Glossary
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Store Shed
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Store Shed
“Store shed” means a building used for the storage of petroleum otherwise than in bulk, whether forming part of an installation or not, but does not include a building used for the stores of petroleum exempt from licence under Secs. 7, 8 or 9 of the Act. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsService Station
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Service Station
“Service station” means any premises specially prepared for the fuelling of motor vehicles and includes such places within the premises which have been specially approved by the licensing authority for the servicing of motor vehicles and for other purposes. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsSchedule
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Schedule
“Schedule” means a Schedule annexed to these rules. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. Regulations Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. RegulationsSampling Officer
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Sampling Officer
“Sampling officer” means an officer authorized by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of Sec. 14 of the Act. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsSuch Type Which is Capable
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Such Type Which is Capable
Such type which is capable means emphasis should be on the individual’s education and competence, experience, physical suitability, personal qualities and experience from drills and training when selecting the personnel. Source: Guidance Notes on Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, Oil Industry Safety Directorate (India), 2012. Regulatory GuidanceSituations of Hazard and Accident
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Situations of Hazard and Accident
The situations of hazard and accident also include situations of hazard and accident other than the defined, complex situations of hazard and accident, stress situations and situations where key personnel are incapacitated or are unable to carry out their duties. Source: Guidance Notes on Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, Oil Industry Safety Directorate (India), 2012. Regulatory GuidanceSerious Bodily Injury
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Serious Bodily Injury
‘Serious bodily injury’ means:- head injuries involving concussion, loss of consciousness or other serious consequences;
- loss of consciousness as a result of working environment factors;
- skeletal injuries, with the exception of simple hairline fractures or fractures of fingers or toes;
- injuries to internal organs;
- whole or partial amputation of parts of the body;
- poisoning with danger of permanent health injury, such as H2S poisoning;
- burns or corrosive injuries with full thickness skin injury (third degree) or partial thickness skin injury (second degree) to the face, hands, feet or abdomen, as well as all partial thickness skin injury that covers more than five per cent of the surface of the body;
- general cooling (hypothermia);
- permanent inability to work.
Subcontractor
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Subcontractor
Subcontractor means a person engaged (otherwise than as an employee) by any contractor or subcontractor to do for gain or reward any work the contractor or subcontractor has been engaged (as contractor or subcontractor) to do. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationSerious Harm
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Serious Harm
Serious harm, subject to subsection (4), means death, or harm of a kind or description declared by the Governor-General by Order in Council to be serious for the purposes of this Act; and seriously harmed has a corresponding meaning. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationSafe
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Safe
Safe,— (a) in relation to a person, means not exposed to any hazards; and (b) in every other case, means free from hazards;— and unsafe and safety have corresponding meanings Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationSignificant Modification
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Significant Modification
Significant modification In this regulation, a significant modification means any modification that is likely to— (a) increase the likelihood of a major accident occurring; or (b) increase the severity or extent of the harm arising from a major accident. Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Regulations 2013, SR 2013/208, New Zealand, as of May 2013. RegulationsSignificant Hazard
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Significant Hazard
“Significant hazard” means a hazard that is an actual or potential cause or source of: • Serious harm; or • Harm (being more than trivial) where the severity of effects on any person depend (entirely or among other things) on the extent or frequency of the person’s exposure to the hazard; or • Harm that does not usually occur, or usually is not easily detectable, until a significant time after exposure to the hazard. Source: Approved Code of Practice for Managing Hazards to Prevent Major Industrial Accidents, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Department of Labour, New Zealand, July 1994. Regulatory GuidanceSignificant Hazard
Significant hazard means a hazard that is an actual or potential cause or source of— (a) serious harm; or (b) harm (being harm that is more than trivial) the severity of whose effects on any person depend (entirely or among other things) on the extent or frequency of the person’s exposure to the hazard; or (c) harm that does not usually occur, or usually is not easily detectable, until a significant time after exposure to the hazard. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationSafety Report
