HSEQ NEWSLETTER 32 - PV Drilling

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H SEQ NEWSLETTER PV DRILLING’s Dear all of employees of the entire PV Drilling Corporation. In the first quarter of the year, the Corporation secured a two-well contract including several optional wells for the jack-up rig PV DRILLING I with Cuu Long Joint Operating Company (“CLJOC”) for their drilling campaign at the Block 15-1 offshore Vietnam, starting from April 2021. In addition, after successfully implementing the drilling campaign to help welcome the first commercial oil flow in Cambodia, the rig PV DRILLING III was successfully negotiated by the Corporation to perform drilling and workover operations for Vietsovpetro since early April 2021 with estimated duration of 70 days. Previously, the Corporation also secured a contract for PV DRILLING III with Japan - Vietnam Petroleum Company (JVPC) to drill one well and workover 2 wells. The contract is expected to commence in June 2021. Currently, the rigs PV DRILLING II and PV DRILLING VI are performing the drilling campaigns for Vietsovpetro and ENI in Vietnam. Thus, all of four jack-up rigs of the Corporation are in operation now. In the first 3 months of 2021, the Corporation's HSEQ performance was very positive. The goal of maintaining safe operations without any Lost Time Incident (Zero-LTI) has been achieved in all business operations of the Corporation comprising offshore drilling and well technical services and other onshore services. Especially, on March 10, 2021, the rig PV DRILLING I achieved 14 consecutive years of safe operation since the day it was put into operation. Also, on February 28, 2021, another jack-up rig, PV DRILLING VI achieved its milestone of 6 consecutive years of LTI free operation. These proud achievements are the result of relentless efforts and effective cooperation among management team and frontline workers of these jack-up rigs and on shore support team on adopting PV Drilling's core values: People, Integrity, and Professionalism on daily basis. On this occasion, on behalf of the Board of Management of the Corporation, I would like to congratulate the team members of PV DRILLING I and PV DRILLING VI on these excellent achievements. During 2021, PV Drilling's HSEQ action program shall not only aim to maintain the LTI-free operations but also set the target which all business operations are accomplished without a Recordable Incident (RI) nor an Environment Incident. In order to achieve these highly challenging goals as well as to meet the expectations of the commitment to sustainable development, besides successfully accomplishing the assigned tasks, each employee from each department have to make more efforts in building and maintaining the typical safety culture of PV Drilling supported by three values: Proactive - Vigilant - Dedicated towards the goal that all employees at PV Drilling are aware of their responsibilities and accountability in ensuring safety on daily activities. Through the mass media, we have learned that in recent days, several fires had occurred in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi City that took lives of many people. The root and underlying causes of the fires and casualties are being under investigation by the authorities. However, many studies normally show that one of the main causes of death in fires is from smoke inhalation injuries. In this newsletter, we will learn about the potential hazards and control measures to prevent or reduce smoke inhalation in case of fire. Hopefully, this useful information will provide readers with the necessary awareness of safety for themselves and those around them in the event of a fire in the workplace or at home. As usual, I would like to end my speech with best wishes to all members of PV Drilling. I wish you all good health, happiness and always accomplish your duties safely with high efficiency. Best regards Vice President of PV Drilling Vu Van Minh Chief editor: Vice President Vu Van Minh Editors: HSEQ Division 4th Floor, Sailing Tower, 111A Pasteur Str., District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tel: (84-28) 39142012 Fax: (84-28) 39142021 32 Quarter 1 - 2021 No. 1Letter from Vice President HSEQ Activities 6-Prevention of smoke inhalation injury in fires 8-Safety performance PVD fleet location Legal update 9-Safety awards on the fleet 10-Safety awards onshore facilities IN THIS ISSUE: PV DRILLING I: PV DRILLING I is the first Jack- up Rig owned by PV Drilling, of- fically put in to operation on 10th March 2007. As of midnight 9th March 2021, the Jack-up rig PV DRILLING I once again got a big milestone of 14 consecutive years of safe ope- ration without Lost Time Incident (Zero LTI) recognized by the In- ternational Association of Drilling Contractors – IADC. This fantastic achievement is parti- cularly significant in the context of COVID-19 pandemic outbreaking on over the world. During the time working overseas, the rig encoun- tered many difficulties in arran- ging crewchange, many employees had to stay continuously onboard for weeks due to no replacement, causing a lot of mental pressures …, however those things could not stop the enthusiasm, passion and bravery of the Fire-Seekers with PV Drilling brand name. This achievement is the result of the consensus, solidarity, coopera- tion, mutual support and the spi- rit of dedication to the PV Dril- ling’s identity of all PV DRIL- LING I’s crews in particular as well as the strong supports from the Board of Directors of PVD Drilling Divison and PV Drilling Corporation in general. This world-class achievement is a clear testament to PV Drilling's commitment to maintaining and enhancing the safety culture of the Corporation. Previously, on 28th February 2021, PV DRILLING VI also successfully got 6 consecutive years of safe operation without Lost Time Incident (Zero LTI). The safety performance and high working efficiency of PV DRIL- LING I in particular and other PV Drilling’s Jack-up rigs in ge- CONGRATULATION TO PV DRILLING I FOR ACHIEVING 14 YEARS OF SAFE OPERATION CONSECUVITVE YEARS OF SAFE OPERATION Zero LTI 14 1

