OA

OA

Definition(s)

OA

Open air. Source: API RP 14F, Design, Installation, and Maintenance of Electrical Systems for Fixed and Floating Offshore Petroleum Facilities for Unclassified and Class 1, Division 1 and Division 2 Locations, Fifth Edition, July 2008. Global Standards
OBF Fluids

OBF Fluids

Definition(s)

OBF Fluids

OBF fluids: low aromatic and paraffin-like oils and fluids on the basis of mineral oils which are neither synthetic, nor of a category of which the use is prohibited in some other way. Source: Mining Regulation of the Netherlands, WJZ 02063603, Netherlands,16 December 2002. Regulations
Object

Object

Definition(s)

Object

Item characterized through the measurement of its attributes. Source: ISO/IEC 27000:2014, Information technology — Security techniques — Information security management systems — Overview and vocabulary, Third Edition, January 2014. Global Standards

Object

A passive information system-related entity containing or receiving information. Adapted from: CNSSI 4009, NIST SP 800-53 Rev 4. Source: NICCS™ Portal Cybersecurity Lexicon, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (https://niccs.us-cert.gov/glossary) as of 11 November 2015, Global Standards
Object Standard

Object Standard

Definition(s)

Object standard

The standards listed in Table B2. Source: Offshore Standard DNV-OS-C101, Design of Offshore Steel Structures, General (LRFD Method, Det Norske Veritas, April 2011. Global Standards
Objective

Objective

Definition(s)

Objective

A statement of intent to accomplish a specified outcome. Objectives should be specific, measureable, achievable, relevant and timebound (SMART). Targets are objectives with a specific numerical intent and fixed timescale for completion. 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 Standards  

Objective

Result to be achieved
  • Note 1 to entry: An objective can be strategic, tactical, or operational.
  • Note 2 to entry: Objectives can relate to different disciplines (such as financial, health and safety, and environmental goals) and can apply at different levels (such as strategic, organization-wide, project, product and process.
  • Note 3 to entry: An objective can be expressed in other ways, e.g. as an intended outcome, a purpose, an operational criterion, as an information security objective or by the use of other words with similar meaning (e.g. aim, goal, or target).
  • Note 4 to entry: In the context of information security management systems, information security objectives are set by the organization, consistent with the information security policy, to achieve specific results.
Source: ISO/IEC 27000:2014, Information technology — Security techniques — Information security management systems — Overview and vocabulary, Third Edition, January 2014. Global Standards

Objective

Always with capital ‘O’; a proprietary IT system used by NOPSEMA to manage its records. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory Guidance
Objective Evidence

Objective Evidence

Definition(s)

Objective Evidence

Documented field experience, test data, publications, finite element analysis or calculations that confirm performance characteristics, as applicable. Source: API RP 17A Addendum 1, Design and Operation of Subsea Production Systems—General Requirements and Recommendations, December 2010. Global Standards  

Objective Evidence

Objective evidence is defined as documented field experience, test data, technical publications, finite element analysis (FEA) or calculations that verify the performance requirements, as applicable. Source: API SPEC 6A, Specification for Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment, Twentieth Edition, October 2010 (Addendum November 2012). Global Standards  

Objective Evidence

Objective evidence means quantitative or qualitative information, records or statements of fact pertaining to safety or to the existence and implementation of an safety management system element, which is based on observation, measurement or test and which can be verified. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.104(73), amendments to the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (International Safety Management (ISM) Code), 5 December 2000, International Maritime Organization. Legislation
Objective-based Cut Score

Objective-based Cut Score

Definition(s)

Objective-based Cut Score

cut score established by evaluating characteristics of the examination, rather than by evaluating performance of the candidates in the examination Source: ISO/IEC TS 17027:2014, Conformity assessment – Vocabulary related to competence of persons used for certification of persons, Global Standards
Obligated Party

Obligated Party

Definition(s)

