HSE Cases and Safety Reports

One of the lessons of the Piper Alpha disaster was to require Operators of North Sea facilities to  submit a Safety Case that documented and demonstrated that the facility had been designed and  constructed and was

 

Risk Assessment: To demonstrate and record the identification of hazards inherent in the facility or operation and the inherent and controlled risks from these hazards. To include (or reference):

• Hazard Register tabulating all identified hazards and their main control

• Qualitative Major Accident Hazard Analyis” and “ALARP Assessment” backed up if necessary by full ‘Bow-ties’ detailing the hazards and controls and formally declaring risks to be ALARP

• Particular Technical Studies as appropriate to identify, assess risks and controls e.g. HAZOPs, EERA, QRA etc.

HSE Critical Activities