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| Guidelines for the management of safety critical elements The first issue of the joint industry Guidelines for the management of safety critical elements was produced by a UKOOA led work group in September 1996, at a time when the new "verification regime" was being introduced. That document was primarily intended to provide guidance to the industry on how the new requirements should be implemented on installations that had been designed, constructed and operated under the previous "certificate of fitness" requirements. The UK oil and gas industry has been operating in accordance with the requirements of the Offshore Safety Case Regulations (OSCR) since 1996 and it is appropriate that the original guidelines should be revised to take account of experience gained in recent years. Since the publication of the original guidelines, there have also been additional developments from within industry which have impacted on the management of safety critical elements and for which guidance is provided in this document. These include Major modifications being carried out to existing installations as they are developed for changing field characteristics and functions, which maybe very different to those for which they were originally designed. — Replacement of verification aspects of the Offshore Installations (Design & Construction) Regulations) by the Offshore Safety Case Regulations Installations that are being operated well beyond their original design life Changing ownership, and in some cases, multiple changes of ownership, of many older assets and the prevalence of smaller independent operators, some of whom are new entrants to the UK sector The increasing importance of decommissioning activities. Licenced to Jeremy Goddard. Single user licence only. IMPORTANT: This file is subject to a licence agreement issued by the Energy Institute, London, UK. All rights reserved. It may only be used in accordance with the licence terms and conditions. It must not be forwarded to, or stored or accessed by, any unauthorised user. Enquiries e pubs@energyinst.org.uk t +44 (0)207 467 GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY CRITICAL ELEMENTS 4 Licenced to Jeremy Goddard. Single user licence only. IMPORTANT: This file is subject to a licence agreement issued by the Energy Institute, London, UK. All rights reserved. It may only be used in accordance with the licence terms and conditions. It must not be forwarded to, or stored or accessed by, any unauthorised user. Enquiries e pubs@energyinst.org.uk t +44 (0)207 467 7100 APPLICABLE LEGISLATION The requirement for industry to manage SCEs is covered either directly or indirectly by the following regulations The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005. — The Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion and Emergency Response) Regulations (PFEER). The following table shows how these regulations relate to the management of SCEs. Download 274.61 Kb. Share with your friends:
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