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Safety Cases 

In many countries it is a legal requirement for operators of offshore installations to produce a Safety Case (or a Health and Safety Document).

This document is designed to demonstrate that the hazards to the installation and its personnel have been considered and that there are sufficient safeguards in place to reduce the risks to acceptable levels.

 

Safety Cases

Vectra engineers have worked on Design and Operational Safety Cases for clients operating in the following areas:

  • UK, Dutch, Danish, German and Norwegian Sectors of the North Sea
  • Gulf of Mexico
  • Middle East/Far East

Installation Safety Cases

Vectra has prepared Design and Operational Safety Cases for the following:

  • Fixed Steel Jacket Platforms
  • Normally Attended and Unattended Installations
  • Jackup Rigs (accommodation, support, drilling)
  • Floating Production, Offloading and Storage (FPSO) Vessels
  • Combined Operations
  • Simultaneous Operations
  • Drilling Units

Safety Case Support Services

Support services in connection with Safety Cases include:

  • Project Management/ Safety Co-ordination
  • Safety Specifications/ Philosophies
  • Safety Engineering
  • Safety Analyses and Assessments
  • Liaison with Regulators/ Certifying Authorities
  • Design Audit
  • Fitness for Service evaluation
  • Engineering Criticality Assessment

Typical Contents

The content of a Safety Case will typically comprise:

  • Introduction and Executive Summary
  • Safety Management System and SMS Activity Catalogue
  • Installation Description
  • Hazard Analysis
  • ALARP Assessment

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