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Acaseforsafety:ARegulator'sViewPresentationtoIChemESafetyGroupJaneCutlerChiefExecutiveOfficer18June2014Index•Abriefhistory•Visionandmission•Legislationandlegalframework•Approachtosafetyregulation•Annualoffshoreperformancereport•2014/15inspectionfocusareasA3659402Abriefhistory3A36594019881996PiperAlphadisaster,NorthSea,UnitedKingdomSafetycaseregimeenactedinAustraliaCOAGreviewrecommendedsingleCommonwealthoffshoresafetyregulatorNationalOffshorePetroleumSafetyAuthority(NOPSA)establishedOffshorePetroleumAct2006PTTEPAAMontarablowout,TimorSeaBPMacondo,GulfofMexico,UnitedStatesRegulationofwellintegrityNationalOffshorePetroleumSafetyandEnvironmentalManagementAuthority(NOPSEMA)established‘Polluterpays’principlelegislated(May2012)NOPSEMAendorsedas‘onestopshop’forenvironmentalapprovals(Feb2014)20052006200920012010201120122014VisionSafeandenvironmentallyresponsibleAustralianoffshorepetroleumandgreenhousegasstorageindustries.MissionToindependentlyandprofessionallyregulateoffshoresafety,wellintegrityandenvironmentalmanagement.A3659404Jurisdiction5A365940Legislationadministered6A365940Part5–ResourceManagementandAdministrationRegulations2011(WellsRegulations)CommonwealthOffshorePetroleumandGreenhouseGasStorageAct2006SafetyRegulationsSchedule3–OHSlawEnvironmentRegulationsAustralianoffshoreregime•NOPSEMAestablishedfollowingrecommendationsoftheMontaraCommissionofInquiry•Enforcesanobjective-basedregulatoryregime–Holdstoaccountthosethatcreatetherisk–Recognisedasinternationalregulatorybestpractice–ProvidesflexibilityforoffshoreindustrytodrivecontinuousimprovementinriskmanagementA3659407Legalframework•‘GeneralDuties’regime•Performance-based(someprescriptiveelements)•Independentsafety,integrityandenvironmentalmanagementauthority•Fundedbyleviesonindustry•Adutyholder’smanagementplan,acceptedbyNOPSEMA,isusedasa‘permissioning’document:₋Safetycase₋Welloperationsmanagementplan₋EnvironmentplanA3659408Objective/performancebasedregime•Operatorofoffshorepetroleumfacilityisresponsibleforsafeandeffectiveoperation•Onusonindustrytoensureanddemonstratetoregulatorsthatrisksofanincidentarereducedto‘aslowasreasonablypracticable’(ALARP)•Notself-regulationbyindustry:-Industrymustdemonstratetoregulators-Regulatorsmustassessandaccept(ornotaccept)thatrisksofanincidenthavebeenreducedtoALARP.A3659409Regulatoryfunctions10A365940ComplianceMonitorandEnforceInvestigateImprovementPromoteAdviseGovernanceCo-operateReportRegulatoryactivitiesAssessment–Challengeoperators:“Haveyoudoneenough?”Inspection–Challengeoperators:“Areyoudoingwhatyousaidyouwoulddo?”Investigation–Challengeoperators:“Whatwasn’tdone?Whatcanwelearn?”Enforcement–ActionwithinpowersundertheActandRegulationstosecurecomplianceA36594011•Facilitymusthavearegisteredoperator•Asafetycasemustbeinforce(acceptedbyNOPSEMA)toconductactivitiesonthefacility•WorkatafacilitymustnotbecontrarytothesafetycaseinforceforthefacilitySafetyRegulationsA36594012SafetyCaseAssessmentPolicy•Assumptionthatinformationinthesafetycaseiscorrect•Assessmentinaccordancewithregulations:–Contentsrequirements–Appropriateness(FitnessforPurpose)–Validation•Revisedsafetycase-Assessmenttofocusonthechange13A365940•Informationcontainedinsubmissionswillbetreatedasconfidential•Assumptionthatinformationiscorrect•AssessmentofsubmissionswillbeinaccordancewithRegulatoryrequirements•Assessmentswillbefairandtechnicallycompetent•Consistencyofmethodologybetweenassessments•Assessmentprocesseswillbetransparent•Levelofassessmentswillbeproportionaltotherisk•GoodprojectmanagementandqualitymanagementpracticeswillbeappliedbyNOPSEMAAssessmentPrinciples14A365940ContentandLevelofDetail•Appropriatetofacilityandactivities•Content&Levelofdetailrequirements•Selfcontaineddocument•MAEcontrolsidentified&described•Comprehensive&integratedSMSdescribed•Wellstructuredandcoherent•DemonstrationofworkforceinvolvementA36594015CommonDeficiencies•Lackofalignment–FD,FSAandSMS•Levelofdetail•Recycled/‘cut&paste’submissions•FailuretodetaillikelihoodandconsequencesofeachMAE•ALARPdemonstrationstatementsthatdonotrelatetocontrolmeasuresandtheiralternatives•InsufficientdetailintheERPdescription•Confusionbetweenpreventativeandmitigativecontrols•FailuretoaddressallSafetyCasecontentrequirements•LackofworkforceinvolvementA36594016Principles•Regulation–NotProjectFacilitation•MaintainReputation-Personal&Organisation:—Integrity&Credibility—Professional&Ethical•Embracetheprocess―Regulations,Policies,SOPs&Guidance17A365940Practices•Support&UsetheProcessesPositively–Notpre-emptingprocedure–Notunderminingprocedure•Applythelegislation–NOPSEMAdoesnotprescribesolutions–AppropriatelyformulatedAssessmentrequestsforfurtherwritteninformation–Inwriting,followingprocedure.18A365940Practices(2)•InteractionwithOperators/Industry-Professional&Ethical•NoCoffee-ShopRegulation–Meetingprotocols:Agenda,Location,Attendees,Minutes/FilenoteCourtesy&Respectbetweenparties•PracticalapplicationofAPSstandards19A365940AssessmentPolicy(SafetyCase)•Noconcurrentassessments:onerevisionofasafetycaseatanyonetime•Requestsforfurtherw