Safety management, under different regimes

摘要

The paper relates to safety management in the North Sea. This presentation will look at the interplay between the forces and factors driving political authorities representing the interest of society on one side and the owners/operators on the other. The maturation process or evolution from a prescriptive to an objective approach will be examined both in Norway with the implementation of the Internal Control philosophy and using the Piper Alpha disaster, Lord Cullen's public Inquiry and the subsequent enactment of the Offshore Safety Case in the UK as case examples. The impact these regulatory changes had on the Safety Management Systems of operators in the Norwegian and UK sectors of the North Sea will be outlined. Finally the transitions in the North Sea will be examined to determine if they can if they can be used as a model for exporting to other ares or countries. 4 refs.