#53 - Fuzzy Bitar - Putting Safety Back in the Line: On Proportionality, Supervisor Leverage & Point-of-Work AI

About this episode

Fuzzy Bitar discusses the integration of safety and operations, emphasizing proportionality and the role of supervisors in the workplace.

Episode Summary Fuzzy Bitar has led safety and operations at global scale, including serving as bp’s Senior Vice President for HSE & Carbon and chairing the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP). He’s known for a plain-spoken, human-first approach that keeps ownership where it belongs: in the line. In this conversation, Fuzzy goes beyond slogans. He explains why “good operations is good safety,” how to keep controls proportional to risk, and why supervisors are...

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Host: Mousa Yassin

Guest: Fuzzy Bitar

Topics covered

• safety
• operations
• risk management
• supervisor leverage
• AI in safety

Keywords

• safety
• operations
• risk
• supervisors
• AI
• HSE
• proportionality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: bp, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, HSE & Carbon

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