The audit was conducted from 31 March to 3 April 2025.
Objective
The objective of the audit was to monitor how the company complies with the regulatory requirements for electrical facilities, and work in and operation of electrical facilities. We also followed up on the management of organisational and psychosocial working environment risk for personnel involved in electrical and automation systems.
Result
We identified six non-conformities during the audit. These concerned:
- Work in electrical facilities (Sture)
- Electrical facilities (Sture)
- Electrical facilities (Kollsnes)
- Follow-up of hired electrical personnel (Kollsnes & Sture)
- Barriers for fire prevention in substations (Kollsnes & Sture)
- Maintenance of emergency lighting and marking of barrier lines (Sture)
We also identified four improvement points. These concerned:
- Classification of Ex equipment in Ex zones
- Maintenance programme for circuit breakers
- Knowledge of governing documents related to the management of the psychosocial and organisational working environment
- Arrangements for employee participation
What happens now?
We have asked Equinor to report by 6 June 2025 on how the non-conformities will be addressed and for their assessment of the improvement points observed.