UNH Oil Spill Response Forum: Oil Spill Response 25 Years after the Exxon Valdez and in the Wake of Deepwater Horizon Industry Response - Deepwater Horizon

UNH Oil Spill Response Forum:Oil Spill Response 25 Years after the Exxon Valdez

and in the Wake of Deepwater Horizon

Industry Response - Deepwater HorizonOctober 28, 2014

Charlie Williams, Executive Director

Deepwater – Industry / Focus Approach

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Well Containment & Intervention Capability

Prevention & Industry Drilling

Standards

SpillResponseCapability

Safe Drilling Operations

Joint Industry Task Force Groups Formed After Macondo

Offshore Equipment

Offshore Procedures

Subsea Well Control & Containment

Oil Spill Preparedness & Response

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SEMS is a key mechanism to reduce the likelihood of major incidents

Goal: Safe & Reliable Operations / Operational Integrity

Technical Standards /Safe Work

Practices and Operating

Procedures

Skills and Knowledge

Safety Values / Human

behaviors + ++

SEMS

Safety & Environmental Management Systems

Operating Processes /

DecisionMaking

Charlie Williams, Executive Directorinfo@centerforoffshoresafety.orgwww.centerforoffshoresafety.org

Bow Tie Approach

TopEvent

Major Hazard

Threat Consequence

PreventionBarriers

MitigationBarriers


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Industry Standards & Business Environment

Company Contractor

Contract Interface

Documents Work Plan

Company Tasks

Contractor Tasks for Company

Contractor Tasks for

Others

COS Core Functions

• Data Collection, Analysis & Reporting

• Assistance & Good Practices• Accreditation, Certification, & Auditing


COS Activities

• Leadership Site Engagement• Safety Performance Indicators• Improving Industry Learning Capability• Verification of Contractor Skills &

Knowledge



Thank You

Questions

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