Transcript of HSEQ NEWSLETTER 32 - PV Drilling

HSEQ NEWSLETTER PV DRILLING’s

Dear all of employees of the entire PV Drilling Corporation.

In the first quarter of the year, the Corporation secured a two-well contract including several optional wells for the jack-up rig PV DRILLING I with Cuu Long Joint Operating Company (“CLJOC”) for their drilling campaign at the Block 15-1 offshore Vietnam, starting from April 2021. In addition, after successfully implementing the drilling campaign to help welcome the first commercial oil flow in Cambodia, the rig PV DRILLING III was successfully negotiated by the Corporation to perform drilling and workover operations for Vietsovpetro since early April 2021 with estimated duration of 70 days. Previously, the Corporation also secured a contract for PV DRILLING III with Japan - Vietnam Petroleum Company (JVPC) to drill one well and workover 2 wells. The contract is expected to commence in June 2021. Currently, the rigs PV DRILLING II and PV DRILLING VI are performing the drilling campaigns for Vietsovpetro and ENI in Vietnam. Thus, all of four jack-up rigs of the Corporation are in operation now.

In the first 3 months of 2021, the Corporation's HSEQ performance was very positive. The goal of maintaining safe operations without any Lost Time Incident (Zero-LTI) has been achieved in all business operations of the Corporation comprising offshore drilling and well technical services and other onshore services. Especially, on March 10, 2021, the rig PV DRILLING I achieved 14 consecutive years of safe operation since the day it was put into operation. Also, on February 28, 2021, another jack-up rig, PV DRILLING VI achieved its milestone of 6 consecutive years of LTI free operation. These proud achievements are the result of relentless efforts and effective cooperation among management team and frontline workers of these jack-up rigs and on shore support team on adopting PV Drilling's core values: People, Integrity, and Professionalism on daily basis. On this occasion, on behalf of the Board of Management of the Corporation, I would like to congratulate the team members of PV DRILLING I and PV DRILLING VI on these excellent achievements.

During 2021, PV Drilling's HSEQ action program shall not only aim to maintain the LTI-free operations but also set the target which all business operations are accomplished without a Recordable Incident (RI) nor an Environment Incident. In order to achieve these highly challenging goals as well as to meet the expectations of the commitment to sustainable development, besides successfully accomplishing the assigned tasks, each employee from each department have to make more efforts in building and maintaining the typical safety culture of PV Drilling supported by three values: Proactive - Vigilant - Dedicated towards the goal that all employees at PV Drilling are aware of their responsibilities and accountability in ensuring safety on daily activities.

Through the mass media, we have learned that in recent days, several fires had occurred in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi City that took lives of many people. The root and underlying causes of the fires and casualties are being under investigation by the authorities. However, many studies normally show that one of the main causes of death in fires is from smoke inhalation injuries. In this newsletter, we will learn about the potential hazards and control measures to prevent or reduce smoke inhalation in case of fire. Hopefully, this useful information will provide readers with the necessary awareness of safety for themselves and those around them in the event of a fire in the workplace or at home.

As usual, I would like to end my speech with best wishes to all members of PV Drilling. I wish you all good health, happiness and always accomplish your duties safely with high efficiency.

Best regards

Vice President of PV Drilling

Vu Van Minh

Chief editor: Vice President Vu Van Minh Editors: HSEQ Division

4th Floor, Sailing Tower, 111A Pasteur Str.,

District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Tel: (84-28) 39142012

Fax: (84-28) 39142021

32Quarter 1 - 2021

No.

1–Letter from Vice President HSEQ Activities

6-Prevention of

smoke inhalation

injury in fires

8-Safety performance

PVD fleet location

Legal update

9-Safety awards on

the fleet

10-Safety awards

onshore facilities

IN THIS ISSUE:

PV DRILLING I:

PV DRILLING I is the first Jack-up Rig owned by PV Drilling, of-fically put in to operation on 10th March 2007.

As of midnight 9th March 2021, the Jack-up rig PV DRILLING I once again got a big milestone of 14 consecutive years of safe ope-ration without Lost Time Incident (Zero LTI) recognized by the In-ternational Association of Drilling Contractors – IADC.

