1. Step Change in Safety Elected Safety Representative Network
February 2nd 2011

2. Workforce representation
Offshore
Industry
Advisory
Committee
[OIAC]
Sub-committee –
Workforce
Involvement
Group
[WIG]
Step Change
Leadership
Team
[SCLT]
Sub-committee –
Workforce
Engagement
Group
[WEG]

3. Inspection Template Heavily based on regulations 5 sections
Safety Representatives (SR’s), constituencies & election process etc
Functions and powers of SR’s
Safety committees
Duties of installation operators and owners, and employers
Time off and training
Room for comment and conclusion
Space to collect examples of good practice
Findings reported & coded using standard HSE ‘traffic light system’

4. Traffic Light System Action Taken Resulting From Intervention
Activity
Compliance
Level
Outcome Status
‘Traffic Light’
No findings or
General compliance 1
Verbal advice 2
SPC/ENF/166 format letter issued identifying breaches and requiring action to be taken. No significant change made to intervention plan to follow-up issues (eg follow-up via future planned intervention activity)
Partial Compliance 3
SPC/ENF/166 format letter issued identifying breaches and requiring action to be taken. Changes made to intervention plan to follow-up the issues (eg additional un-planned intervention activity)
And/or Enforcement Notices considered but not served (eg EMM dutyholder factors modified initial enforcement expectation
General
non-compliance 4
Enforcement Notice Served
Significant Non Compliance 5
Court proceedings recommended
Sugnificant Non Compliancce 6

5. Scope and Coverage Each Duty Holder (DH) at least once
Representative sample of installations – large / small / old / new / production / drilling / flotel / NUI etc.
Inspections: May – October 2010
Conclusions: December 2010

6. The story so far… 38 inspections covering 25 DH’s
18 inspections resulted in formal letters addressing partial compliance
14 inspections resulted in verbal advice where minor improvements would secure full compliance
No findings reported on 6 installations

7. TOPIC ASSESSMENT CONCLUSION
Platform ID
SECTION 1
SECTION 2
SECTION 3
SECTION 4
SECTION 5
Inspection Outcome 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

8. TOPIC ASSESSMENT CONCLUSION (CONTINUED)
Platform ID
SECTION 1
SECTION 2
SECTION 3
SECTION 4
SECTION 5
Inspection Outcome 25 1 2 26 27 3 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38

9. RECOMMENDED FURTHER TRAINING FOR SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES WIG AGREED TRAINING APPROVED BY OIAC
Reason
Training
Available/Duration
Is there a Standard?
Providers
Risk Assessment
Principles are covered in the SI971Course but it is recognized that further enhanced training in the operation of Risk Assessments is required by Safety Representatives
YES
One day NO
Multiple
Major Hazard Awareness (Generic)
In order to increase understanding of MHA and its impact on the Revised Safety Case.
1 – 2 days.
Development of
Safety Inspection and
Auditing Skills
In order to improve and develop on the SI 971 Basic Training
Combined Training;-
Root Cause Analysis
Accident and Incident
Investigation
Requirement has been identified in order ensure Safety Representatives are fully conversant with the principles when engaged in Investigations.
2 Days