The audit was conducted from 3 to 5 September 2024.
Objective
The objective of the audit was to verify Equinor’s management of materials handling, cranes and lifting, maintenance of lifting facilities and work at height (scaffolding, fall protection and access techniques).
Result
Three non-conformities were identified during the audit, within these areas:
- Follow-up of the management system for lifting gear (5.1.1)
- Maintenance programme for lifting facility (5.1.2)
- Follow-up of scaffold management system (5.1.3)
Order
The regulatory breaches (5.1.1 and 5.1.3) are considered serious.
On this basis, we have issued Equinor with the following order:
Pursuant to the Framework Regulations, section 69 concerning administrative decisions, with reference to the Management Regulations, section 21 concerning follow-up, Equinor Hammerfest LNG is ordered to:
- Conduct a comprehensive and systematic review of the management systems of contractors that undertake materials handling, lifting activities and work at height to ensure that such contractors comply with the regulations and Equinor’s management system, including:
- possessing the necessary expertise
- learning from investigations - Establish routines that ensure the necessary follow-up of contractors over time
- Prepare a binding and time-delimited plan for complying with items 1 and 2 of the order, with reference to section 22 of the Management Regulations. Deadline: 7 November 2024.
The deadline for complying with the order is 1 March 2025.