This fantastic achievement is parti-cularly significant in the context of COVID-19 pandemic outbreaking on over the world. During the time working overseas, the rig encoun-tered many difficulties in arran-ging crewchange, many employees had to stay continuously onboard for weeks due to no replacement, causing a lot of mental pressures …, however those things could not stop the enthusiasm, passion and bravery of the Fire-Seekers with

PV Drilling brand name. This achievement is the result of the consensus, solidarity, coopera-tion, mutual support and the spi-rit of dedication to the PV Dril-ling’s identity of all PV DRIL-LING I’s crews in particular as well as the strong supports from the Board of Directors of PVD Drilling Divison and PV Drilling Corporation in general. This world-class achievement is a clear testament to PV Drilling's commitment to maintaining and enhancing the safety culture of the Corporation.

Previously, on 28th February 2021, PV DRILLING VI also successfully got 6 consecutive years of safe operation without Lost Time Incident (Zero LTI). The safety performance and high working efficiency of PV DRIL-LING I in particular and other PV Drilling’s Jack-up rigs in ge-

CONGRATULATION TO PV DRILLING I

FOR ACHIEVING 14 YEARS OF SAFE OPERATION

CONSECUVITVE YEARS OF SAFE OPERATION

Zero LTI

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System of PV DRILLING III during the time it

was anchored in Vung Tau. At the end of the

inspection, the team highly appreciated the

HSE Management System and believed that

the upcoming drilling campaign would be a

success.

MAINTAINING THE EFFECTIVENESS

OF HSEQ MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

In the first quarter of 2021, the Corporation and

its subsidiaries held Management Review

meetings to make an overall assessment about

the effectiveness of the HSEQ Management

System, review issues to be addressed and de-

vise appropriate methods for improvement.

Specifically, the Management Review meet-

ings were organized at subsidiaries as below:

On January 11, 2021, PVD Logging held a

Management Review meeting with the full par-

ticipation of the Board of Directors and manag-

ers, the meeting conducted a review of HSEQ

performance in 2020 and proposed HSEQ plan

for 2021.

Before that on January 4, 2021 at the HCMC

Office, PVD Invest organized a Management

neral have contributed to improving the repu-tation and image, creating competitive advan-tages of PV Drilling in the world market as well as implementing the vision and mission of PV Drilling.

HSE ACTIVITIES ON THE FLEET

Periodically, the 1st quarter’s safety campaign

with the theme “Hands & Fingers Injury Pre-

vention” was widely deployed on all jack-up

rigs of PV Drilling. The purpose of this safety

campaign is to raise employee’s awareness

about dangers and risks related to hands &

fingers while working. In addition to provi-

ding preventive measures, corrective actions

in case of accidents according to safety opera-

ting procedures communicated to all the

offshore personnel during the campaign, the

relevant offshore hazards and safety cases de-

monstration by video clips were also widely

introduced to all the personnel on-board.

In parallel with the topic "Hands & Fingers

Injury Prevention », in this quarter, PVD Dril-

ling Division also organized a health talk on "

Influenza Prevention ". This topic is really a

very practical one, especially in this current

situation, when the COVID-19 pandemic is

outbreaking all over the world, with the first

signs of the disease having very similar symp-

toms to the common flu. During the talk, Dr.

Ariel Aroulandom gave some signs to distin-

guish between the common flu and COVID-

19.

In order to ensure the compliance with the

requirements of the Vietnamese Government

as well as PV Drilling Corporation on the pre-

vention and control of COVID-19 epidemic

before crew-change, in the first quarter, the

inspection team led by doctor Ariel

Aroulandom from HSEQ department of PVD

Drilling Division conducted a body tempera-

ture check for all crew-change employees.

This body temperature check was applied to

all employees before boarding the crew-

change boat to PV DRILLING I, PV DRILL-

ING III and PV DRILLING VI. The checking

results showed that the employees’ body tem-

perature was within permitted range, in line

with the requirements of the Health Ministry.

In order to ensure the effectiveness of the Oc-

cupational Health & Safety Management Sys-

tem (OHS MS), on January 27, 2021, the

HSE Department of PVD Drilling Division

conducted a safety inspection on PV DRILL-

ING VI anchored in Vung Tau before being

towed to Da Nang to carry out drilling cam-

paign for ENI. Inspection results showed that

the safety on the rig was well controlled.

Also on January 27, 2021, ENI's inspection team checked the safety of equipment and machinery on PV DRILLING VI before mov-ing to Da Nang for the drilling campaign. At the end of the inspection, the team highly ap-preciated the safety work on the rig and hoped that PV DRILLING VI would success-fully complete the upcoming drilling cam-paign.

