As you like adventure! assume that to celebrate graduation from George Brown College, you and your friends do road trip 'out west'. Along the way, you accept an entry level human resources position in a global oil/gas drilling company - based in Calgary. 

The company is sending a team of four drill crew to Qatar for four-months. Three of the crew are male and will work exclusively in the field, one of the crew is female and will support drilling logistics from the capital city of Doha.

1. What would you need to look for when you are assessing the personnel risk?
2. How would you prepare these personnel for life in Qatar?
3. Does gender make a difference?

Human resource management

Step-by-step explanation

1)Assessment of personnel risk will involve looking at several factors. The factors to look at in risk assessment are hazards, the work environment, source of risk, and length of exposure to risks. Hazards should be identified and classified according to the level of their impacts on the personnel. The work environment plays a crucial role in risk assessment since it is where all the risks reside. Harmful substances that the personnel may be exposed to need to be assessed and the personnel's preparedness in terms of personal protective equipment, and availability of emergency response service in case of accidents.

2)Preparation of the staff for life in Qatar takes the form of preparation of expats for foreign assignments. Activities that prepare the personnel involve assessing their sensitivity to a foreign culture, emotional stability, resilience, flexibility, more than average personal skills, pre-assignment training, and pre-departure training topics that cover local language skills and cultural training. There may be a need to immunize the personnel

3)Gender makes some difference in some duties. For example, the oil/gas company sending expats on foreign assignments has assigned responsibilities for the team members. While the three men are in the field, the lady takes care of the logistics. Some areas of work require more physical strength than mental use, and men are most appropriate for such jobs. However, the team's preparation does not look at the gender since hey will all be in a new environment, and the only difference will be the type of duties assigned. Risk assessment is equally conducted for all the members of the team irrespective of the gender.