The audit was conducted in three parts from January 2019 to January 2020.
Background
Safe and robust solutions have been a theme in our previous audits of the Johan Sverdrup project. This includes Equinor’s follow-up of the systems that contractors and suppliers have for the management of health, safety and the environment and systems for learning and experience transfer in the project.
We have monitored the company’s follow-up of barrier management, including operational and organisational barrier elements with associated performance requirements, in audits of holistic barrier management.
Objective
The objective of this audit was to verify Equinor’s management and follow-up of:
- Safe and robust solutions
- Barriers
- Information from the project phase carried forward to operation and maintenance of the installations.
It was conducted as an interdisciplinary operational audit.
Result
Two non-conformities were identified in the audit, concerning:
- Verification of performance requirements for operational and organisational barrier elements
- Governing documents at platform start-up
In addition, five improvement points were identified in connection with:
- Barrier management
- Overview of competence requirements
- Transfer of experience between project and operations
- Alarm handling in a failure, hazard and accident situation
- Storage and follow-up of safety equipment in switchrooms
What happens now?
We have asked Equinor to report by 17 April 2020 on how the non-conformities will be addressed, and for their assessment of the improvement points.