Participants attended this training were given the freedom to choose to attend all the interactive training courses for 5 days, or they can choose the specific topic that is more relevant to their professional development only.

Five topics offered to the participants were Fundamentals of Flow Measurement, Introduction to Measurement Uncertainty, Custody Transfer Flow Measurement Systems, Flow Calculations & Hydrocarbon Allocation.

Majority of the participants were from major Oil & Gas Upstream sector operators namely Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB), ExxonMobil, Hibiscus Petroleum, Kebabangan Petroleum Operating Company (KPOC) & Petrofac. This session also witnessed a new participation from Downstream sector from BASF Petronas which had sent the key person in managing and monitoring the flow measurement of its plant in Gebeng, Pahang.

Deploying Craig Marshall, an experienced & passionate Flow Measurement training expert at NEL from The United Kingdom (UK), the session offered a dynamic interactive knowledge-exchange session with ambience training experience for the attendees at the 4-star hotel right in the heart of Kuala Lumpur City Centre.

“Good explanation on flow measurement technologies and selection criteria” Measurement Engineer, ExxonMobil

For those who missed the chance to join the last training, worry not because the training program is now back in November 2019 by popular demand!

Checkout this link and register today!

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The exclusive session has been successfully conducted at Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur from 11 – 13 February 2020 with the involvement of 12 participants from numerous prominent companies in Oil & Gas Industry.

Professionals from Oil & Gas operators & contractors who are responsible in this emerging operations of Well Abandonment in Malaysia, have completed this training within 3 days.

We were honoured welcoming delegates from Petronas, EnQuest, Halliburton, Vantage Energy and Uzma Berhad.

“Very good training and will be useful for me on how to do the bases of design, cost estimation, and the current technology used in P&A.” – Workover Supervisor, PETRONAS CARIGALI

Click here to check out more of our upcoming trainings for 2020!

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The term Coronavirus (or “Crown” virus, from its shape and form) refers to a genus of virus that is pervasive throughout the animal kingdom. It comes in an entire family of strains that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).

Coronaviruses can pass between animals and people, a characteristic known by the technical term “zoonotic”. The source of the SARS-CoV was civet cats, openly sold in markets in parts of China, while the MERS-CoV came from camels. Other strains of coronaviruses have been identified in animals that have not yet infected humans.

Common symptoms of infection include fever, cough, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. In more severe cases, infection can cause pneumonia, severe acute respiratory syndrome, kidney failure and even death.

The Pandemic

The highly contagious and deadly COVID-19 Coronavirus epidemic travelled from its Wuhan, China, epicenter to 164 countries around the world in just a little over two months, infecting hundreds of thousands of people with the death toll in the thousands. To contain the outbreaks, governments everywhere have resorted to such draconian measures as locking down their borders and shutting down large parts of their economies.

The Bowtie Technique

The Bowtie technique is a risk analysis tool used for analysing and communicating how high risk scenarios develop. The essence of the Bowtie consists of plausible risk scenarios around a certain hazard, and ways in which the organisation stops those scenarios from happening. The method takes its name from the shape of the diagram that you create, which looks like a men’s bowtie. The Bowtie technique is based on the modern concept of barrier management.

The Bowtie methodology has several goals:

• It provides a structure to systematically analyse a hazard.
• It helps make a decision whether the current levels of control is sufficient (or, for those who are familiar with the concept, whether risks are As Low As Reasonably Practicable or ALARP).
• It helps to identify where and how investing resources would have the greatest impact.
• It increases risk communication and awareness.

The Bowtie technique is currently widely used in such diverse sectors as oil and gas, chemical process, power generation, mining, aviation/aerospace, healthcare, manufacturing, IT security, finance and government.

The COVID-19 Coronavirus Bowtie Model

Although there is no vaccine currently available for those stricken by the COVID-19 Coronavirus, governments and international agencies are working round the clock on R&D based on a wealth of data from previous Coronavirus epidemics. Standard personal care and hygiene recommendations have been put forward by the CDC and the WHO to help contain the spread of COVID-19 infections.

Taking the cue from the CDC and the WHO recommendations, the latest government actions and administrative and medical measures, Pace Up consultants have mapped out a Bowtie model to help visualize, at a high level, the current risk scenario, as seen from a typical organization affected by the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak:

Unlike the conventional spreadsheet-based hazard or risk register, the diagram shows very clearly the mechanisms of unwanted events and all the inter-relationships between the elements of the risk scenario. Furthermore, the adequacy of barriers (control and mitigation measures) could be easily determined.

