The purpose is to ensure operational follow-up of the performed risk analyses, emergency preparedness analyses, and any other recommendations from the Health, Safety and Environmental cases prepared for the drilling and well operations.
The main tool for the detailed implementation of risk reduction and emergency preparedness improvement measures is the Emergency Preparedness Program , prepared for each major operational activity.
In this document, the reporting requirements for the implementation and verification activities are specified, as well as the connection between this reporting and the hazard registers and the emergency preparedness registers established for the activity.
By contract all contractors must have their own Company independent safety management system in operation. Contractors will also have participated in the Company’s performed risk and emergency preparedness analyses.
1 Implementation process
Introduction
As required by HSE standards; hazard identifications, risk analyses, emergency preparedness analyses and HSE-cases are performed and prepared for each drilling and well operation.
The results from these activities are cascaded into an Emergency Preparedness Program . This programme will be either a free standing (controlling) document, or form part of the Drilling or Well Operations Programme for the activity in question, dependent on timing and practicalities.
The complete HSE-Case on the activity may be studied for clarification on the background and assumptions for the measures to be implemented. The HSE-Case shall be available on the installation.
Procedure
The measures specified in this programme are in addition to the regular and routine safety related activities specified in other sections of this manual.
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Action by |
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Activity |
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Senior Drilling Supervisor |
1 |
Receives / requests the the Emergency Preparedness Program before operations start. Prepares the detailed scheduling and distribution of responsibility for the implementation and verification of the tasks specified in the programme, in co-operation with the OIM, Drilling Section Leader, and other potential relevant parties (executors) on the installation. The required actions shall be discussed with the executors in order to reach a mutual understanding and agreement on how and why to perform the activity. |
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Executor |
2 |
Performs the implementation, including checking the efficiency of the measure. Performs verification of existing and implemented measures. Documents the results and reports to the Senior Drilling Supervisor. |
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Senior Drilling Supervisor |
3 |
Compiles the results, and reports to shore according to the reporting schedule specified in the the Emergency Preparedness Program. |
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Rig.Supt. |
4 |
Reviews and approves report. Distributes as per Company’s procedure. |
2 Documentation of results
Documentation of the activites should be according to a standardised / tabulated format:
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Measure implemented or verified |
Relevant Standard |
Verification method |
Date |
Results |
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Rescue man overboard within 15 minutes
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a) MOB-boat in water within 5 minutes. b) Man inside MOB-boat within another 10 minutes. |
Actual launching of MOB-boat, timing the action. Pull man into boat, timing the action.
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Weather conditions: Low winds, wave height 1 - 2 m. a) Boat in water in 4:35 minutes. b) Man inside MOB-boat in an additional 3:45 minutes. |
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Potential H2S victims must be evacuated from the drill floor within 5 minutes
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H2S Rescue Team 1 must be able to evacuate two persons to a Safe Breathing Area within 5 minutes |
Actual H2S alarm and team mobilization practice with breathing apparatus and stretchers, timing the action. |
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From the time the alarm was sounded at 1500 hours until the two drillfloor victims were on the helideck (Safe Breathing Area 3) took 9:30 minutes. Discussion: Main problem was proper donning of the breathing equipment by the rescue team. Repeated exercises will be performed to check improvement potential. Same exercise, this time it only took 6 minutes for the total activity. Acceptability to be evaluated onshore. |
3 Hazard Register
The activity related Hazard Register (HR) is established and maintained according to the description in the Hazard Identification and Risk Analyses procedures.
The activity related Hazard Register contains all details of the hazards identified to be the target of risk reduction efforts. If specified assumptions are incorrect, or if risk reduction measures as specified in the the Emergency Preparedness Program are not possible to implement in practice, such information must be included in the the Emergency Preparedness Program Report, for updating of the hazard registers, and a non-conformity report must be filled out for further investigations for future projects of similar nature.
4 Emergency Preparedness Register
The activity related Emergency Preparedness Register (EPR) is established and maintained according to the Compa ny’s procedure.
The activity related Emergency Preparedness Register contains all details of the emergency preparedness measures in placei.e. the hazards identified to be the target of risk reduction efforts. If these specifications / details are incorrect, or if emergency preparedness measures specified in the Emergency Preparedness Program are not possible to implement in practice, such information shall be included in the Emergency Preparedness Program Report, for updating of the emergency preparedness registers, and a non-conformity report must be filled out for further investigations for future projects of similar nature.
Note: The HRs and EPRs are maintained according to Company’s procedures.