Offshore safety management : implementing a SEMS program / Ian Sutton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sutton, Ian S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Offshore structures--Safety measures.

Offshore structures.

Offshore structures--Environmental aspects.

Offshore oil industry--Safety measures.

Offshore oil industry.

Offshore gas industry--Safety measures.

Offshore gas industry.

Petroleum industry and trade--Risk management.

Petroleum industry and trade.

Industrial safety--Management.

Industrial safety.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/William Andrew, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

2010 was a defining year for the offshore oil and gas industry in the United States. On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) floating drilling rig suffered a catastrophic explosion and fire. Eleven men died in the explosion - 17 others were injured. The fire, which burned for a day and a half, eventually sent the entire rig to the bottom of the sea. The extent of the spill was enormous, and the environmental damage is still being evaluated. Following DWH the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulations and Enforcement (BOEMRE) issued many new regulations. One of them is the

Contents:

Front Cover; Offshore Safety Management: Implementing a SEMS Program; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Warning-Disclaimer; Chapter 1 - Offshore safety management; Introduction; Value of Safety Management Systems; Structure of this Book; Industry Trends; Impact of Deepwater Horizon; Safety Management Systems; Historical Background; Occupational, Process, and Technical Safety; Risk Management; Regulations; Rule-Making Process (United States of America); Regulatory Agencies (United States of America); Boemre; PFEER Regulation (United Kingdom); International (SOLAS); Special Safety Issues Offshore

ReferencesChapter 2 - Major events; Introduction; Santa Barbara (1969); Flixborough (1974); Three Mile Island (1979); Piper Alpha (1988); Valdez (1989); Blackbeard (2006); Montara (2009); Deepwater Horizon (2010); The Event; Fukushima Dai-ichi (2011); Report of the DWH President's Commission; Need for New Standards; References; Chapter 3 - Safety and environmental management programs; Introduction; API Standards; Center for Offshore Safety; Offshore Operators Committee; Fundamentals of Safety Management Systems; Recommended Practice 75; Elements of SEMP; General; SEMP and PSM; References

Chapter 4 - Safety and environmental management systemsIntroduction; From SEMP to SEMS; First Version of SEMS; Final Rule; Organization of the Rule; Scope; Compliance; Contractors; Elements of SEMS; General; Safety and Environmental Information; Hazards Analysis; Management of Change; Operating Procedures; Safe Work Practices; Training; Mechanical Integrity; Prestart-up Review; Emergency Response and Control; Investigation of Incidents; Audits; Records and Documentation; References; Chapter 5 - Implementing SEMS; Introduction; Types of Operators; Timing; Designing a SEMS Program

Risk-Based Approach-Plan BHigh Priority Elements; Economics of SEMS; References; Chapter 6 - Safety cases; Introduction; Safety Case Definition; Different Industries; Features of a Safety Case; Length of the Safety Case; Major Accidents; IADC HSE Case Guidelines; Structure of a Safety Case; Maintaining the Safety Case; Effectiveness of Safety Cases; References; Chapter 7 - Formal safety assessments; Introduction; Philosophies; Elements of an FSA; Assumptions Register; Hazards Register; Quantitative Risk Assessment; Facility Layout and Equipment Arrangement; Flare and Radiation Analysis

Material Handling Assessment/Dropped ObjectsTransportation; Fire and Gas Detection; Gas Dispersion Analysis; Fire and Explosion Analysis; Emergency Systems Survivability Analysis; Escape, Evacuation, and Rescue Analysis (EERA); Non-Hydrocarbon Chemicals; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Noise and Vibration; Human Factors Engineering; Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability; References; Chapter 8 - Offshore safety developments; Introduction; Leadership and Management; Follow the Rules; Lack of Technical Expertise; Convergence of Standards; Spill Response; Long-Tail Events; Conclusions

References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-29910-0

9786613299109

1-4377-3525-8

OCLC:

763159053