by westoncompliance | Dec 6, 2022 | Accident, Consultation, Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, Inspection, Offshore Installation, Oil Pollution, OMAR, OSDR, Pollution, Regulatory Process, Reporting, Safety, UK
In March 2021 the Offshore Safety Directive Regulator (OSDR), now known as the Offshore Major Accident Regulator (OMAR), sought views from industry and other stakeholders on how it has performed over the past five years in delivering its Government commitments as the...
by westoncompliance | Feb 7, 2022 | Accident, Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, OSDR, Reporting, UK
A review to the existing online Report of an Oil and Gas Incident (ROGI) reporting template has been undertaken by Industry and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). This has resulted in a number of changes being made to the form. An updated form can be found on the...
by westoncompliance | Aug 26, 2021 | Fire, Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, Inspection, Offshore Installation, OMAR, OSDR, UK
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a new Offshore Inspection Guide relating to Active Fire Protection aimed primarily at ED Inspectors. This guide outlines an approach to the inspection of duty holder arrangements with respect to active fire...
by westoncompliance | Apr 19, 2021 | Accident, Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, OPRED, OSDR, Regulatory Process, UK
The Offshore Safety Directive Regulator (OSDR) has been renamed to the Offshore Major Accident Regulator (OMAR). Over the following months HSE and OPRED will undertake the necessary adjustments to their document branding. Read more… Source:...
by westoncompliance | Mar 29, 2021 | Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, Oil Pollution, OSDR, Safety, Safety case, UK, Wells
OSDR is currently reviewing how it has performed over the past five years in delivering the Government commitments. In order to help with the review of OSDR we are seeking feedback from industry and other stakeholders and ask that you please spare approximately 10...
by westoncompliance | Mar 11, 2021 | Health & Safety Executive, Health and Safety, Offshore Installation, OSDR, Regulatory Process, Safety, UK
OSDR is currently reviewing how it has performed over the past five years in delivering the Government commitments. In order to help with the review of OSDR we are seeking feedback from industry and other stakeholders. The survey closes on 31st March 2021. Read...
by westoncompliance | Nov 26, 2019 | Consents, Field Development, Maximising Economic Recovery (MER), NSTA, NSTA Strategy, OPRED, OSDR, Transboundary, UK
This guidance has been updated since it was last published in April 2019. The document first came out in 2018. The main changes include the following: – Paragraph numbers have been corrected Section 3 –Â Considerations relevant to all new field developments...
by westoncompliance | Nov 22, 2019 | Health and Safety, Inspection, OSDR, UK
The above named document has recently become available on the OSDR’s Inspection guidance webpage. The OSDR Inspection page provides details on the process for inspection in practice with major hazard control arrangements described by Safety Cases and OPEPs. Read...
by westoncompliance | Nov 13, 2019 | Emergency, Environment, OSDR, Pollution, UK
The OSDR have recently updated this document within the Oil Pollution Emergency Plans (OPEP) page on the OSDR website. Read more… Source: OSDR.
by westoncompliance | Nov 13, 2019 | Health and Safety, Inspection, OSDR, UK
The OSDR has recently updated two documents on their Thorough Reviews page on the HSE website. The documents that have been updated are: – Framework Diagram – Thorough Review Summary Inspection – Process Engineering – Thorough Review Inspection...
by westoncompliance | Oct 17, 2019 | Accident, Offshore Installation, OSDR, Safety, UK
This information sheet provides guidance on compliance for the control of risks associated with the major accident hazard of caisson failures. The guidance is for structural technical authorities and their contractors engaged in design, installation, inspection, and...
by westoncompliance | Oct 16, 2019 | Inspection, Offshore Installation, OSDR, UK
OSDR has recently made this inspection guide available. This inspection guide (IG) outlines an approach to the inspection of duty holder’s arrangements with respect to the process for managing thorough reviews (TRs) and producing TR summaries, and the key areas that...
by westoncompliance | Oct 11, 2019 | Offshore Installation, OSDR, Safety management system, UK
This information sheet has recently been made available by the OSDR. Duty holders must be able to demonstrate that there is a management system is in place to ensure structural integrity is maintained throughout the lifecycle of the installation. This document...
by westoncompliance | Oct 11, 2019 | Offshore Installation, OSDR, Safety management system, UK, Vessels
This information sheet has recently been made available by the OSDR. It provides guidance on compliance with the relevant regulations for assessing the structural response to vessel impact. Duty holders must be able to demonstrate that for all types of offshore...
by westoncompliance | Oct 11, 2019 | Offshore Installation, OSDR, Safety, UK
This information sheet has recently been made available by OSDR. It provides guidance on compliance with the law for controlling risks associated with seismic events. Duty holders should be able to demonstrate that fixed structures and compliant structures such as...
