ISLAMABAD, Oct 26 (APP):Attock Refinery Limited (ARL) held its 9th Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Conference at Morgah Club, Rawalpindi, bringing together industry experts, HSE professionals, academics and speakers from different sectors to promote workplace safety and environmental protection.
In his opening address, ARL Chief Executive Officer M. Adil Khattak highlighted the importance of health, safety and environmental practices in achieving operational excellence, sustainable growth and responsible business practices.
Referring to the company’s century-long legacy and its upcoming Refinery Upgradation Project, he reaffirmed ARL’s commitment to technological advancement, environmental sustainability and its core value of “Learning and Innovation”.
He also stressed the need for collective learning and continuous improvement to address emerging industrial challenges.
The conference featured seven technical presentations covering various aspects of workplace and process safety, including Safety Critical Task Analysis, lessons learned from safety incidents, safety leadership and behaviour-based safety.
Other topics included process safety barrier management, reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions, preventing minor defects from leading to major consequences, and strengthening process safety through an improved Permit to Work System.
The conference concluded with a renewed commitment to strengthening health, safety and environmental practices across industries.
ARL management appreciated the contributions of the speakers, participants and organisers in making the event a success.
Source: APP (Associated Press of Pakistan)