In order to ensure the safety of equipment and

machinery before starting the drilling opera-

tion, on March 3 and 4, 2021, the inspection

team from Japan - Vietnam Petroleum Com-

pany (JVPC) audited the HSE Management

“Hand & Finger Injury Prevention” Safety campaign

“Influenza” Health Talk

Doctor Ariel was conducting the body temperature check for all crew-change employees before boarding the ship to PV DRILLING I, PV DRILLING III and PV DRILLING VI

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Review meeting with the participation of

the Board of Directors and all managers.

After the meeting, all participants and

the Board of Directors agreed to come

up with action plans to correct findings

recorded from the inspections in 2020;

setting up action plan for quality objec-

tives of 2021; increasing the quality of

recruitment and training, improving pro-

fessional qualifications; maintaining re-

wards for individuals and collectives

with good achievements at work.

On January 25, 2021, at the HCMC Of-

fice, PVD Well Services held a Manage-

ment Review meeting for HSEQ in 2020

and set out HSEQ objectives and action

plan for the year 2021. Demonstrating

the commitment of Board of Manage-

ment to HSEQ work, the attendees of the

meeting include: the Chairman, all mem-

bers of Board of Directors, all managers

and deputy managers, and other key

staffs. During the meeting, the Company

compared the 2020 HSEQ objectives

against the achieved results as well as set

the HSEQ objectives of 2021.

In addition, to meet the requirements of the ISO Standards (ISO 9001, 14001 & 45001), Vietubes Company, PVD Tech and PVD Drilling Division (PVD DD) also held Management Review meetings on January 13, 2021, and January 28, 2021 and February 23, 2021 respective-ly.

According to the supplier audit plan, on

March 19, 2021, Bien Dong POC audit-ed the HSEQ management system at PVD Logging Company. At the closing meeting, the audit team highly appreci-ated the effectiveness and efficiency of the PVD Logging’s HSEQ management system.

OHS HYGIENE ACTIVITIES

In two days 27th – 28th January 2021,

the HSEQ Division – PV Drilling Cor-

poration organized the inspection of Oc-

cupational Health – Safety – Environ-

ment (Unannounced HSE Walkabout) at

the bases as well as production facilities

of Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures, lo-

cated in Phu My and Dong Xuyen In-

dustrial zones, Oil Spill Response Base

and PTSC Supply Base in Ba Ria –

Vung Tau province. This is a periodic

inspection of PV Drilling Corporation,

to inspect the compliance with the Oc-

cupational Health – Safety – Environ-

ment regulations at the workshops. The

inspection results document the mainte-

nance and improvement efforts in Safe-

ty - Occupational Health - Environment

which are well maintained in most of

the Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures.

However, there are still some non-

conformances discovered during the in-

spection process, focusing on the follow-

ing contents: The compliance of workers

on PPE regulations, Safety of equipment

and safety related to equipment of Emer-

gency Response and Fire & Explosion

Prevention.

In addition, the HSEQ Division also in-

spected the implementation of COVID-

19 prevention in factories, production

bases of Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures.

The actual inspection results show that

most of the Units have implemented

COVID-19 prevention measures in ac-

cordance with the Directives of PVN and

PV Drilling. Measures implemented in-

clude: Mandatory body temperature

measurement for visitors; customers are

required to declare medical information,

wear a mask and wash their hands with

Gel / disinfectant solution before enter-

ing the Workshop, Production Base;

Monitor the health status of employees

daily; Propagate and update information

on COVID-19 epidemic in safety meet-

ings, briefings, via email and internal

information boards.

On 1st February 2021, PVD Invest con-

ducted an HSE inspection at Vung Tau

Base with the participation of the Base

supervisor and the HSE team leader. The

purpose was to examine the implementa-

tion of corrective actions to findings that

the PVD Corporation's HSEQ Division

had recorded from the unannounced in-

spection at the end of January 2021. Ac-

cordingly, the Base supervisor coordi-

nated with the relevant departments to

implement the appropriate corrective

actions and sent reports to the PVD Cor-

poration's HSEQ Division. In addition,

in order to maintain the effectiveness of

the Occupational Safety & Health man-

agement system as well as improve the

safety culture throughout the Enterprise,

the PVD Invest’s Base periodically held

Management review meeting at PVD Logging Safety meeting with subcontractors at PVD Invest Cleaning and tidying up working area at PVD Logging Management review meeting at PVD Well Services

HSEQ Division’s unannounced visit at PVD Offshore

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such as plastic bags, straws, foam boxes, plas-

tic fork/spoon, bottled water...

