New Delhi: A workshop on a variety of topics on petroleum refineries was organised March 3 by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) in association with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to share the best practices and latest developments in safety for cross pollination of ideas among Industry members.

The workshop was attended by senior officials and more than 100 delegates from PNGRB, OISD, HPCL, ONGC, IOCL, BPCL, CPCL, EIL, GAIL, HMEL, HRRL, MRPL, Nayara, NRL, RIL and Total Energies among others. In addition, many delegates joined the workshop virtually.

Gajendra Singh, Member, PNGRB, inaugurated the workshop and during his address he stressed on the need for implementation of enhanced safety policies and maintenance of highest safety standards at petroleum refineries.

S Bharathan, Director - Refineries, HPCL, in his keynote address highlighted the policies followed at petroleum refineries and emphasized the need for concerted efforts to ensure compliance to laid down safety norms during the entire project life to prevent any incidents.

The workshop covered various topics like, Safety Culture Improvement, Management of Change, Process Safety Management, Case Studies and Learnings, Safety in Construction, Shutdown/Startup and Latest Developments and Safety Practices in five technical sessions, Lifestyle for Environment among others. The technical sessions were interactive and well appreciated by the delegates. /BI/