Guidance
Risk assessment guidance note
Risk assessment guidance note
- NOPSEMA
- Guidance
- N-04300-GN0165
- Control of WorkHuman FactorsProcess Safety
- Functional safetyMajor accident managementRegulation and legislationRisk management
- Management of changeRisk assessmentSafety-case assurance
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
Guidance for offshore petroleum operators on assessing major accident and wider health and safety risks. It explains qualitative, semi-quantitative and quantitative methods, likelihood and consequence analysis, control reliability and uncertainty. Safety-case documentation, ALARP arguments, workforce participation, assessment review and quality assurance underpin selection of appropriate controls.
Classifications: Functional safety; safety instrumented systems; SIS.
Classifications: Major accident management; major accident prevention.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Management of change; MOC; change management.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety-case assurance.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
The guidance explains how to assess likelihood, consequences and uncertainty for major accident and occupational health and safety risks.
N-04300-GN0165. Themes: control of work, human factors, process safety.