EMERGENCY RESPONSE

In order to deal with COVID-19 pandemic, the

Corporation and its subsidiaries had all em-

ployees supplied with medical masks/ antibac-

terial masks, hand rub or alternative hand sani-

tizer with at least 60% alcohol content. Moreo-

ver, the Corporation and its subsidiaries also

took the initiative in developing a COVID-19

pandemic response plan, setting up a remote

working plan in case the Head Office/office

buildings are on lockdown.

By implementing these good and timely con-

trol measures, there has been no infected case

reported in the entire PV Drilling Corporation

so far. This result clearly shows the close direc-

tion of the Board of Management of the Corpo-

ration, the Board of Directors of the subsidiar-

ies and relevant divisions/departments as well

briefings and disseminated new rules and reg-

ulations for employees on every Monday.

In order to ensure the safety during production

activities, two divisions of PVD Baker

Hughes, Pressure Pumping and Completion

Wellbore Intervention organized an inspection

of all overhead equipment that could fall and

lead to accident in the first quarter. After

checking, these devices have been tied up and

reinforced to avoid the risk of falling and en-

dangering workers. In addition, periodic

online inspections by manager from Kuala

Lumpur are still conducted regularly (every 2

weeks) to ensure a safe working environment

in the workshops.

In response to the Action Month for Occupa-

tional Safety & Health, in the first quarter of

2021, PVD Invest cleared bushes surrounding

Vung Tau base and cleaned working area to

create a green - clean - beautiful environment

to prevent diseases and epidemic outbreaks.

The staff also neatly arranged equipment and

machinery to avoid fire and explosion risks.

PV DRILLING RESPONDS TO THE WORLD WETLANDS DAY, THE

WORLD WATER DAY, THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY AND THE

EARTH HOUR 2021

In response to environmental protection cam-

paigns in the first quarter of 2021 such as the

World Wetlands Day, the World Water Day,

the Earth Hour… PV Drilling launched a

movement to call all employees to join hands

in saving electricity, water and protecting the

environment. Specific activities include:

hanging banners/standee, conducting propa-

ganda via email and HSE meetings, turning

off unnecessary electrical equipment of offic-

es and production facilities, saving raw mate-

rials for production, saving water and station-

ery, reusing surplus/ old materials, fundrais-

ing for afforestation through the Gaia Nature

Conservation Center, cleaning the work area;

encouraging employees to turn off lights and

unnecessary electrical equipment in one hour

from 20:30 to 21:30 on March 27th, 2021.

The propaganda for the Earth Hour, the

World Wetlands Day, the World Water Day...

has been enthusiastically responded by PVD

Logging, PVD Expro, PVD DD, PVD Off-

shore... The propaganda was conducted via

email, banners, slogans displayed at the en-

trance of the headquarters/factory, elevator,

notice board and break time areas. In addi-

tion, the subsidiaries have encouraged their

employees to unplug all unnecessary electri-

cal equipment before leaving the workplace,

limiting the use of plastic products and plastic

bags, especially disposable plastic products

Disseminating legal & other requirements to employees at PVD Tech

Responding to the World Wetlands Day, the World Water Day, the Earth Hour… at PVD’s subsidiaries

Joined Fire Fighting Drill between PVD Logging & other PVD’s subsidiaries whose workshops/offices are located at the PTSC Downtream Port

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as demonstrating the initiative in cooperation

and high self-awareness of all PV Drilling's

employees.

On January 11, 2021, PVD Logging cooperat-

ed with other PV Drilling’s subsidiaries whose

offices / workshops are located at the PTSC

Downtream Port to organized firefighting drill.

The meeting to discuss lessons learned and

improvement points was conducted shortly

after the drill in order to complete the fire pre-

vention plan for the following years.

CONFERENCE & TRAINING

ACTIVITIES

Internal training activities of PV Drilling are

implemented according to the succession plan-

ning program and the training matrix which

was set up based on the competency require-

ments of each job position. The usual type of

training is on-the-job training by which crews

are trained according to approved training ma-

terials and get direct hand on experience on-

site. Moreover, to ensure compliance with

legal and customers’ requirements, crews will

be sent to attend external classroom-based

training for some mandatory safety courses.

On March 23 and 27, 2021, the HSEQ Depart-

ment of PVD Drilling Division organized the

"Safety Case" training for key personnel on the

TAD PV DRILLING V before conducting the

drilling campaign for Brunei Shell Petroleum

in Brunei. Through the training course, the

trainees learned about some of the critical haz-

ards and risks that they may encounter and

how to handle them during the rig operation.

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2021, PVD Well Services cooperated with the

HCMC Institute of Science, Occupational

Health & Safety held a First Aid course for all

members of the team.

