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Health and safety research and development programmes in Norway

Health and safety research and development programmes in Norway. ICRARD MEETING – JUNE 2006 Øyvind Tuntland, Director for professional competence, Petroleum Safety Authority Norway. National R & D programme.

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Health and safety research and development programmes in Norway

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  1. Health and safety research and developmentprogrammes in Norway ICRARD MEETING – JUNE 2006 Øyvind Tuntland,Director for professional competence, Petroleum Safety Authority Norway

  2. National R & D programme • HSE Petroleum (“Health, safety and working environment in the petroleum sector” 2002 – 2006) • Integrated part of PETROMAKS programme, which is the umbrella for most of the petroleum-oriented research supported by the Research Council of Norway • Based on an initial three-partide prioritization, the main areas of HES research within the programme are • "HSE culture“ • "Change - organisation - technology“ • "Decision-support tools“ • "Physical work environment and health".

  3. Examples of projects focusing on MTO interplay in current programme • Bora – Barrier and operational risk analysis – risk acceptance criteria – including the human and organisational elements • Safety challenges in the step change towards integrated and remote operations • Mindfull practices in offshore gas and drilling • Managerial aspects of HSE culture • HSE culture at different levels – organisational, national and global issues.

  4. HSE research in a wider perspective • OG21 – The Government's technology strategy for the petroleum activities • Research and development measures under OG21 • Petromaks – including HSE petroleum (NOK 215 in 2006) • Programme notes up for review • The PSA's strategy proposals

  5. The HSE White Paper – especially as regards R&D • The Government's White Paper "Health, environment and safety in the petroleum activities" was presented in April 2006 • The White Paper concludes that R&D is an important measure to ensure that the petroleum activities is at the forefront as regards continuous improvement of requirements and decisions • HSE-R&D – important contribution to multi-party cooperation in cases where there are common perceptions on the need for knowledge • The objective is to achieve a wider foundation for the HSE perspective in the technology and R&D organisation in Petromaks (northern areas, well control, e-operations)

  6. The HSE White Paper (2) • Developments which create particular need for knowledge as regards HSE risk managemenrt: • Integrated operations (automation, new ICT solutions, new organisation forms, operative risk analyses) • Internationalisation • Comprehensive risk management – general security, development of the northern areas, human risk contributions • Exclusion and inclusive employment sector • Other R&D needs • Consequences for health and safety from shift work • Chemical health risk - historic exposure and long-term effects

  7. R&D activities under the direction of the PSA • R&D projects • Extending the life of existing offshore structures (PhD thesis) • Review paper on health and safety effects of shift work in the petroleum industry – reccommendations for further research • Review paper on health risk associated with long-term chemical exposure - reccommendations for further research • A large number of PSA projects funded through strategic competency development initiative • Increasing PSA expertise, e.g MSc and PhD programme • Improving PSAs ability to initiate and facilitate R&D activies • Supporting and directing industry initiatives in R&D pertaining to HSE management

  8. R&D activities – PSA (2) • Example of projects • Development of requirements and guidelines for alarm system management • Guidelines for developing operator competency in safety critical work systems • Assessment of safety risks associated with dependency between safety systems and process control systems • Software development and maintenance – implications for safety in the petroleum industry • Heat exposure of process equipment

  9. PSA-project: Trends in risk level on the NCS • Purpose • measure the impact of safety-related measures in the petroleum industry. • identify areas which are critical for safety and in which priority must be given • improve understanding of the possible causes of accidents and unplanned situations identify potential areas for making regulatory changes and for conducting research and development. • Based on two complementary evaluation processes: • The registration, analysis and evaluation of data relation to defined situations of hazard and accident and the efficiency of barriers • The performance of sociological analyses using free text analysis of questionnaires, workshops and interviews • The project focuses on risk to personnel and covers major accidents, occupational accidents, work environment factors and a number of minor accidental events

  10. Trends in risk level - 2005overall conclusions – risk for major accidents • Most indicators related to major accidents show a positive or stable development in 2004 • Most noticeable improvements in 2005: • The number of hydrocarbon releases the lowest since 1996 • The reduction target (50% reduction of hc releases > 0,1 kg/sec in 2005 compared with the average in 2000 - 2002) achieved • The results from from the UK shelf show better results where comparable, but the difference is decreasing • A few indicators show a negative trend in 2005 • The indicator measuring the potential for loss of life in relation with major accidents is stable

  11. Trends in risk level - 2005Serious injury to personnel - summary • The positive trend (frequency) since 2000 showed a negative development i 2005, although not significant. The frequency in 2005 is on average for the last 10 years • Injuries within drilling dominates the picture together with construction and maintenance for production facilities. • A positive trend for drilling on MODUs, although higher than on production facilities • The frequency of serious injuries to personnel is higher on the UK shelf than on the Norwegian shelf. Fatality frequency is more than 2,5 times higher on the UK shelf than on the Norwegian shelf

  12. Further development • From 2007 onshore facilities within PSAs area of responsibility will be included • Focus on major accidents and serious personnel injuries • Increased focus on leading indicators • Indicators related to barriers ability to prevent and reduce incidents • Improving indicators related to occupational illness • Noise and chemical hazards • Focus in the authorities ability to use the results form the project to influence the industry • More info – incl. summary reports in English - on the PSA website, www.psa.no/risklevels

  13. For more information on R&D activities in Norway • Try theICRARDweb site! • http://www.icrard.org/templates/Page____200.aspx

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