BRANCH MEETING MINUTES

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1 ATTENDEES: IOSH and Non IOSH Safety Practitioners Name Name Name 1. Peter Bohan 2. Olasaemeka Michael George Olasaemeka 3. Gopalakrishnan N.G. 4. MehboobReza 5. Mahmoud Nouh 6. Okwose Innocent 7. David Onchagwa 8. Sachin M. Harad 9. Hamid Raza 10. Azhar Sakuddin 11. OLaniran Olajide Rufus 12. Titus Emeka Olawafemi 13. Alun Griffiths 14. Vijay Kumar karade 15. Shaikh Sadiq 16. Emerson John Cambel 17. Santosh Krishna Iyer 18. Robert Murphy 19. Husam Falah Alomar 20. Saif Al Shadfan 21. Alaaldeen Al Alaa Soukni 22. Jasper Augustus Alan Mendoza 23. Saneesh Kumar 24. Steve Howe 25. Jeff Fowler 26. Garry Hunter 27. Amaechi Remigives 28. Muhammad Afzal 29. Victor Fumo 30. Odoemena Kingsky 31. Malik Amir Iftikhar 32. Aju Jose 33. Nizam Meerasahib 34. Sumesh Maruthurkalathil 35. Nicola Murray 36. Henry O. 37. Mangesh D. Jagtap 38. Khaled Alhindi 39. Roque D. Cunha 40. Maududi M. Dibansa 41. Subin Nainan 42. Rishon D Cunha 43. Orkun Serttas 44. Muritala Olanipekun 45. Andrea Esteves 46. Mohan S. 47. Noorul Islam Said Wali 48. Tokhan Tekon 49. Mark Richards 50. Mike O Donough 51. Henry Muganda 52. Shola Bello 53. Adindu Chuta 54. Mohammed Arif 55. Oni Olumide Olasupe 56. Imran Khan 57. Mohammad Tarique Jamal 58. Qamar Nawaz 59. Divyaraj Jebamalai Leon 60. Ottobong Rolang George 61. Ramil MIIRSM 62. Liam Hook 63. Amim Ul_Ashn Page 1of 7

2 ] BRANCH MEETING MINUTES 64. A. Balamurugan 65. Pullarao 66. VNRaju K 67. Samuel Rejoki 68. Evans Jimmy 69. Mohd Jamiy 70. Youssef Salem 71. Manoj 72. Abdullah 73. Alan Crawford 74. Adeyano Sk 75. K. Venkatejan 76. Ahmed Raza 77. Syed Sibyathulin 78. Macdonald C. 79. Vhird 80. Md Akhil Khan 81. Rajeesh Nagendradas 82. Daham Alkhalaf 83. Dheeraj K.Sukumar 84. Burain Baskaya 85. Secil Rajan 86. Muhammad Amam 87. B:ll Sutkedand 88. Aftab Mujawar 89. Pauline Hickey 90. Vesal Ali 91. Areej Kais Raad 92. Hajir Saaed Mahmood 93. Zahraa Yaseen 94. Adedeji Renny 95. Shibu. K.M 96. Ershad Aseer 97. Ahmad Aseer 98 Mohan S. 99. Noujal L. Nassino 100. Jaime Delfino 101. Jessica Rona 102. Einaas Farooky 103. Fahod Al Muradko 104. Gilbert Mogake 105. Jasper Mendoza 106. Kaleem Khan 107. Karthic Meera 108. Vasenty Kuy 109. Ahmed 110. Nicola Murray 111. Malik Amir Iftukhar 112. Patrick Olise 113. Christopher John Daniels 114. Simon Elliott APOLOGIES/ABSENT: Name Name Name Eugene Ehizogie Okosun Rajesh Nair Nikhil Sebastian John Francis Navas Chettepurath Mumtaz Ahmad Khan Neil Rosiak Page 2of 7

