It also applies to new industrial activity at sea, such as renewable energy production, carbon transport and storage, and the recovery of seabed minerals.
How can the ambition be met?
Integrated management and continuous improvement are the two essential preconditions for success. These principles will form the basis for all safety work, and carry great weight when reaching decisions and implementing measures in the companies and by government.
What is continuous improvement?
Continuous improvement is a fundamental principle. The regulations require that the players constantly develop and improve their level of HSE. This means in part that the companies systematically assess and adopt available technology and new knowledge.
Responsibility for continuous improvement rests with management at the companies.
Why is learning important?
Companies are expected to avoid repeating avoidable errors by learning from their own incidents and experience, or that of others. Applying lessons gained from undesirable incidents is necessary in accident prevention – and crucial for continuous improvement.
The companies must systematically acquire information on relevant conditions, share knowledge with others, and ensure that such input is actually used in improvement and prevention work.
When is safety good enough?
It is inherent in the nature of the industry that you can never be completely satisfied. Acknowledging good results is important, but you must not relax and rest content. Complacency is dangerous, and could be a contributory factor in accidents.
Safety will always be a perishable commodity. Success so far in achieving improvements and attaining a high level of HSE is no guarantee for the future.
What does the safety concept embrace?
Havtil uses the term “safety” in a broad sense, as defined in the Petroleum Act. This concept embraces the safety of people, the environment and material/financial assets.