The diagram is populated with the normal Bowtie entities only, serving as a template for organizations intending to curtail the COVID-19 risk. Customisation of the COVID-19 Bowtie will be necessary to ensure that

• the basic elements are applicable to your organisation (e.g. threats, consequences, controls, escalation factors and escalation factor controls). These would be need to be reviewed and modified as appropriate through workshops facilitated by our consultant;
• the essential features to ensure effective barrier management such as persons responsible/accountable for controls, control effectiveness and criticality etc. are reviewed and modified as appropriate.

Our Services

Pace Up offers a complete Bowtie service covering:

• Training delivery/workshop facilitation
• Consulting support
• The BowTieXP software

Talk to Us

For more information on our services, please contact Faiz Latip at +60 19 699 8609 or faiz.latip@paceup.com.my

Written by: Faizal Farid Wajidi, Principal Consultant, HSE & Risk Management, Pace Up Sdn Bhd

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Since 18 March, most companies have started implementing “Work from Home” as part of the Movement Control Order. For some of us, adapting to this new way of working is a challenge and this include us here at Pace Up.

Design Your Work Space

Create your own work space at home. Have a specific setup so you will get the vibe of working and knowing that you are not on days-off. Not just that, make sure that your work space is properly ventilated, have adequate lighting and at a conducive temperature.

Manage Your Time

Have your weekly and daily plan. The plan is important to identify your deliverable and time can be allocated properly to complete all the task. Do not forget to take occasional break to reduce the stress level.

Keep On Communicating

Stay connected and keep in touch with your colleagues and customers. Apart from traditional e-mails and phone calls, a lot of collaborative tools are available in the market such as Skype, Zoom, Trello, Airtable, and Microsoft Teams just to name a few. Do not limit your connection and stay up to date so other people will know of your work progress.

Hopefully you will find the tips useful while working at home. The most important thing is for us to always stay safe and stay at home!

Not just that, to make sure you receive the same level of training to sustain your competency even at home, Pace Up is now offering you with more than 200 fun, convenient and effective e-learning courses.

You have any other useful tips? Share with us!

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COVID-19 pandemic is not only affecting the individuals, but also businesses which need to quickly adapt with non-usual business practices globally.

Pace Up was contributing to FREE COVID-19 Response Webinar Series Risk Management for Business together with our partner CGE Risk Management on Thursday, 26 March 2020. Thanks to the online technology, the webinar managed to connect 29 professionals globally to discuss on hazard, threats, consequences and finally introduced practical barriers to control the risks brought by COVID-19.

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A 1 day In-House Training for Deleum Berhad with the participation of 20 people was conducted at the Deleum Office, Bangsar on March 16th 2020.

Introduction to Oil & Gas: Upstream Overview was delivered by our local expert trainer, Ahmad Fariz Azhar. He is a training consultant specializing in upstream activities and project management, who has extensive experience in the oil and gas industry.

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This Learning Event organized by Pace Up in collaboration with NEL will provide the most flexible event to date. You have the choice to attend all the interactive training courses, or you can choose the topic that is more relevant to your professional development. We offer five different courses over this 5-day event:

• Fundamentals of Flow Measurement
• Introduction to Measurement Uncertainty
• Custody Transfer Flow Measurement Systems
• Flow Calculations
• Hydrocarbon Allocation

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Dear valued patrons, in light to the announcement by our Prime Minister on the Movement Control Order, Pace Up Sdn. Bhd. will work based on a special working arrangement from 18 March – 12 May 2020.

However, our operation will still be running as normal from 8.30 AM to 5.30 PM, Monday – Friday.

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Learning from incidents, or LFI, is just one of many activities in managing safety in an organisation. LFI is defined as “a process through which employees and the organisation as a whole seek to understand any negative safety events that have taken place to prevent similar future events.” The outcome usually should lead to changes in behaviour or technical process in any organisation if all stages of LFI are properly implemented.

In terms of barrier-based approaches to risk and incident management, LFI can be achieved through linking proactive risk models (the Bowtie) to data from incident analysis tools such as Tripod Beta, BSCAT and Barrier Failure Analysis (BFA).  This enables improvements to the initial risk assessment to be made.

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