| Document ID (ISN) | 108013 |
| CIS number |
08-679 |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Research Report 397
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
An evaluation of current legislative requirements for verification of elements critical to the safety of offshore installations |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2005. xvi, 26p. Illus. 3 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr397.pdf [in English]
|
| Abstract |
This report presents and discusses research undertaken to evaluate the effects of the amendment made in 1996 to the Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations (1992) which introduced a requirement for the verification of the safety-critical elements of an offshore installation by an independent and competent person. Prior to the introduction of verification, offshore installations were required to have a Certificate of Fitness. The present work attempted to determine the difference in cost-benefit terms between the two regimes. However, there were insufficient cost data available to allow a meaningful quantitative comparison. Therefore, a revised methodology was implemented and qualitative data were collected by means of interviews and analysed to allow a subjective comparison of the two regimes. Recommendations for improvement of the verification process are proposed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; major hazards; safety checks; inspection; offshore oil extraction; approval |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
legal aspects; report; comparative study; cost-benefit analysis; economic aspects |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Administration, legislation
Mines and quarries
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Safety supervision
Major hazards
Labour inspection
Petroleum and natural gas industry
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