The paper will give an overview of the current practice in the Norwegian petroleum industry, with respect to systematic follow-up of design and construction. It is described how possible health risk and future working environment conditions at the plant during operations are assessed systematically during design and construction. The methods used have become highly professional tools for follow-up of design and construction through 20+ years of experience from the petroleum industry in Norway.

Keywords:
specific requirement, evaluation, safety, regulation, expertise, risk assessment, ergonomics, requirement, health, hazard
Subjects:
Health, Safety, Ergonomics
Copyright 2005, Society of Petroleum Engineers
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