Obligated Party, or Responsible Party

In these regulations and in regulations laid down in pursuance thereof, the obligated party is typically worded neutrally. This is done because several parties can be responsible according to the same provision. Examples of neutral wording include ”Requirements shall be stipulated for the performance of safety functions.” and ”The facility shall be designed such that…”. Another neutral form used is "The responsible party shall…”. Who the responsible party is, follows from this section's first subsection. The responsible party can thus be the operator, or others participating in the activities without being licensees or owners of onshore facilities. Licensees that are not operators, are thus not included in the term responsible party in these regulations with supplementary regulations. When the responsibility is assigned to one or more defined participants, this is clearly evident from the relevant provision. For example, the operator is the party responsible for the operation, or the employer specifically designated as the obligated party in certain provisions. The see-to-it duty assigned to the operator, licensee and owner of the onshore facility, cf. the second and third subsections, applies throughout and is thus not mentioned in the other provisions in these regulations, nor in the supplementary regulations. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Framework Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance
OBM

OBM

Definition(s)

OBM

Oil-based mud. Source: API RP 7G-2, Recommended Practice for Inspection and Classification of Used Drill Stem Elements, First Edition, August 2009. Global Standards Source: OGP Report No. 476, Recommendations for enhancements to well control training, examination and certification, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, October 2012. Global Standards  
OBP

OBP

Definition(s)

OBP

Over balanced pressure. Source: API STD 65 – Part 2, Isolating Potential Flow Zones During Well Construction, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, December 2010. Global Standards 
Observation

Observation

Definition(s)

Observation

Observation means a statement of fact made during a safety management audit and substantiated by objective evidence. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.104(73), amendments to the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (International Safety Management (ISM) Code), 5 December 2000, International Maritime Organization. Legislation
Observation Period

Observation Period

Definition(s)

Observation Period

Time period during which production performance and reliability data are recorded. Source: ISO 20815:2008, Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries – Production assurance and reliability management. Global Standards  
Observation Well

Observation Well

Definition(s)

Observation Well

Observation well—A well used to monitor the operational integrity and conditions in a gas storage reservoir, the reservoir protective area or strata above or below the gas storage horizon. Source: Oil and Gas Wells, Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, Chapter 78, December 2012. Regulations
Observation Wells

Observation Wells

Definition(s)

Observation Wells

“Observation wells” means those wells used, or to be used, temporarily for observation and not for input or withdrawal. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. Regulations
Observer

Observer

Definition(s)

Observer

person who accompanies the audit team but does not audit. Source: ISO/IEC 17021:2011 (E) – Conformity assessment – Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems . Global Standards  

Observer

person who accompanies the audit team but does not audit NOTE 1   An observer is not a part of the audit team and does not influence or interfere with the conduct of the audit NOTE 2   An observer can be from the auditee, a regulator or the other interested party who witnesses the audit. Source: ISO 19011:2011 (E) – Guidelines for auditing management system. Global Standards  
OBSROV

OBSROV

Definition(s)

OBSROV

observation class ROV. Source: API Recommended Practice 17H, Remotely Operated Tools and Interfaces on Subsea Production Systems, Second Edition, June 2013 (Addendum 1, October 2014). Global Standards
Obstacle

Obstacle

Definition(s)

Obstacle

Obstacle is any object, or part thereof, that is located on an area intended for the movement of a helicopter on a helideck or that extends above a defined surface intended to protect a helicopter in flight. Source: IMO Resolution A.1023(26), Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (2009 MODU Code), 2009. Global Standards
Obstacle-free Sector

Obstacle-free Sector

Definition(s)

Obstacle-free sector

Obstacle-free sector is a complex surface originating at, and extending from, a reference point on the edge of the FATO of a helideck, comprised of two components, one above and one below the helideck for the purpose of flight safety within which only specified obstacles are permitted. Source: IMO Resolution A.1023(26), Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (2009 MODU Code), 2009. Global Standards  

