An Operations Guide to Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS): Making Sense of BSEE SEMS Regulations

Description

Offshore engineers and managers must comply with additional restrictions set up with the Safety Environmental Management System (SEMS) and pass audits accordingly. However, regulations created only address the actual pass/fail audit checklist and don't prepare managers prior to the audit or instill a longer-term implementation solution so that operations remain in compliance long after the audit is over. An Operations Guide to Safety and Environmental Management Systems gives engineers and managers a vital tool to understand, prepare and manage the SEMS audits before, during, and after they are done. At the core of the book are 17 elements stemming from regulations which are broken down in parts to help management learn the compliance measures. Elements are supported by practical case studies that analyze past failures and lessons learned. Rounding out with a helpful glossary, abbreviations list and additional section of references, An Operations Guide to Safety and Environmental Management Systems gives offshore engineers and operators a clear and concise direction on how to perform key actions for their SEMS audits and run safer offshore operations long-term. Cover An Operations Guide to Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) Copyright Contents Disclaimer 1 Purpose and introduction 1.1 Purpose 1.2 Introduction Suggested reading 2 History of SEMS Suggested reading 3 Management system basics Suggested reading 4 SEMS and ISO 14001 Suggested reading 5 SEMS and process safety Suggested reading 6 Getting SEMS started 6.1 The goal of a SEMS program 6.2 Assessing a SEMS program Suggested reading 7 The SEMS elements 7.1 Element one – general 7.1.1 Understanding element one 7.1.2 What good looks like 7.2 Element two – safety and environmental information 7.2.1 Understanding element two 7.2.2 What good looks like 7.3 Element three – hazard analysis facility level 7.3.1 Understanding element three – facility level hazard analysis 7.3.2 What good looks like 7.4 Element three – task level hazard analysis (JSA) 7.4.1 Understanding element three – task level hazard analysis 7.4.2 What good looks like 7.5 Element four – management of change 7.5.1 Understanding element four 7.5.2 What good looks like 7.6 Element five – operating procedures 7.6.1 Understanding element five 7.6.2 What good looks like 7.7 Element six – safe work practices 7.7.1 Understanding element six – safe work practices 7.7.2 What good looks like 7.8 Element six – contractor management 7.8.1 Understanding element six – contractor management 7.8.2 What good looks like 7.9 Element seven – training 7.9.1 Understanding element seven 7.9.2 What good looks like 7.10 Element eight – mechanical integrity 7.10.1 Understanding element eight 7.10.2 What good looks like 7.11 Element nine – pre start-up review 7.11.1 Understanding element nine 7.11.2 What good looks like 7.12 Element ten – emergency response and control 7.12.1 Understanding element ten 7.12.2 What good looks like 7.13 Element eleven – investigation of incidents 7.13.1 Understanding element eleven 7.13.2 What good looks like 7.14 Element twelve – auditing 7.14.1 Understanding element twelve 7.14.2 What good looks like 7.15 Element thirteen – recordkeeping 7.15.1 Understanding element thirteen 7.15.2 What good looks like 7.16 Element fourteen – stop work authority 7.16.1 Understanding element fourteen 7.16.2 What good looks like 7.17 Element fifteen – ultimate work authority 7.17.1 Understanding element fifteen 7.17.2 What good looks like 7.18 Element sixteen – employee participation plan 7.18.1 Understanding element sixteen 7.18.2 What good looks like 7.19 Element seventeen – reporting unsafe working conditions 7.19.1 Understanding element seventeen 7.19.2 What good looks like Suggested reading 8 The SEMS audit 8.1 The BSEE ground rules 8.2 Participate in the planning 8.3 Prepare for the audit 8.4 Understanding the auditors 8.5 Conducting the audit Suggested reading 9 Contractors 9.1 What do the regulations say? 9.2 What should a contractor do? 9.3 Contractor SEMS programs 9.4 The elements – a contractor’s view 9.4.1 Element two – safety and environmental information 9.4.2 Element three – hazard analysis 9.4.3 Element four – management of change 9.4.4 Element five – operating procedures 9.4.5 Element six – safe work practices 9.4.6 Element six – contractor management 9.4.7 Element seven – training 9.4.8 Element eight – mechanical integrity 9.4.9 Element nine – pre start-up review 9.4.10 Element ten – emergency response and control 9.4.11 Element eleven – investigation of incidents 9.4.12 Element twelve – auditing 9.4.13 Element thirteen – recordkeeping 9.4.14 Element fourteen – stop work authority 9.4.15 Element fifteen – ultimate work authority 9.4.16 Element seventeen – reporting unsafe working conditions Suggested reading 10 BSEE SEMS and the UK Safety Case Suggested reading 11 The future 11.1 Where are we now? 11.2 What will be future keys to success? Suggested readings Glossary of selected terms Index Back Cover