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Safety Management

System the elements of an operator’s management system dedicated to safety management, whether or not these management elements are incorporated in or separate from the overall management system. 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 Guidance

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Safety Policy

The overall intention and direction of an organization related to its safety performance as formally expressed by senior management. 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 Guidance

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SP

Safety Plan. 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 Guidance

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Storage Displacement Water

Storage displacement water is water that is pumped into and out of oil storage chambers on certain types of production installations during oil production and offloading operations. Source:  Offshore Waste Treatment Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, December 15, 2010. Regulatory Guidance

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Synthetic Based Mud (SBM)

Synthetic based mud (SBM) means a drilling fluid in which the continuous phase is composed of one or more fluids produced by the reaction of specific purified chemical feedstock, rather than through physical separation processes such as fractionation, distillation and minor chemical reactions such as cracking and hydro processing, and which should have a total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentration of less than 10 mg/kg, be relatively nontoxic in marine environments and have the potential to biodegrade under aerobic conditions. Source:  Offshore Waste Treatment Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, December 15, 2010. Regulatory Guidance

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SAWRS

Supplementary Aviation Weather Observations (an obsolete aviation observing standard formerly used in the Offshore). 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

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Synoptic Ship

A report based on WMO Code FM13 and also described in MANMAR. These reports were formerly referred to as MANMAR reports but the term MANMAR has become obsolete, except where references to the manual are noted. 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

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SPECI

A character-based format for a special aviation weather observation. 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

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Significant Hydrocarbon Release

A Significant Hydrocarbon Release is defined as: • A gas release rate between 0.1 kg/sec and 1 kg/sec and lasts for 2 to 5 minutes • The amount of gas released is between 1 kg and 300 kg or • The amount of liquid released is between 5 L and 300 L. 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

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Sufficient Firewater Supply

Sufficient firewater supply as mentioned in the first subsection, means the quantity necessary to supply all fire-fighting equipment in the onshore facility's largest fire area with one fire pump out of operation and necessary additional capacity to ensure that the fire does not spread to other adjacent areas in accordance with the chosen strategy. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Technical and Operational Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance

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Sufficient Time

Sufficient time as mentioned in the first subsection, means the necessary time for the authorities to process applications and, if applicable, appeals, before the planned start-up date for the petroleum activity. Normal processing time is nine weeks. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Management Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance

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Serious Personal Injury

Serious personal injury as mentioned in the first subsection, litera b, means a) head injuries involving concussion, loss of consciousness or other serious consequences, b) loss of consciousness due to other causes, c) skeletal injuries and tendon injuries, with the exception of rupture or fracture of fingers or toes where the adjoining bones are not out of position (not dislocated fracture), d) injury to internal organs, e) full or partial amputation of body parts, with the exception of nails, or the tips of fingers or toes without simultaneous loss of bone substance, f) poisoning or chemical exposure with danger of permanent health injury, g) burns, frostbite or corrosive injury involving the full dermis (third degree) or partial dermal injuries (second degree) of the face, hands, feet or in the abdomen, as well as all partial dermal injuries affecting more than five per cent of the body, h) general hypothermia (second degree or higher) i) permanent damage or delayed consequences of injury leading to defined medical disability, cf. the Directorate of Labour and Welfare’s disability tables, j) eye injuries leading to full or partial loss of sight, k) ear injuries leading to full or partial loss of hearing, l) injury with extensive loss of muscle mass or skin. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Management Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance