Glossary
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OHS
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OHS
Occupational Health and Safety. Source: NOPSEMA Guidance note: Safety Case Lifecycle Management, N04300-GN0087, Australia, Revision 5, December 2012. Regulatory Guidance Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: Control Measures and Performance Standards, N-04300 GN0271, Australia, Revision 3, December 2011. Regulatory Guidance Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: Safety Management Systems, N04300-GN1052, Australia, Revision 0, December 2012. Regulatory GuidanceOPGGS(S)
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OPGGS(S)
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety) Regulations 2009. Source: NOPSEMA Guidance note: Safety Case Lifecycle Management, N04300-GN0087, Australia, Revision 5, December 2012. Regulatory Guidance Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: ALARP, N-04300-GN0166, Australia, Revision 4, December 2012. Regulatory Guidance Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: Control Measures and Performance Standards, N-04300 GN0271, Australia, Revision 3, December 2011. Regulatory Guidance Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: Safety Management Systems, N04300-GN1052, Australia, Revision 0, December 2012. Regulatory GuidanceOPGGSA
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OPGGSA
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. Source: NOPSEMA Guidance note: Safety Case Lifecycle Management, N04300-GN0087, Australia, Revision 5, December 2012. Regulatory Guidance Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: ALARP, N-04300-GN0166, Australia, Revision 4, December 2012. Regulatory Guidance Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: Safety Management Systems, N04300-GN1052, Australia, Revision 0, December 2012. Regulatory GuidanceNOPSEMA
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NOPSEMA
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority. Source: NOPSEMA Guidance note: Safety Case Lifecycle Management, N04300-GN0087, Australia, Revision 5, December 2012. Regulatory Guidance Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: ALARP, N-04300-GN0166, Australia, Revision 4, December 2012. Regulatory Guidance Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: Control Measures and Performance Standards, N-04300 GN0271, Australia, Revision 3, December 2011. Regulatory Guidance Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: Safety Management Systems, N04300-GN1052, Australia, Revision 0, December 2012. Regulatory GuidanceNOPSEMA
NOPSEMA means the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationNOPSEMA
NOPSEMA means the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority—see section 7. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationMAE
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MAE
Major Accident Event. 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 Guidelines Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: ALARP, N-04300-GN0166, Australia, Revision 4, December 2012. Regulatory Guidance Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: Control Measures and Performance Standards, N-04300 GN0271, Australia, Revision 3, December 2011. Regulatory Guidance Source: NOPSEMA Guidance note: Safety Case Lifecycle Management, N04300-GN0087, Australia, Revision 5, December 2012. Regulatory Guidance Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: Safety Management Systems, N04300-GN1052, Australia, Revision 0, December 2012. Regulatory GuidanceFSA
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FSA
Formal Safety Assessment. 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 Guidelines Source: NOPSEMA Guidance note: Safety Case Lifecycle Management, N04300-GN0087, Australia, Revision 5, December 2012. Regulatory Guidance Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: ALARP, N-04300-GN0166, Australia, Revision 4, December 2012. Regulatory Guidance Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: Control Measures and Performance Standards, N-04300 GN0271, Australia, Revision 3, December 2011. Regulatory GuidanceFSA
Value equal to the local peak alternating stress in a component (including welds) divided by the nominal alternating stress in the pipe wall at the location of the component. NOTE This factor is used to account for the increase in the stresses caused by geometric stress amplifiers that occur in riser components. Source: ISO 13624-1:2009, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Drilling and production equipment – Part 1:Design and operation of marine drilling riser equipment. Global StandardsJTP
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Joint Technical Paper (JTP)
A document produced by the Joint Authority in response to a preliminary Field Development Plan. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory GuidanceThemed Audit
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Themed audit
A particular form of inspection, described in the relevant regulatory process. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory GuidanceSubmit
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Submit (a document)
Formally transmit a document to NOPSEMA for the purpose of assessment under one of the listed laws, leading to an enforcement decision concerning its acceptability. Any other documents provided to or obtained by NOPSEMA or its OHS inspectors are not regarded as submitted and are not assessed. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory GuidanceSPAE
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Significant pipeline accident event (SPAE)
Term previously used by the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Pipelines) Regulations 2001, but not defined there, with similar implications to major accident event. Now only mentioned in the “object” of those regulations and no longer used by NOPSEMA. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory GuidanceSignificant Pipeline Accident Event
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Significant pipeline accident event (SPAE)
Term previously used by the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Pipelines) Regulations 2001, but not defined there, with similar implications to major accident event. Now only mentioned in the “object” of those regulations and no longer used by NOPSEMA. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory GuidanceRoN
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Representative of NOPSEMA (RoN)
A person delegated functions or powers of the CEO by the CEO using the relevant power granted by the Act. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory GuidanceRepresentative of NOPSEMA
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Representative of NOPSEMA (RoN)
A person delegated functions or powers of the CEO by the CEO using the relevant power granted by the Act. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory GuidanceRegulatory Task
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Regulatory task
One assessment, inspection, investigation or other similar activity covered by a regulatory process and undertaken by OHS inspectors for statutory reasons under the listed OHS laws. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory GuidanceRegulatory Process
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Regulatory process
The complete documentation issued by NOPSEMA governing the conduct of each regulatory task, consisting of a policy supported by procedural documents, which may be combined into a single handbook. It may also include forms, guidance, registers etc, as deemed appropriate. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory GuidanceRegulation
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Regulation
Regulation includes investigation. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationRegulation
Regulation means a regulation contained in the Annex to the Convention. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.48(66), adoption of the International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code, 4 June 1996, International Maritime Organization. LegislationRegulation
Regulation: Mijnbouwbesluit. Source: Mining Regulation of the Netherlands, WJZ 02063603, Netherlands,16 December 2002. RegulationsRegulatory Intelligence
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Regulatory intelligence
Any information with OHS relevance obtained by NOPSEMA or an OHS inspector concerning any events or activities relevant to the listed OHS laws. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory GuidanceReasonable Practicability
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Reasonable practicability
See “As low as reasonably practicable”. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory GuidancePreliminary Enquiry
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Preliminary enquiry
A procedure described in the investigation regulatory process that provides information to assist an RoN to decide if an investigation should be made. It is not an investigationand cannot by itself result in enforcement. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory GuidancePolicy
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Policy
Intentions and direction of an organization as formally expressed by its top management. Source: ISO/IEC 27000:2014, Information technology — Security techniques — Information security management systems — Overview and vocabulary, Third Edition, January 2014. Global StandardsPolicy
A minimal description of NOPSEMA’s intentions and expected outcomes in relation to the subject of the policy. The means for achieving it, such as a process or procedures, and any elaboration or guidance, are not included within the policy document. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory GuidancePlanned
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Planned (inspection)
An inspection conducted by OHS inspectors from the Assessment and Inspection Teams. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory GuidancePSMP
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Pipeline Safety Management Plan (PSMP)
Obsolete term that used to be defined in the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Pipelines) Regulations 2001 referring to safety-related content contained within a Pipeline Management Plan. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory GuidancePipeline Safety Management Plan
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Pipeline Safety Management Plan (PSMP)
Obsolete term that used to be defined in the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Pipelines) Regulations 2001 referring to safety-related content contained within a Pipeline Management Plan. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory GuidanceObjective
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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 StandardsObjective
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.