An Efficient and Effective Solution for HAV Challenges within Oil & Gas

ATR Group delivers a full HAV monitoring and recording support to companies seeking to improve HSEQ performance with respect to managing HAV. Providing, tactical, on the ground HAV monitoring and recording equipment, supporting your corporate policy by delivering the pertinent data required. Our offering allows you to strip out cost, empower employees, and delivers a foundation for long-term successful occupational health management with respect to HAV within your workforce.

Strategic and Tactical HAV Support

HAV Management needs Focus

ATR’s Recent HAV Survey identified that:• 63% monitor over 50 operators for HAV exposures

• Only 50% use the HSE points system

• 68% of companies rely on paper-based systems

• 64% of respondents operate in sizable companies with a turnover of > £100m

Less than 50% level of confidence across senior HSE respondents in company process

Operator Led HAV Recording Does it Work?

HAV Management Paper based Systems effectiveness are reduced through issues created by incorrect time recording.

Our experience shows us that tool operators across Oil and Gas Industry are overestimating their HAV exposure (based on 3 yrs of historic HAV data across all client platforms) by c.80% on average per incidence of tool use.

Tool Operators, Subcontractors, team leaders and HSEQ teams find it difficult to interact with paper-based systems – it is very time consuming to maintain paper records, and often companies are just recording ‘guilty knowledge’.

HAV System Compliance

Issues

Operator 'guesstimates' of trigger time encourages over

and underestimation of exposure points

Mandatory input of all vibratory tool use is

frequently not complied with

Uncontrolled tools can expose tool operators

to HAV risk

How Does Manual HAV Recording Really Cost?

 Staff Minutes

Hourly Cost

Time Cost Per Day

Annual Cost

Tool operatives 300 Average Daily Time Burden 10 Average Hourly

Cost £30 £1,500 £547,500

Staff responsible for translating HAV exposure from

operatives to centralised databases, e.g. Team

managers, STCs, medics

10Average daily

time spent using system

20 Average Hourly Cost £32 £106 £38,933

HSE Staff 4 Average Daily Time Burden 15 Average Hourly

Cost £35 £140 £51,100

Non-Productive Time cost of Current System £637,533

Throw away the paper

ATR’s HAV service removes all guesswork over trigger time, paper-based recording and data collation burden for HSEQ Advisors. Operators interact daily with a HAV exposure dosimeter, which reports their exposure in real time, giving them confidence that their exposure is being accurately managed. They enjoy removing the burden of paperwork.

The HSEQ and Operations teams see improved incidence of tool usage being recorded and increased accuracy of data with respect to HAV exposure, tool trigger time, tool utilization and certification recalls.

How Do We Do It - Data Collection

RFID Tool Tags

Dosimeter Docking Station

Flashing light gives visual indicator• Red = avoid using power tools• Amber = Awareness. Try to

reduce tool usage or share workload

• Green = aim to stay in this region

• Docking Station houses and charges all dosimeters

• Downloads all personal vibration information from dosimeters

• SD Card Storage

• Tags are fitted onto all HAV tools prior to deployment.

• Holds all vibration data and tool ID.

• Colour is visual indicator• Tag acts as secondary ID

Record.• Individualised Tool HAV

Levels + no hassle.• Robust + Easy to Fit.

Personal HAV Dosimeter

Personal Swipe Card –

calibrated to company policy

or operator needs

1. SwipeSwipe Personal HAV Card Through the Base Station

3. Lock Lock the HAVmeter on

Every tagged Tool they Use

4. Dock When Finished Vibratory Tool Work for The Day -

Dock it Back in the Station

2. Pop Pop the Flashing HAVmeter

Out of The Station

All operators need to do is…

Operators Recording, accurate or not?

Paper System Variance (Trigger Time)

Hi Low

6 hours 5 mins

HAVmeter System Variance (Trigger Time)

Hi Low

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Sample Client Historic Paper System - Distribution of Trigger

Times recorded by operatorsMost Frequently

Recorded Daily Trigger Time is 2 Hours Per Day

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Trigger Time Paper Trigger Time HAVmeter Average Trigger Time Paper Average Trigger Time HAVmeter

Paper –Average Trigger Time Per Man Per Day - 83minsHAVmeter –Average Trigger Time Per Man Per Day - 16.5mins

Average Overestimation

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Real Time Results Vs Operator Estimation

4 Tier Service Package

Platinum. Gold. Silver. Bronze.

Platinum Gold Silver Bronze

All Gold Items All Silver Items All Bronze Items. Quarterly Reports.

Purchase Clients tools and full rental package.

Monthly Reporting Pack

Full Asset Register. Initial Installation.

Monthly Risk overview Report and recommendations.

Tool Inspections, Repairs etc.

Tool Management of existing fleet.

Package Options

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Exposure Points Paper Exposure Points HAVmeterAverage Exposure Points Paper Average Exposure Points HAVmeter

Paper –Average Exposure (Points) Per Man Per Day - 96.2 HAVmeter –Average Exposure (Points) Per Man Per Day - 8.9

Real Time Results - Dose Comparison

Average Overestimation

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Operators Record HAV data with Increased Frequency and Accuracy

Average Trigger Time Records

Input into HAVbase per Day

(3 yr period)

0.47 instances per day

Average Trigger Time Records

Collected per Day

>10 per day

Improvement in data

capture rates

Understanding Fleet – Cormorant Alpha

Tools Unused 64%

Tools Used36%

90 Tools were deployed over a 6 month period

37hrs: 50mins and 34secs trigger time over 32 tools

How Trigger Time can assist certification and maintenance cycle

Tool Id Description Vib Mag Trigger time (seconds) Total Trigger Time Uses Average Trigger Time for Tool WGXXXX AIR RECIP SAW 3.74 52066 14:27:46 108 0:08:02WGXXXX AIR RECIP SAW 3.81 24308 6:45:08 55 0:07:22WGXXXX AIR RECIP SAW 2.07 11159 3:05:59 4 0:46:30WGXXXX 5 ANGLE GRINDER 5.99 7703 2:08:23 13 0:09:53WGXXXX AIR RECIP SAW 3.57 6527 1:48:47 26 0:04:11WGXXXX PL905 AIR RECIP SAW 4.02 5255 1:27:35 38 0:02:18WGXXXX AIR RECIP SAW 3.2 3733 1:02:13 12 0:05:11WGXXXX 5 ANGLE GRINDER 6.12 2980 0:49:40 19 0:02:37WGXXXX 7 ANGLE GRINDER 4.19 2764 0:46:04 5 0:09:13WGXXXX 7 ANGLE GRINDER 6.34 2553 0:42:33 7 0:06:05WGXXXX AIR ANGLE DRILL 2.44 2468 0:41:08 10 0:04:07WGXXXX 110V 9 INCH GRDR 4.94 1942 0:32:22 13 0:02:29WGXXXX AIR PENCIL GRINDER 2.06 1872 0:31:12 7 0:04:27WGXXXX 5 AIR ANGLE GRINDER 3.63 1208 0:20:08 2 0:10:04WGXXXX AIR PISTOL DRILL 2.5 1129 0:18:49 6 0:03:08WGXXXX AIR PISTOL DRILL 4.07 1022 0:17:02 4 0:04:16WGXXXX AIR RECIP SAW 4.22 976 0:16:16 5 0:03:15WGXXXX AIR IMPACT WRENCH 6 796 0:13:16 22 0:00:36WGXXXX AIR IMPACT WRENCH 5.4 783 0:13:03 5 0:02:37WGXXXX 7 ANGLE GRINDER 6.88 676 0:11:16 4 0:02:49WGXXXX AIR NEEDLE GUN 3.34 650 0:10:50 4 0:02:43WGXXXX AIR PISTOL DRILL 2.5 637 0:10:37 16 0:00:40WGXXXX AIR PISTOL DRILL 2.5 588 0:09:48 1 0:09:48WGXXXX AIR PISTOL DRILL 3.76 583 0:09:43 1 0:09:43WGXXXX 1 AIR IMPACT WRENCH 8.73 555 0:09:15 13 0:00:43WGXXXX AIR RECIP SAW 3.34 424 0:07:04 1 0:07:04WGXXXX AIR PISTOL DRILL 2.49 270 0:04:30 7 0:00:39WGXXXX AIR IMPACT WRENCH 6.01 267 0:04:27 6 0:00:45WGXXXX PL905 AIR RECIP SAW 4.02 132 0:02:12 5 0:00:26WGXXXX AIR PISTOL DRILL 3.8 130 0:02:10 1 0:02:10WGXXXX 5 ANGLE GRINDER 5.62 76 0:01:16 1 0:01:16WGXXXX AIR PISTOL DRILL 2.5 2 0:00:02 1 0:00:02

Benefits – An Overview

• Strips out all paperwork for the operators • Staff exposures easily managed• HSEQ and Ops can focus on strategic data – concentrate

effort on eliminating risks rather than gathering data• Trigger time on tools is measured to the second – reduce

fleet, hire/maintenance costs. Exposure is calculated to the second – operators can manage their exposure in real time, assisting with project planning

• RFID chip can be read by many logistics packages – improving tool control

• Improved data collection, Safer workforce, Reduced costs

Contact Michael Halliday+ 44 1224 222470MHalliday@atrgroup.co.uk