<p> 4th Annual International Gas Processing Symposium Qatar University 26-27 October 2014</p><p>Hurt Free Approach to Safety; Building Culture–Prioritizing on Potential Consequence</p><p>A Hurt Free Approach to Safety is used by ExxonMobil’s Upstream Companies to overcome limitations of the industry’s traditional treatment-based approach. Benefits of ExxonMobil’s “Hurt Free” philosophy include:</p><p> natural safety language of humans; protect family, prevent injuries</p><p> consistent description of actual injury severity</p><p> integral assessment of potential injury severity </p><p> resonates with workforce; enables cultural changes based on caring for people</p><p> alignment with Exxon Mobil Corporation’s safety vision of “Nobody Gets Hurt”</p><p>These benefits, along with passionate safety leadership and Hurt-based metrics, are critical components of ExxonMobil Upstream’s safety management systems. While many companies have some of these components in their programs, it is the combination of all components that drive the Hurt Free Approach. </p><p>Safety Leader expectations are provided as insight into how a Hurt Free philosophy leads to higher levels of understanding and promotes safety leadership throughout the organization. A case study of how ExxonMobil Drilling has effectively used the Hurt Free Approach since 2006 is provided.</p><p>A subset of the Hurt Free Approach, ExxonMobil’s Mining-the-Diamond initiative focuses on minimizing the risks associated with high consequence potential work activities that could result in life-altering injuries or death. A process for determining potential consequence is provided, along with how potential consequence drives the prioritization of resources, incident assessments, work activity focus, etc. A case study of how ExxonMobil Development Company has effectively used Mining-the-Diamond since 2011 to prioritize focus on work activities with high potential consequence is provided.</p>