In order to effectively use training costs as well

as promote knowledge and experience of inter-

nal resources, in the first quarter, the member

subsidiaries actively organized internal training

courses for employees. Accordingly, PVD

Tech successfully organized 3 internal training

courses: Basic Safety for 57 employees, PVD

Observation Cards for 24 employees, and Sta-

tistics of Monthly Objectives for 12 employees

who are HSEQ focal points in other depart-

ments of the Company. In addition, PVD Well

Services successfully organized 2 internal

training courses on March 5, 2021: Dissemina-

tion of HSEQ Policy and Objectives of 2021

and Writing PVD Observation Card Online for

First Aid training at PVD Well Services

Disseminating the HSEQ Policy and Objectives of 2021 to employees at PVD Well Services

“Safety handling of industrial explosive materials” training at PVD Logging

In order to provide more knowledge about

hazardous substances for safety officers on

rigs (STC), on April 14, 2021 in Vung Tau,

the HSEQ Division of the Corporation helped

PVD Drilling Division organize the Control

of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

course for safety officers from PV DRILL-

ING I, PVD DRILLING VI and PV DRILL-

ING V.

In addition to the courses held for the rig per-

sonnel, on March 6, 2021, PVD Logging suc-

cessfully organized the "Safety handling of

industrial explosive materials" course for 31

employees. This course was delivered by De-

partment of Environmental Safety, Ministry

of Industry and Trade.

In order to provide the necessary skills for the

Emergency Response Team, on March 17,

Bien Dong POC audited the PVD Logging’s HSEQ management system.

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The smoke - released by

any type of fire - is a mix-

ture of noxious gases and

airborne particles (solid and

liquid) formed by incom-

plete burning or pyrolysis of

carbon-containing materi-

als. The distribution of

those particles in the respir-

atory tract after inhalation is

determined by their size and

by the person’s breathing

mechanics and tidal vol-

ume.

Smoke inhalation injury

Studies shows that inhalation

injury from smoke in fires may

account for as many as 60-

80% of fire-related deaths on

the world,

Forty years ago, people had 17 minutes to escape a home fire: now they have about four, three or

even only two minutes. New construction practices and materials, as well as the furniture inside,

cause fires to burn faster. Another hazard found in many homes is synthetic materials such as

rubber, plastic or foam. When those materials burn, they can cause cyanide poisoning.

from a fire can cause significant thermal inju-

ry to the upper airway. Particulate matter pro-

duced during combustion (soot) can mechani-

cally obstruct and irritate the airways, causing

reflex bronchoconstriction. Noxious gases

released from burning materials include car-

bon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen cyanide

(HCN).

was described as early as the first century

CE, when Pliny [1] reported the execution of

prisoners by exposure to the smoke of green-

wood fires. During fires, smoke inhalation

victims are unable to efficiently breathe

through the nasopharynx, thereby decreasing

inspiratory air filtration and enabling a great-

er amount of particle distribution in the air-

way. This subsequently

leads to nasopharyngeal

irritation and severe lung

injury.

Although excellent care

rendered at today's burn

centers has greatly reduced

the mortality from surface

burns, while the mortality

from pulmonary injury has

been increasing.

Smoke inhalation may pro-

duce injury through several

mechanisms. Heated air

Contrary to popular belief, the main cause of

death — in case of a fire — is not burns but

smoke inhalation. The toxic, soot-laden

smoke from the fire can kill a person even be-

fore the fire can get to him.

Information provided by the Health Depart-

ment of Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of

March 23, 2018: 13 people died at the scene,

91 people were hospitalized from the fire in

the Carina apartment, mostly due to asphyxi-

ation. (tuoitre.vn)

Three victims died in the fire on March 25th ,

2021 in Ho Chi Minh City due to asphyxia-

tion. (The home fire at 697/485/60 Pham The

Hien Street, Ward 4, District 8) according to

VOV.vn

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In case you are trapped, some caution and

quick thinking on your part will help you pre-

vent this potentially fatal consequence of fire

accidents. To prevent the risk of lung injury

and smoke poisoning, take these following

steps:

1. React as soon as you sense danger. Look

for the exit routes.

2. Look for a way out instead of staying

locked inside a safe room.

3. Drop to the floor and

crouch on your hands and

knees. Since smoke and gases

rise upwards, you will breathe

less of them if you stay close

to the ground.

4. Take a piece of cloth or a

large item of your clothing,

moisten it and hold it against

your nose and mouth. The wa-

ter will filter the poisonous

gases, preventing you from

inhaling it.

5. Steer clear and avoid making a dash for

rooms from where you can see smoke billow-

To prevent such tragic instances, organisa-

tions and individuals must strictly follow

regulations on fire fighting and prevention

and never compromise the safety rules.

Even in homes, install smoke alarms

and carbon monoxide detectors.

Check for electrical irregularities and

get them fixed as soon as possible.

