A framework for decision support on HSE regulations

摘要

This paper presents and discusses a framework for decision support on Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) regulations. The framework covers interests parties, main concerns, and the structure of the decision-making process itself, including problem identification, assessments of alternatives,and the decision-maker's review and judgement. Compared to existing frameworks, we clarify the decision processes' dependencies on the chosen risk perspective. This applies in particular to the way the evaluations of the various effects of the decisions should be carried out. The evaluations are based on classifications according to the dimension of possible consequences and associated uncertainties (risk), as well as manageability. The framework is developed for the petroleum activities in Norway, but the framework is to large extent general and should be of interest also outside the petroleum sector.