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Offshore Safety Management

Implementing a SEMS Program

  • 2nd Edition - November 22, 2013
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Ian Sutton
  • Language: English

Offshore Safety Management, Second Edition provides an experienced engineer's perspective on the new Safety and Environmental System (SEMS) regulations for offshore oil and gas d… Read more

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Description

Offshore Safety Management, Second Edition provides an experienced engineer's perspective on the new Safety and Environmental System (SEMS) regulations for offshore oil and gas drilling, how they compare to prior regulations, and how to implement the new standards seamlessly and efficiently. The second edition is greatly expanded, with increased coverage of technical areas such as engineering standards and drilling, and procedural areas such as safety cases and formal safety assessments. The new material both complements the SEMS coverage and increases the book's relevance to a global audience.

Following the explosion, fire, and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon floating drilling rig in April 2010, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulations, and Enforcement (BOEMRE) issued many new regulations. One of them was the Safety and Environmental System rule, which is based on the American Petroleum Institute's SEMP recommended practice, finalized in April 2013.

Author Ian Sutton explains the SEMS rule, and describes what must be done to achieve compliance. Each of the twelve elements of the SEMS rule (such as Management of Change and Safe Work Practices) is described in the book, and guidance is provided on how to meet BOEMRE requirements.

Key features

  • Detailed explanation of how to implement the new SEMS standard for offshore operations
  • Ties the new regulations in with existing safety management approaches, helping managers leverage existing processes and paperwork
  • With CEOs now signing off on compliance paperwork, this book provides expert insights so you can get SEMS compliance right the first time

Readership

Engineers, safety managers and other professionals (designers, operators, contractors, regulators) working in the offshore oil and gas industry (both drilling and production). Managers and Directors with safety systems responsibilities and legal accountabilities

Table of contents

Preface

Warning—Disclaimer

Chapter 1. Risk Management

Introduction

Impact of Deepwater Horizon/Macondo

Process safety trends

Safety management systems

Organization of this book

Historical background

Onshore developments

Occupational safety, process safety, and culture

Risk management

Safety management systems

Measuring progress

Safety as a causal factor

Culture

References

Chapter 2. Major Offshore Events

Introduction

Titanic (1912)

Santa Barbara (1969)

Alexander L. Kielland (1980)

Piper Alpha (1988)

Exxon Valdez (1989)

Snorre A (2004)

Mumbai High (2005)

Blackbeard (2006)

Montara (2009)

Gullfaks C (2010)

Deepwater Horizon/Macondo (2010)

Reports

Effect of regulations

References

Chapter 3. Safety Offshore

Introduction

Drilling, production, and pipelines

Offshore safety issues

Congestion

Persons on board

Hurricanes/cyclones

Blowouts

Hydrogen sulfide

Dropped objects

Helicopter operations

Ship collisions

Reference

Chapter 4. Regulations and Standards

Introduction

Types of regulation

Enforcement

Offshore regulatory agencies (U.S.)

Other agencies

Industry organizations

Engineering standards

References

Chapter 5. Safety and Environmental Management Systems

Introduction

RP 75

Organization of the rule

Scope

Acronyms and definition

Elements of SEMS

General

Safety and environmental information

Hazards analysis

Management of Change

Operating procedures

Safe work practices/JSAs

Training

Mechanical integrity

Prestartup review

Emergency response and control

Investigation of incidents

Audits

Records and documentation

Stop Work Authority

Ultimate Work Authority

Employee participation

Reporting of unsafe conditions

Appendices

References

Chapter 6. Contractors

Introduction

Regulations and standards

Center for Offshore Safety guidance

Mapping

Smaller contractors

Chapter 7. Implementing SEMS

Introduction

Designing a SEMS program

Quick start

Step 1—Determine the objectives

Step 2—Create the organization

Step 3—Develop a plan

Step 4—Implement the plan

Step 5—Audit/improve

Chapter 8. Safety Cases

Introduction

Safety Case definition

Different industries

Features of a Safety Case

Length of the safety case

Major accidents

International Association of Drilling Contractors Health Safety and Environment Case Guidelines

Structure of a Safety Case

Maintaining the Safety Case

Effectiveness of Safety Cases

Convergence of standards

References

Chapter 9. Formal Safety Analysis

Introduction

Philosophies

Elements of a Formal Safety Assessment

Assumptions Register

Quantitative Risk Assessment

Fault Tree Analysis

Event Tree Analysis

Facility layout and equipment arrangement

Flare and radiation analysis

Material handling assessment/dropped objects

Transportation

Fire and gas detection

Fire-resistant clothing

Gas dispersion analysis

Fire and explosion analysis

Emergency systems survivability analysis

Escape, Evacuation, and Rescue Analysis

Nonhydrocarbon chemicals

Greenhouse gas emissions

Noise and vibration

Human factors

References

Bibliography

Index

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 22, 2013
  • Language: English

About the author

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Ian Sutton

Ian Sutton is a chemical engineer with over thirty years of experience in the process industries. He has worked on the design and operation of chemical plants, offshore platforms, refineries, pipelines and mineral processing facilities. He has extensive experience in the development and implementation of process safety management and operational excellence programs. He has published multiple books including Process Risk and Reliability Management, 2nd Edition and Offshore Safety Management, 2nd Edition, both published by Elsevier.
Affiliations and expertise
Principal, Sutton Technical Books, USA

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