Keep flammable liquids, matches and

lighters in safe places out of the reach

of children.

Discourage practices such keeping in-

cense, shrine lights, and cigarette butts.

Ensure there’s no possibility of cooking

gas leak by keeping the outlets locked

when not in use.

Although smoke inhalation can prove fatal

to anyone irrespective of

age or health status, the

ones with a compromised

cardiovascular system,

lung diseases, chest pain

and asthma are at greater

risk.

Senior citizens are also at

greater risk due to their

fragile cardiovascular

and lung health.

Children tend to inhale

more air per kilogram of

their body weight com-

pared to adults. So they are also at a great-

er risk of fatalities from smoke inhalation.

As a fire grows inside a building or a house, it

will often consume most of the available oxy-

gen, slowing the burning process. This

“incomplete combustion” results in toxic gas-

es.

Smoke is made of components that can each

be lethal in its own way:

Particles: Unburned, partially burned, and

completely burned substances can be so small

they penetrate the respiratory system’s protec-

tive filters, and lodge in the lungs. Some are

actively toxic; others are irritating to the eyes

and digestive system.

Vapors: Foglike droplets of liquid can poi-

son if inhaled or absorbed through the skin.

Toxic gases: The most common, Carbon

Monoxide (CO), can be deadly, even in

small quantities, as it replaced oxygen in the

bloodstream. Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN)

results from the burning of plastics, such as

PVC pipes, and interferes with cellular respi-

ration. Phosgene (COCL2) is formed when

household products, such as vinyl materials,

are burned. At low levels, phosgene can cause

itchy eyes and a sore throat; at higher levels it

can cause pulmonary edema and death.

ing.

6. In case you are trapped inside a room,

close the doors to prevent smoke from com-

ing in and line the gap around the door frame

and ventilator with wet cloth or tape.

7. If your clothes catch fire, drop and roll till

the fire is doused .

Nowadays, smart smoke detec-tors on the market have many outstanding features. When

there is a fire, the system will generate alarm sound via buzz-er, send text message, email or automatically make calls and can work well even when the

power is off.

NOTE:

(1) Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23-79), called Pliny the Elder, a Roman author, a naturalist and natural philosopher, a naval and army com-mander of the early Roman Empire… reported that in the second Punic War prisoners were executed by being placed in cages above greenwoodfires.

PV DRILLING I

Customer: Cuu Long

Location: STT PIP

Zero-LTI: 14 years (10/03/2021)

PV DRILLING VI

Customer: ENI

Location: Ken Bau

Zero-LTI: 6 years (28/02/2021)

TAD PV DRILLING V

Re-Activating for Shell Brunei Drilling Cam-paign

Zero-LTI: 8 years (03/12/2020)

LAND RIG PV DRILLING 11

Re-Activating for GBRS

drilling campaign

Zero-LTI: 4 years

(01/7/2020)

PV DRILLING III

Customer: VSP

Location: 09.3

Zero-LTI: 1 year (06/12/2020)

PV DRILLING II

Customer VSP

Location: 16-1/15

White Tiger Oilfield

Zero-LTI: 11 years (15/9/2020)

HSE INDEX YEAR TO DATE 31/3/2021

1Circular No. 141/2020/TT-BCA of the Ministry of Public Security,

providing for the inspection of fire prevention, fighting, and rescue by

the People's Public Security Force; issued on 23/12/2020; effective on

08/2/2021.

2Circular No. 148/2020/TT-BCA of the Ministry of Public Security

amending and supplementing a number of articles of Circular 57/2015/

TT-BCA guiding the equipment of fire prevention and fighting devices for

road motor vehicles; issued on 31/12/2020; effective on 20/2/2021.

3Circular No. 11/2020/TT-BLĐTBXH of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids

and Social Affairs on promulgating the List of heavy, hazardous and

dangerous jobs and occupations, and extremely heavy, hazardous and dan-

gerous occupations and jobs; issued on 12/11/2020; effective on 01/03/2021.

4Circular No. 37/2020/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on

the list of dangerous goods to be packed during the transportation and

transportation of dangerous goods by road or rail motor vehicles and inland

waterways ; issued on 30/11/2020; effective on 14/01/2021.

5 Circular No. 42/2020/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on

the norm of declaration, management and use of database environment

of Industry and Trade ; issued on 30/11/2020; effective on 01/04/2021.

6Circular No. 48/2020/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on

the promulgation of National Technical Regulations on safety in produc-

tion, trading, use, storage and transportation of dangerous chemicals ; issued

on 21/12/2020; effective on 01/01/2022.

7 Circular No. 31/2020/TT-BCT of Industry and Trade on amending and

supplementing a number of articles of Circular 13/2018 / TT-BCT on

management and use of industrial explosives and explosive precursors used

for the production of industrial explosives; issued on 30/11/2020; effective

on 15/01/2021.