Obstacle-free sector

Obstacle free sector is the take-off and approach sector which totally encompasses the safe landing area and extends over a sector of at least 210º, within which only specified obstacles are permitted. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1431, Guidelines for the approval of helicopter facility foam fire-fighting appliances, 31 May 2012, International Maritime Organization, Regulatory guidance
Occupation

Occupation

Definition(s)

Occupation

“Occupation” means any employment, business, calling or pursuit. Source:  Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations
Occupational Diving

Occupational Diving

Definition(s)

Occupational Diving

Diving performed in the course of employment for gain or reward (irrespective of whether or not diving is the principal function of employment or merely an adjunct to it). It has the same meaning in these guidelines as diving work. Source: Guidelines for Occupational Diving 2004, Occupational Safety and Health Service, New Zealand, updated October 2010. Regulatory Guidance
Occupational Exposure Limit

Occupational Exposure Limit

Definition(s)

Occupational Exposure Limit

Upper limit of the acceptable concentration of a hazardous substance in the environment for a particular material or substance typically established by an authority having jurisdiction (AHJ. Source: API RP 98, Personal Protective Equipment Selection for Oil Spill Responders, First Edition, August 2013. Global Standards
Occupational Health and Safety

Occupational Health and Safety

Definition(s)

Occupational Health and Safety

“Occupational health and safety” means the health and safety of the workforce while on or working from an installation and while boarding or leaving it. Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Representatives and Safety Committees) Regulations 1989, UK S.I. 1989/971, 1989. Regulations  
Occupational Illness

Occupational Illness

Definition(s)

Occupational illness

An occupational illness is any abnormal condition or disorder caused by prolonged or repeated exposure to environmental factors associated with employment. Occupational illnesses may be caused by inhalation, absorption, ingestion or direct contact with a hazard, as well as exposure to physical and psychological hazards. The effects of ordinary workplace stress (i.e. inherent to job duties) are not considered to be a psychological hazard. Note: IRF (www.irfoffshoresafety.com/country/performance/scope.aspx); OSH (NL) 15.1 and OSH (NS) Element 2, Part 15, Section 15.1. Occupational illnesses are different from occupational injuries (refer to Section 6.4) in that occupational injuries are caused by instantaneous events in the work environment or events close in time. Cases resulting from anything other than instantaneous events are considered occupational illnesses. Occupational illnesses shall be reported via the written notification process described in Section 5.3.3. Note: OSH (NL) 15.4; OSH (NS) Element 2, Part 15, Section 15.4. 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 Guidance

Occupational illness

Any abnormal condition or disorder, other than one resulting from an occupational injury, caused by exposure to environmental factors associated with employment.  Occupational illness may be caused by inhalation, absorption, ingestion of, or direct contact with the hazard, as well as exposure to physical and psychological hazards. It will generally result from prolonged or repeated exposure. Refer to OGP/IPECA Report No. 393, Health Performance Indicators (2007). Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards
Occupational Injuries

Occupational Injuries

Definition(s)