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Safety Report
A “safety report”, sometimes referred to as a “safety case”, collates all the safety information into one document so that all persons on the installation are aware of the hazards and safety of the installation. It can also be made available to regulatory authorities as evidence of the safe operation of the installation. The report should be continually reviewed and updated. The safety report should describe: • The installation, processes and hazardous substances used; • The hazards and their control; • The consequences to people and the environment of potential major industrial accidents by means of systematic hazard analysis; • The organisation of the installation and management of its safety; • Emergency systems provided to mitigate the consequences of major industrial accidents. Source: Approved Code of Practice for Managing Hazards to Prevent Major Industrial Accidents, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Department of Labour, New Zealand, July 1994. Regulatory GuidanceSelf-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA)
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Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA)
Open circuit diving equipment that supplies the diver with the breathing gas from a cylinder carried by the diver. Source: Guidelines for Occupational Diving 2004, Occupational Safety and Health Service, New Zealand, updated October 2010. Regulatory GuidanceSurface Supplied Breathing Apparatus (SSBA)
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Surface Supplied Breathing Apparatus (SSBA)
Diving equipment that supplies breathing gas at the required pressure for the depth, through a divers hose to a diver, from equipment at the surface. Source: Guidelines for Occupational Diving 2004, Occupational Safety and Health Service, New Zealand, updated October 2010. Regulatory GuidanceSynthetic Fluid
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Synthetic Fluid
Synthetic fluid: an organic fluid originated at the synthesis of oils of animal, plant or mineral origin. Source: Mining Regulation of the Netherlands, WJZ 02063603, Netherlands,16 December 2002. RegulationsSuspended Casing
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Suspended Casing
Suspended casing: casing that does not completely run to the surface of the earth. Source: Mining Regulation of the Netherlands, WJZ 02063603, Netherlands,16 December 2002. RegulationsSea Floor
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Sea Floor
Interface between the sea and the seabed. Source:API RP 2EQ, Seismic Design Procedures and Criteria for Offshore Structures, First Edition, November 2014. Global StandardsSea Floor
interface between the sea and the seabed. [ISO 19901-4:2003] Source: API RP 2MET, Derivation of Metocean Design and Operating Conditions, First Edition, November 2014. Global StandardsSea Floor
The term “sea floor” shall in this part also be understood to mean: the bottom of the surface water. Source: Mining Regulation of the Netherlands, WJZ 02063603, Netherlands,16 December 2002. RegulationsSea Area A2
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Sea Area A2
Sea area A2: an area, with the exception of sea area A1, within the radiotelephony range of at least one MF radio coastal station, in which continuous DSC alarm signaling is available. Source: Mining Regulation of the Netherlands, WJZ 02063603, Netherlands,16 December 2002. RegulationsSea Area A1
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Sea Area A1
Sea area A1: an area within the radiotelephony range of at least one VHF radio coastal station, in which continuous DSC alarm signaling is available. Source: Mining Regulation of the Netherlands, WJZ 02063603, Netherlands,16 December 2002. RegulationsTerrestrial Heat
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Terrestrial Heat
Terrestrial heat: heat present in the subsoil, which has originated there by natural causes. Source: Mining Act of the Netherlands, Netherlands, 2003 (as amended up to 2012). LegislationStorage Reservoir
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Storage Reservoir
Storage reservoir: a reservoir used for storage. Source: Mining Act of the Netherlands, Netherlands, 2003 (as amended up to 2012). LegislationStorage Licence
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Storage Licence
Storage licence: a licence for the storage of substances. Source: Mining Act of the Netherlands, Netherlands, 2003 (as amended up to 2012). LegislationStorage Of Substances
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Storage Of Substances
Storage of substances: conveying into or keeping substances at a depth of more than 100 metres below the earth's surface, or the recovering of these substances, other than the conveyance into or keeping therein or retrieval therefrom of substances aimed at the extraction of terrestrial heat from the subsurface. Source: Mining Act of the Netherlands, Netherlands, 2003 (as amended up to 2012). LegislationShortfall of Petroleum Deliveries in the Province
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Shortfall of Petroleum Deliveries in the Province
In this section, “shortfall of petroleum deliveries in the Province” means deliveries of petroleum that are inadequate to supply, on commercial terms,- the end use consumption demands of all consumers in the Province;
- feedstock requirements of industrial facilities that are in place in the Province on January 31, 1986; and
- the feedstock requirements of any refining facility located in the Province that was not in place on January 31, 1986 where the feedstock requirements required to satisfy the demand of industrial capacity, as of January 31, 1986, in the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland have been met.