Glossary
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Other Workplace Hazard
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Other Workplace Hazard
Also refer to any applicable regulatory definition. A Hazard with the potential to result in:- injury or ill health, up to and including single fatalities;
- significant damage to structure or equipment at installation or plant;
- limited environmental damage that will persist or require remedial action.
Muster Time
Definition(s)
Muster Time
The elapsed time for personnel to assemble at their designated Muster Station and complete checks, from first call to full muster check. Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC GuidelinesMuster Point
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Muster Point
A place of assembly for accounting all personnel assigned to that point. Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC GuidelinesMonitoring
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Monitoring
Observation of the operating parameters of a well, via instrumentation, on a predefined frequency to ensure that they remain within their operating limits- Note: 1 to entry: Examples of well operating parameters include pressures, temperatures, flow rates.
Monitoring
The repetitive and continued observation, measurement and evaluation of specific quality or performance criteria, to follow changes over a period of time and for a defined purpose. This term is sometimes further qualified to identify its specific purpose such as in Environmental Monitoring, Health Monitoring, etc. The monitored criteria are compared with the Screening Criteria to appraise compliance with regulatory standards and how well the operation is meeting company objectives. Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC GuidelinesMonitoring
Determining the status of a system, a process or an activity.- Note 1 to entry: To determine the status there may be a need to check, supervise or critically observe.
Monitoring
Continual checking, supervising, critically observing or determining the status in order to identify change from the performance level required or expected. NOTE Monitoring can be applied to a risk management framework (2.1.1), risk management process (3.1), risk (1.1) or control (3.8.1.1). Source: ISO Guide 73:2009(E/F), Risk Management – Vocabulary, First Edition, 2009. Global StandardsMonitoring
Supervision or oversight of an activity.- Note 1 to entry: Monitoring is carried out to ensure continuing compliance with, or adherence to, specific requirements.
Monitoring
Monitoring means systematic and regular studies to document the condition of the environmental resources, describe the risk of pollution and carry out control of pollution of marine environmental resources. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Framework Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory GuidanceMODU HSE Case
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MODU HSE Case
A formal demonstration that the Health Safety Environmental risks associated with the MODU have been assessed and are being effectively managed. Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC GuidelinesManagement System
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Management System
The management system that integrates operations and technical systems with the management of financial and human resources to ensure compliance with the Accord Acts and the regulations. Note: DPR 5; C-NLOPB Other Requirements Respecting Occupational Health & Safety, Section 2 & 3 and OSH (NS) Element 1, Part 3 & 4. Source: Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory GuidanceManagement System
A structured set of interdependent doctrines, processes, documents and principles that are intended to ensure that the activities of an organization are directed, planned, conducted and controlled in such a way to provide reasonable assurance that the objectives of the organization are met. Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC GuidelinesManagement System
Set of interrelated or interacting elements of an organization to establish policies and objectives and processes to achieve those objectives.- Note 1 to entry: A management system can address a single discipline or several disciplines.
- Note 2 to entry: The system elements include the organization’s structure, roles and responsibilities, planning, operation, etc.
- Note 3 to entry: The scope of a management system may include the whole of the organization, specific and identified functions of the organization, specific and identified sections of the organization, or one or more functions across a group of organizations.
Management System
A systematic and documented framework of processes used by the managers and the workforce at all levels in a company's organisation to plan, direct and execute activities. structured and documented set of interdependent practices, process and procedures used by the managers and the workforce at every level in a company to plan, direct and execute activities. Source: IOGP Report No. 510, Operating Management System Framework for controlling risk and delivering high performance in the oil and gas industry, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, June 2014. Global StandardsManagement System
system to establish policy and objectives and to achieve those objectives NOTE A management system of an organization can include different management systems, such as a quality management system, a financial management system or an environmental management system. [ISO 9000:2005, definition 3.2.2]. Source: ISO 19011:2011 (E) – Guidelines for auditing management system. Global StandardsManagement System
“Management system” means the organisation and arrangements established by a person for managing his undertaking. Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. RegulationsManagement System
The system required by section 5 of the Regulations, that integrates operations and technical systems with the management of financial and human resources to ensure compliance with the Act and the Regulations. Source: Safety Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory GuidanceManagement Review
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Management Review
The formal evaluation of a company’s management system. Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC GuidelinesJob Safety Analysis (JSA)
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Job Safety Analysis
Job hazard analysis (JHA) accompanied by a risk assessment (RA), used to identify controls such as PPE requirements: JHA + RA = JSA Source: API RP 98, Personal Protective Equipment Selection for Oil Spill Responders, First Edition, August 2013. Global StandardsJob Safety Analysis (JSA)
A method that can be used to identify, analyze and record: (1) the steps involved in performing a specific job; (2) the existing or potential safety and health hazards associated with each step; and (3) the recommended action(s)/procedure(s) that will eliminate or reduce these hazards and the risk of an injury or illness. (Used interchangeably with the terms “Job Hazard Analysis”, but also refer to “Task Risk Analysis” for the purposes of this guideline.) Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC GuidelinesIndividual Risk Per Annum
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Individual Risk Per Annum (IRPA)
The probability that an individual will become a fatality each year. Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC GuidelinesIMO MODU Code (’79 & ’89)
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IMO MODU Code (’79 & ’89)
Standards set by the International Maritime Organization for the; design, construction and other safety measures for mobile drilling units in order to minimize the risks to the unit, to the personnel onboard and to the environment. Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC GuidelinesHuman Error
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Human Error
Intended and unintended behaviour by people which results in an action, omission or occurrence that directly causes a Barrier to become ineffective or to fail. Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC GuidelinesHSE Management Objectives
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HSE Management Objectives
The goals, in terms of health, safety and environmental performance that an organization sets for itself to achieve. Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC GuidelinesHSE Critical System / Equipment
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HSE Critical System / Equipment
Any part of an installation (system, equipment, software, etc.) which:- has the purpose of preventing the release, or limiting the effect of, a major hazard, or which
- could cause, or substantially contribute to, the release of a major hazard if it failed.