Study the compliance status of the HSE requirements by contractors in the East Azarbaijan Gas Company and provide corrective measures for monitoring and controlling mechanisms

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Abstract Background and Purpose: Due to their nature and having three characteristics of high complexity, low flexibility and high vulnerability from HSE point of view, oil and gas industries are considered as critical industries and an accident in it can be catastrophic from human, environmental and economic aspects. You leave the industrial part of your projects and activities to the contractors. Since contractors do mostly hazardous and heavy work, the contractors 'greater focus on contractor HSE requirements can help improve contractors' HSE by providing solutions. Materials and Methods: After the study, in order to more accurately investigate the mechanism of HSE performance, contractors in the gas company were referred and interviewed with experts and specialists related to this feature. After identifying the HSE indicators in the scientific sources, a review of complete texts from internal and external databases such as MAGIRAN, SID, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Science Direct was performed. By referring to the gas company, the list of indicators used in monitoring HSE performance was received from the HSE management unit and added to the above list. Also, by reviewing and identifying HSE indicators from the point of view of HSE experts of the gas company and relevant experts, a complete list of HSE indicators was created. Then, the validity and comprehensiveness of the indicators obtained by HSE professors and experts were evaluated. After confirming the indicators, they were prioritized using multi-criteria decision making technique. In the next step, to determine the status of compliance with HSE requirements by contractors, contractors' evaluation documents were collected from the gas company and the performance of each contractor was analyzed using the prepared indicators. After determining the status of contractors in terms of compliance with the requirements, to determine the factors affecting compliance with HSE requirements by contractors, the documents of the contractors in the gas company were examined. Result: Based on the library studies of the factors affecting the HSE indices, the contractors were collected in the form of 16 main indices and 84 sub-indices. Then, according to experts, they became 11 main indicators and 77 sub-indicators. As a result of content validity, 34 items were removed from the sub-criteria. Finally, the obtained items were classified in the form of a questionnaire with 7 main indicators and 43 sub-indicators. The average total score of the main indicators of HSE monitoring of contractors was 73.9. The highest mean was related to knowledge and competence index and the lowest was related to monitoring and audit index. Also, the highest and lowest averages were related to station installation activity and supply and installation of meters, respectively. Conclusion: The results of this project can make policymakers in the East Azerbaijan Province Gas Company and the National Gas Company more aware of the importance of HSE contractors at the company level. It is necessary for the organization to plan and implement programs in order to acquaint people with HSE and the so-called HSE culture in the organization. Keywords: HSE - Contractor - Occupational Safety and Health - Oil and Gas Industry - Monitoring Mechanisms