Aug 8;11:1225995. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1225995

Table 4.

Description of different safety policies implemented in different countries.

References Country Safety Policies Description
(123) South Africa OSHA The safety policy of South Africa is adopted from the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA). Its prime objectives and vision are to provide occupational safety for employees and health and safety for those who operate machinery and plant; to develop an advisory council for safety and health in the workplace.
(2) Malaysia HSE 2006 The Malaysian Oil and Gas industry adopts the HSE 2006 safety policy. That comprises a wide range of safety indicators that measure causes of accidents/ incidents or injuries and take responsibility for preventing accidents. Such accidents include but are not limited to fire, burnout, explosion, oil spills, gas release, or other conditions, which could result in illness or injury to personnel.
(124) Indonesia Regulation 79–2014 The Director-General of Oil and Gas (DGOG) monitors and implements policies and objectives associated with health and safety issues. Indonesia adopts safety policies from Government Regulation 79 of 2014 for the oil and gas sector. The government has stipulated that energy policy is to be implemented from 2014 to 2050.
(125) Saudi Arab OSHA Saudi Arabia adopts the occupational safety policy from US OSHA standards and the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). In the Jeddah refinery, multiple departments are responsible for maintaining employees’ health and safety, such as the Loss Prevent Department (LPD), Environment Protection Department (EPD), and the Occupational Medical Department (OMD). These all are working under Saudi Aramco Medical Services Organization.
(126) U.K., Brazil, Mexico, and Australia Regulation 2005 Brazil implements three safety policies, Safety Case, Barrier Management, and Research and Development, to maintain and establish a healthy and safe work environment for their employees in oil and gas organizations. The safety case approach is adopted from the UK’s offshore installation Regulation 2005. Under the safety case, operators are responsible for predicting safety issues, such as burns, escape, and fire risk, and fulfilling safety requirements at the workplace.