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| 4.6 Safety Management System 4.6.1 Introduction The Safety Management System (SMS) is the framework of policies, processes and procedures that are required to enable the petroleum undertaking to manage its safety risks and continually improve its safety performance with respect to the petroleum activities carried on or proposed to be carried on under a safety case. Rather than giving detailed specifications for the design of an SMS, this section provides guidance on the description of the SMS expected in a safety case. The petroleum undertaking may adopt any suitable SMS that meets its operational needs however it must meet the objectives of the methodology described in this guidance, which is known as Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) that has been adapted from OHSAS 18001. PDCA is summarised as follows Plan: Set a clear safety policy and establish the processes necessary to deliver results in accordance with the policy (for example by setting targets and objectives, identifying hazards, assessing risks and establishing standards against which performance can be measured Do: Organise persons to manage safety and implement the processes Check: Monitor and measure the processes against the safety policy and procedures and report the results, including periodic audit and review and 31 Act: Take action to continually improve safety performance and learn the lessons from experience and from the results of assurance activities within the petroleum undertaking’s company, other companies and the oil and gas industry as a whole. The description of the SMS within the safety case should provide evidence that the SMS satisfies these requirements, however it is not intended that it need include a detailed description of the entire SMS. The safety case will describe the major aspects of the SMS and should include at least The safety policy Hazard identification and risk assessment procedures Roles and responsibilities of key persons with safety responsibilities Methods used to ensure competence, training and awareness of persons Procedures for communication and involvement of the workforce on safety matters Documentation and control procedures o Records of assurance activities are kept o Reliability is measured and o The process is reviewed to ensure ongoing improvement Safe control of operations, including permit to work and management of change procedures Inspection, testing, maintenance and repair procedures Emergency preparedness and response procedures and Lessons are learnt from within the petroleum undertaking, other companies and the oil and gas industry as a whole. The SMS must coverall persons involved in the petroleum activity including those that are listed under section 4.2.5 of these Guidelines, ensuring that any interfaces between different company’s systems are appropriately described and managed. Download 0.73 Mb. Share with your friends:
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