8 Circular No. 19/2020/TT-BTNMT of the Ministry of Natural Resources

and Environment promulgating the List of dispersants permitted for use

in Vietnamese waters and guidance on the process of using dispersants in oil

spill response at Sea; issued on 30/12/2020; effective on 15/02/2021.

9 Circular No. 13/2020/TT-BLĐTBXH of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids

and Social Affairs guiding the collection, storage, synthesis, provision,

announcement, evaluation occupational health & safety incidents and tech-

nical incidents; issued on 27/11/2020; effective on 15/01/2021.

HSEQ LEGAL UPDATE TOTAL

INCIDENTS 04 LOST-TIME INCIDENT 0

Oil/Chemical Spills

01

PROPERTY DAMAGE 02

RECORDABLE INCIDENT

00(MTC/RWTC)

8

MANHOURS

ENVIRONMENT

50 (ton) Solid waste

70 (ton) Hazardous waste

4 675 (m3) Waste water

Electricity consumption Water consumption

967 290 Total hours

299 447 Office

145 316 Base/Workshop

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH& SAFETY

1 756 HSEQ Training

13 515 PVD Card HSEQ Award

915 Award value (mil VND)

753

6 606 (m3) 702 554 (kWh)

522 527 Offshore

PV DRILLING III: 02

PV DRILLING VI: 01

LOST-TIME INCIDENT 00

PV DRILLING VI: 01

First-Aid Case 01

Near Miss 00

PV DRILLING I

NGUYEN MINH VUONG – Campboss

Card Winner

NGUYEN XUAN TUAN – Scaffolder

Card Winner

NGUYEN HUU BINH – Chief Mechanic

Card Winner

BUI NGOC SƯ - Welder

Card Winner

PV DRILLING II

DOAN VAN AN - Baker

Card Winner

NGUYEN MINH HOANG - Crane Opr.

Card Winner

BUI XUAN DIEP- Cook

Card Winner

NGUYEN SY DUY - Floorman

Card Winner

NGO NHAT KHUONG - Painter

Card Winner

PVD CARD PROGRAM ON THE FLEET

PVD CARD WINNER Quarter 1 - 2021

PV DRILLING VI

LY XUAN TONG - Scaffolder

Card Winner

NGUYEN MANH KIEN - Operator

Card Winner NGUYEN DUC TOAN - Derrickman

Card Winner

DO ANH TUAN - Head Roustabout

Card Winner

NONG BANG GIANG - Floorman

Card Winner NGUYEN VAN NAM - Chief Painter

Card Winner

PV DRILLING V

PHAM HUYNH TRUNG HIEU - Utility Card Winner

TRAN QUOC HUY - Painter

Card Winner

LE VAN QUYET –

Card Winner

NGUYEN DOAN LONG – Crane Opr. Card Winner

LE DUY THANH— H. Roustabout

Card Winner

PHAM HUU PHUC - Welder

Card Winner

PV DRILLING III

9

10

“I saw a large, sharp fragment of a

motorcycle tail guard located in the

driveway in the basement parking

lot of the office building. It would be

a potential fall hazards for motorcy-

clists if they were unintendedly rid-

ing on the fragment. I put away the

debris to mitigate the hazards. I

suggested that everyone should slow

down and keep an eye out when

traveling in a basement parking

lot.”

“While working in the Wash Base, I

observed a broken electrical outlet

whose copper wires were protrud-

ing outwards. It exposed employees

to a potential electrical shock if they

used the outlet with no attention. I

shut the power source off and fol-

lowed safety procedures to fix the

outlet properly. Discussed with

crewmembers on this unsafe condi-

tion and suggested them to warn

others of any defects found on elec-

trical tools and equipment and re-

port the issue to their supervisors

for appropriate repair.”

“I observed that the angle grinder

connected to the power source was

left at the workplace with the trigger

button upwards. This was a poten-

tial for someone unintendedly touch

on the trigger and activate the

grinder causing injuries. I reminded

the crew of the unsafe condition and

requested them to correct it. The is-

sue was then brought to attention of

the whole crew in safety meetings.”

PVD Tech

(according to the Decision No.: 85/QĐ-PVD on April 19th, 2021) NGUYỄN THÀNH LUÂN

HSEQ Department

VŨ THỊ NGÂN

Commercial Department

PVD Well Services

NGUYỄN VĂN SƠN

Wireline Department

PVD Logging

The President and CEO of

PETROVIETNAM DRILLING AND

WELL SERVICE COPORATION

Awarded

to the employees who participated

in the PVD Observation Report

Program and contributed the best

PVD Observation cards in the

Quarter 1, 2021