Occupational Injuries

An occupational injury is any injury which results from a work incident or from a single instantaneous exposure in the work environment. Conditions resulting from one-time exposure to chemicals or the aggravation of pre-existing medical conditions or previous injuries are also considered to be injuries. Injuries and fatalities that occur while the worker is onsite at the offshore installation or vessel and off duty/off-shift are included. Self-inflicted injuries or fatalities are not included. Note: IRF (www.irfoffshoresafety.com/country/performance/scope.aspx); OSH 15.1 and OSH (NS) Element 2, Part 15, Section 15.1. Injuries that occur while a person is in transit to and from the offshore installation, vessel or aircraft are included (i.e. from the time a person boards a support craft prior to their hitch to the time they debark the support craft at the end of their hitch). There are four classifications of occupational injury for the purpose of these guidelines. They are as follows: Major Injury An occupational injury that results in one or more of the following: • Amputation: Includes whole or partial amputation of parts of the body (does not include loss of fleshy tip of finger, nail, or tooth); • Skeletal injuries: Includes bone fractures (including chipped or cracked bone or hairline fracture) and dislocation of shoulder, hip, knee or spine. They do not include fractures to fingers, toes, or a broken nose; • Burns: Only if the injured person becomes unconscious, is admitted to the hospital, or requires resuscitation; • Injuries to internal organs: Only if the injured person becomes unconscious, is admitted to the hospital, or requires resuscitation; • Eye injuries resulting in loss of sight (permanent or temporary); • Eye injuries resulting from a penetrating eye injury or a chemical or hot metal burn to the eye; • Any acute illness caused by exposure to chemicals or biological agents or anything that produces a significant negative physiological effect e.g. decompression illness, loss of hearing, and radiation sickness; • Hypothermia or heat induced illness (unconsciousness); • Any injury resulting in unconsciousness, resuscitation, or admittance to the hospital. Note: IRF (www.irfoffshoresafety.com/country/performance/scope.aspx). Lost/Restricted Workday Injury An occupational injury other than a “Major Injury” which results in a person being unfit for work on any day after the day of occurrence of the injury or unfit for full performance of the regular job on any day after the injury. Any day includes rest days, weekend days, leave days, public holidays, or days after ceasing employment. Note: 50 IRF (www.irfoffshoresafety.com/country/performance/scope.aspx ); OSH (NL) 15.4; OSH (NS) Element 2, Part 15, Section 15.4; INST 70; DPR 76(1); DVR 6 (j); GR 27. Medical Treatment Injury Cases that are not severe enough to be reported as lost/restricted workday cases but are more severe than requiring simple first aid treatment are considered to be medical treatment injuries. Note: IRF (www.irfoffshoresafety.com/country/performance/scope.aspx); OSH (NL) 15.1 and OSH (NS) Element 2, Part 15, Section 15.1. First Aid Injury Cases that are not sufficiently serious to be reported as medical treatment or more serious cases but nevertheless require minor first aid treatment, e.g. dressing on a minor cut, removal of a splinter from a finger are considered to be first aid injuries. Note: IRF  (www.irfoffshoresafety.com/country/performance/scope.aspx) ;  OSH (NL) 15.1 and OSH (NS) Element 2, Part 15, Section 15.1. 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 Guidance
Occupational Injury

Occupational Injury

Definition(s)

Occupational injury

Any injury such as a cut, fracture, sprain, amputation, etc. which results from a work-related activity or from an exposure involving a single incident in the work environment, such as deafness from explosion, one-time chemical exposure, back disorder from a slip/trip, insect or snake bite. Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards
Occupied

Occupied

Definition(s)

Occupied

Occupied, in relation to an installation, means an installation— (a) that is normally occupied by the lesser of— (i) 12 people; and (ii) the single flight capacity of any helicopter servicing the installation; and (b) where— (i) more than 24 hours’ occupancy in any 7-day period is normally planned; and (ii) overnight occupancy is normally planned. Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Regulations 2013, SR 2013/208, New Zealand, as of May 2013. Regulations
Occupied Dwelling

Occupied Dwelling

Definition(s)

Occupied Dwelling

"Occupied dwelling" or “permanently occupied dwelling” means a residence which is lived in by a person at least six months throughout a calendar year. Source: Oil and gas Conservation, North Dakota Administrative Code, Chapter 43-02-03, April 2012. Regulations  
Oceanographer

Oceanographer

Definition(s)

Oceanographer

A qualified oceanographer is a graduate of a specified program in oceanographic studies at a recognized university. Source:  Offshore Physical Environmental Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, September 2008. Regulatory Guidance
Oceanographic Contractor

Oceanographic Contractor

Definition(s)

Oceanographic Contractor

Contractor responsible for providing, installing and maintaining oceanographic equipment. Source:  Offshore Physical Environmental Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, September 2008. Regulatory Guidance
Oceanographic Observing

Oceanographic Observing

Definition(s)

Oceanographic Observing

Oceanographic observing procedure. Source:  Offshore Physical Environmental Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, September 2008. Regulatory Guidance