PTIL/PSA

The regulatory approach in Norway that

applies to activity in northern areas

Petroleum Safety Authority

ARCTIC OFFSHORE REGULATORS' MEETING

Stavanger, Norway, 31 October 2013

PTIL/PSA

Basic elements in PSA Norway`s

regulatory approach

• A principle based regulatory framework which

expresses goal setting requirements and

underscores the responsibility resting on the responsible parties

• Follow up the responsible parties to ensure that they

in a systematic and planned way lives up to the

expectations given by flexible targets and norms in

the framework

• A well functioning collaboration with the parties in working life

in general and in the tripartite setting particularly

PSA

PTIL/PSA

Development of one robust regulatory strategy for

the Norwegian continental shelf

(North Sea, Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea/Arctic)

• Prescriptive requirements

• Inspections

• Specific instructions

• Goal-setting

• Audits/verifications

• Dialogue

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From: To:

Adverse culture Co-operative culture

PTIL/PSA

Norwegian regulatory approach

• Regulations

- Risk based approach

- Functional rather than prescriptive

• Regulation guidelines

- Reference to national and /or

international recognized standards

- If a standard is used, compliance with

regulations is achieved

- Standards express a reference level

(recognized norm)

- Standards describe one solution,

regulations allow other solutions if they

give a safety level comparable to or

better than the referenced standard

PTIL/PSA

PTIL/PSA

Need for further development of

arctic standards?

• PSA involved in the Barents 2020 project - 130 standards, guidelines identified. Guidelines and regional specific documents

being developed.

- Committment to implement an equal HSE level for both Russian and Norwegian continental shelves

• PSA projects - PSA/UofS/Iris project, technology mapping and development

- Ptil/Sintef/Thelma, cold climate impact on people, working environment

• Industry initiatives in Norway - Tripartite cooperation: Northern areas work group. (Norwegian oil and gas

association)

- Survival suit project (ENI, Dong, Total, Nexen)

• Meetings with Statoil, ExxonMobile, Shell, Total…

PTIL/PSA

The way forward

• Functional requirements in the PSA regulations are generally

considered sufficient also for arctic operations

• PSA contributes to work in ISO/TC 67/SC 8 Arctic operations

- WG 1 Working environment

- WG 2 Escape, evacuation and rescue

- WG 3 Environment monitoring

- WG 4 Ice management

- WG 5 Arctic materials

- WG 6 Physical environment for arctic operations

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See the (northern) light!

PTIL/PSA

Example: Emergency preparedness

• Regulatory guidelines for emergency preparedness could

potentially reference:

- Existing standards:

- ISO 19906 chapter 18 and annex 18

- Guidelines under development:

- Barents 2020 regional addendum to ISO 19906 ch. 18 and annex 18

- Barents 2020 conceptual requirements for arctic lifeboat and emergency

response vessel

PTIL/PSA

Arctic standards as an instrument

for cooperation

• An acceptable and uniform safety level - and

• A predictable HSE framework both on the NCS and the

RCS - are

• Prerequisites for mutual understanding - and

• A provision for continuation of good cooperation between

Russia and Norway for safety in the petroleum activities

in the High North / Barents Sea

PTIL/PSA

Norwegian regulatory approach

• Regulations

- Risk based approach

- Functional rather than prescriptive

• Regulation guidelines

- Reference to national and /or international recognized standards

- If a standard is used, compliance with regulations is met

- Standards express a reference level (recognized norm)

- Standards describe one solution, regulations allow other solutions of they give a safety level comparable to or better than the referenced standard

Law

Regulations

Standards, codes, guidelines

PTIL/PSA

Example: Emergency preparedness

• CHAPTER XIII EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS - § 73 Establishment of emergency preparedness

- § 74 Shared use of emergency preparedness resources

- § 75 Emergency preparedness organisation

- § 76 Emergency preparedness plans

- § 77 Handling hazard and accident situations

- § 78 Regional preparedness for acute pollution

- § 79 Action against acute pollution

Law

Regulations

Standards,codes,guidelines

PTIL/PSA

Example: Emergency preparedness

ISO and Norsok standards

• Risk analysis, including emergency preparedness

analysis - NORSOK Z-013 Risk and emergency preparedness analysis

• Emergency preparedness - ISO 15544 Requirements and guidelines for emergency response

- ISO 13702 Control and mitigation of fires and explosions on offshore

production installations, chapter 4

- NORSOK S-001 Technical safety

- NORSOK C-001 Architecture, emergency hospital

- NORSOK U-100 for diving activities

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Law

Regulations

Standards, codes, guidelines

PTIL/PSA

Example: Emergency preparedness

Industry guidelines /best practices

• OLF: The Norwegian Oil Industry Association - The OLF Guidelines show how the industry has “operationalized” the

functional requirements and provided some specific guidance /best

practice documents.

• OLF guidelines - 064 - OLF guideline for area emergency preparedness

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Law

Regulations

Standards, codes, guidelines