3 Sl. No MEETING AGENDA PRESENTED BY 1. A welcome and fire, emergency & safety briefing was delivered for the attendees. Introductions of new members and event speakers. Age survey was conducted as part of the enhance strand of the new IOSH strategy and to find the age demographics of general members; specifically how the young members engage themselves with IOSH. Peter Bohan (Branch Chair) Mehboob Reza (Branch Vice Chair) overview and updates/correspondences: Introduction of newly joined and upgraded IOSH members in Qatar Branch. The latest figures reveled by International Labour Organization (ILO) related to the work related fatalities which is 2.78 million a year, instead of 2.33 million estimated in The global total for fatal occupational accidents and work-related illness is 19%, i.e. inclusion of respiratory cases caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and work-related asthma, which were missing from the 2014 report and other remaining of 86.3% accounted for the work disease. The latest report was compiled by the Ministry of Health and Social in Finland and the Workplace Safety and Health Institute (WSH) in Singapore with the support of the ILO. ISO The latest draft of ISO 45001, the planned international standard for safety and health management systems has been approved in an international ballot. But further amendments to the standard, which is due to replace BS OHSAS 18001, may push publication of the final text into next year. IOSH's Richard Jones (Head of Policy and Public Affairs) advised five key things to prepare for ISO and it was discussed in the persentation. The IOSH Occupational Health (OH) toolkit i.e. for Stress, MSD, Occupational Cancer, Inhalation disorder, Skin disorder, Occupational noise and Non work related conditions which is a free resource. It brings together information, guidance, factsheets, case studies, training materials, presentations and more to help OSH professional to tackle occupational health problems at the workplace. Thought provoker was shared by the Branch Chair -Peter Bohan Peter Bohan & Mehboob Reza Page 3of 7

4 ITEM MEETING MINUTES ACTIONBY DUE DATE (if applicable) Peter Bohan welcomed all attendees of the Meeting and gave attendees a quick 1. introduction, a venue safety briefing, inclusive of some other welfare arrangements. Peter Bohan requested the members and guests to share any potential career opportunities in the region of Qatar for the IOSH member and indeed many attendees shared openings publicly. Info Only - Peter & Reza introduced and welcomed the College of North Atlantic- Qatar (CAN-Q) experienced Instructors/Professors and the young students of OHS Diploma, who will be the future leaders. Mehboob Reza ran through the planned agenda, and welcomed the two honorable presenters for the evening and requested all the attendees/member to sign in IOSH attendance register and complete the age survey. Page 4of 7

5 Overview of the Presentation 1 By Mark Richards (International Training Manager) presented a topic on The Temporary Traffic Management in Qatar. 2. The purpose of Temporary Traffic Management is to provide a road environment that is safe for all road users and workers during construction works, while maintaining access and traffic flow in the region. Mr. Mark further explained how to maximize the Health & Safety measures and ensure safety for all road users, including pedestrians and road workers is identified and suitably addressed. At the same time fulfillment of Legal & other requirements i.e. Qatar Construction Specifications (QCS 2010/14) -Section 1 Part 16 Traffic Diversions and other technical details such as Work Zone Traffic Management Guide (WZTMG) which is the minimum standard to work for highways in the State of Qatar. Info Only - Networking Break for the attendees- 3. The committee warmly welcomed the new and upgraded IOSH members in the region of Qatar. Committee carried out effective networking and a quick chat with the attendees & CNA-Q students. Info Only - 4. Overview of the Presentation 2 By Alun Griffiths (Sr. HSE Consultant) presented a topic on Fire Risk Assessment. A fire risk assessment is designed to minimize the probability of the event of a fire by identifying the potential hazards and fire risks within the targeted facility. Info Only Mr. Griffiths enlightened fire risk assessment concept which has two components balanced against each other, one is the possibility of a fire occurring and the other the magnitude of consequences of that fire. These risks can be reduced to acceptable levels by various methods including good housekeeping, specially designed electric apparatus, equipment located away from the risk and have compressed gasses used in the processes, piped to the risk from a bulk storage or centrally located position. The principle of the fire safety management is to use a 5 Steps Risk Assessment approach, which is goal based and flexible. The Responsible Person (RP) generates the risks assessment in the workplace, therefore, to safeguard the safety of occupants Finally, Peter Bohan & Mehboob Reza thanked all the attendees for their attendance and the meeting was closed at 20:30hrs Info Only - Page 5of 7

6 BRANCH NEXT MEETING SCHEDULE Date Venue Topic 01 st November 2017 Radisson Blu Ergonomics By: Ms. Pauline Hickey 01 st November 2017 Radisson Blu IRATA Rope Access & Rescue By: Mr. George Sak BRANCH CONTACT DETAILS Website: Qatar Branch committee 2017/18: Principle Officers Committee Members: Chair: Peter Bohan Vice Chair: Mehboob Reza Secretary: David Onchagwa Treasurer: ShaikSadiq IPD/CPD Coordinator: Alaaldeen Al AlaaSoukni Communications Co-ordinator: Eugene EhizogieOkosun Executive Committee Member: Venkatesan K Executive Committee Member: John Francis Prepared by: Mehboob Reza ( Branch Vice Chair) Approved by: Peter Bohan (Branch Chair) Page 6of 7

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