Guidance
Objective based regulations - May 2018
Objective based regulations - May 2018
- NOPSEMA
- Guidance
- A626214
- Leadership and CultureRegulation and Legislation
- Environmental protectionRegulation and legislationRisk management
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
This information sheet explains NOPSEMA’s objective-based regulatory approach to offshore oil and gas safety and environmental protection. It assigns risk management responsibility to those creating risks, contrasts outcome requirements with prescriptive rules, and describes flexibility for technological advances and continuous improvement.
Classifications: Environmental protection; environmental safety; pollution prevention.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Summary
The factsheet explains how objective-based regulation assigns responsibility for managing offshore safety and environmental risks.
A626214. Themes: leadership and culture, regulation and legislation.