... own safety spe 30389 committee firstly workfbrce theopemtor safety case effbrt legislation society Introduction The expression ‘Workforce Involvement’ has become firmly embedded in the already colourful vocabulary of the UK offshore industry. The virtues and imperatives of involving...

.... In future, the safety of drilling and well operations in UK waters will be enforced through review of a combination of safety cases and notification of well operations, backed up by a programme of inspections and audits. The regime will be supported by goal setting regulations which establish performance...

... gained and lessons learned from developing and applying innovative techniques to meet this challenge. From the outset, the Safety Case and a Total Quality Management System were used as both focus and drive for a company strategy that demanded change in both workforce attitude and management practice...

... Abstract This paper describes the experience of a North Sea operator in preparing a combined operations safety case. The safety case structure and work done to develop the combined operations description, safety management system and carry out hazard identification and risk assessment...

... environmental management system. In comparison this has been done with UK offshore Safety Cases where a hazard assessment study has been coupled with a Safety Management System to demonstrate understanding and effective management of the key safety risks. The authors believe that linking the key environmental...

... of Energy would be divested of its responsibilities in this respect thus ensuring that the responsibilities for licensing and overseeing safety would no longer be vested in the same body. There should be legislation which would require installations, whether fixed or mobile, to produce a safety case...

... a further 25% deal with safety engineering assessment and analysis and only about 25% relate purely to hardware issues. Lord Cullen's first and overriding recommendation was that operators should be required by regulation to submit a Safety Case, similar to the CIMAH Safety Report, for each of its...

... Abstract This paper discusses the piloting work done by Amoco (U.K.) Exploration Company, from 1988 to date, in developing safety cases for a total of 21 diverse installations in the United Kingdom sector of the North Sea. The period is characterised by an unprecedented degree of change during...

...The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations The Safety Case Regulations mark a turning point of major importance in offshore regulation, moving the Industry away from the prescriptive obligations of the past towards a goal-setting approach supported by non-mandatory guidance...

...-Piper, prior to first oil. The Safety Case has two main elements, the safety management system and the safety assessment. This paper will concentrate on the safety assessment section, however for completeness the safety management system will be briefly discussed. SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM...

... Safety Cases; professional project management planning, with "tit for purpose" quantitative risk assessment (QRA) and cost benefit analysis (CBA); and decision support for remedial action plans that are truly cost-effective and reduce risk demonstratably, as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP...