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What are the specific safety standards implemented in Middle East?

I am interested in knowing about Standards and legislation regarding Health, Safety and Environment in Middle East.

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Question added by AHMED NIZZAMI , Health, Safety & Environmental Inspector , Director General Health Services, Govt. of the Punjab, Lahore
Date Posted: 2014/03/23
Asher Nazir
by Asher Nazir , Inspector Environment , Directorate General Health Services

NIBOSH is regarded as a very important certification in this regards.

Besides it, OSHA18001, ISO9001 &14001 is also be considered parallel

SHARIQ MUSHTAQ
by SHARIQ MUSHTAQ , Lead Engineer, EHS , Sabic- Jubail United Petrochemical Co

There are many. But most comonly from UK and USA.

These include but not limited to

ISOs

OSHA, UK

BS8800:2004, UK

EPA, USA

RoSPA, UK

HSE, UK

ILO

then Management system like ILO-OSH2001, OHSAS18001, ANSI Z.10 and Responsible Care14001

For Environment, each country has develop there own laws however the main theme they got from above standards

The specific Safety standards in Middle East were adapted from OSHA, NEBOSH and IOSH, in addition particularly here in Qatar, QSC 2010 / 2014 are the commonly standards.

Nebin C Jose
by Nebin C Jose , QHSE Manager , Saudi brothers Water Group

The following management system certification standards are followed and implemented in Middle East. External Audits are based on the following standards.

ISO 14001:2015- Environmental management system standard 

OHSAS 18001:2007 –Occupational Health and Safety Management system standard.

 

In addition to its OHSA 29-CFR part-1 & part-2 is referenced by safety professionals for better implementations at different organizations.

Some countries have their code of safety practices (Abu Dhabi code of construction safety practices). NFPA is used for fire safety/ design of fire equipment. SASO standards are refereed in KSA for legal safety compliance.  

 

Bashar Zidan
by Bashar Zidan , Projects manager , future construction company

Safety Manual is the base of the whole organisation safety management system. Safety Plan is specified to the project untill its completion. 

Wajid Khan
by Wajid Khan , Aramco Approved HSE Supervisor , Arkad Engineering & construction Company

In 1981, the ILO adopted the Occupational Safety and health convention (C155) & Occupational Safety and Health Recommendations (R164). that was the basis of safety standards in the world. Later, NIBOSH is regarded as a very important certification in this regard. Besides it, OSHA18001, ISO9001 &14001 is also be considered parallel.

Juned Khan
by Juned Khan , Inspector - Fire & Safety, Acting Manager - Facility Safety , Sidra Medicine

I would like to add NFPA Standards too, as it has to refer for Life Safety and in Fire Protection.

 

Michael Owen
by Michael Owen , grounds maintenance , private

Safety systems that are effective are 

ISOs, OSHA, UK , BS:, UK, EPA, USA, RoSPA, UK, HSE, UK,  SAMTRAC AND NEBOSH are internationally recognized standards to train 

Md Jahidul Islam
by Md Jahidul Islam , Occupational Health And Safety Officer , Gulf Riyada

not needed any others courses if you get NEBOSH

Joselito Maglaqui
by Joselito Maglaqui , HSSE Systems & Assurance Engineer - Currently looking for a job , Shell Philippines / Brunel - Finished contract

Middle East safety standards are based mostly from UK and US standards. UK and US are the early countries that extracted oil from the middle east hence their standards were followed during that time and used as reference my ME countries nowadays.

Eng. Khaled bin Ghareeb bin Ali Alwaleedi
by Eng. Khaled bin Ghareeb bin Ali Alwaleedi , HSES Manager , Salini Impergilo

recently ARAMCO and MOL , with MOMRA standards are used and its all biased on

ISOs 14001 , 18001 , 9001 , OSHA , NEBOSH , IOSH Tech , ROSPA

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