The lifecycle approach to hazard management

Conference · Mon Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:414765

Dalzell, G A ^[1]

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1. BP Exploration Operating Company Limited, Aberdeen (United Kingdom)

The Cullen report into the Piper Alpha disaster recommended a change from prescriptive legislation to a goal setting approach. The preparation of the regulations covering fire, explosion and emergency response Ref. (2) which would support the Safety Case coincided with an initiative by UKOOA, the United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association, to develop guidance on hazard based design to protect against fires and explosions. Agreement was reached with the UK Health and Safety Executive and the drilling and design contractors to work together to develop it into the technical guidance to support the new regulations. This set a precedent for UK offshore safety legislation. Previously, the regulators had developed, and had been the custodians of such guidance. It also marked a new era in positive co-operation between the {open_quotes}ruler and the ruled{close_quotes}.

• OSTI ID: 414765
• Report Number(s): CONF-960623--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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SAFETY