Requirements for Drilling HSSE and Risk Management

  1. Section 3 HSSE & Risk Management
  2. BP Drilling and Well Operations Practice
  3. HSSE


This is the General Requirements (Section 3.1)of the HSSE&Risk Management section in the BP Drilling and Well Operations Practice document

Descriptions

  1. All staff and contract personnel involved in the management and supervision of drilling and well operations for BP shall be knowledgeable of the Drilling and Well Operations Practice and associated ETPs.
  2. Everyone involved in BP's drilling and well operations at the well site shall be knowledgeable in, and comply with, the relevant safety management system which shall be defined as part of the contractual relationship between BP and the primary contractors. The relevant safety management system will incorporate, or be supplemented to address, the requirements of the OMS Framework.
  3. The contractors’ safety management system shall incorporate a behavior-based safety observation program, task-based risk assessment, job safe analysis, toolbox talks and inspection and audit programs, including appropriate action-tracking processes, covering all aspects of the rig and well equipment, systems and personnel training and competencies.
  4. Designated company representatives at every wellsite, whether BF’ employees, consultants or contractors’ personnel employed in the capacity of company representatives, are accountable for the application of the Drilling and Well Operations Practice and the relevant safety management system.
  5. All drilling and well operations safety and integrity management accidents, incidents and significant near misses shall be investigated to determine the root causes and identify actions that will prevent a recurrence.
  6. Designated company representatives are accountable for the execution of the approved drilling and well operations programs in compliance with BP's health, safety, security and environmental (HSSE) requirements.
  7. Designated company representatives and key third-party service contractors should participate, as appropriate, in the primary contractors routine safety meetings.
  8. Designated company representatives shall have an up-to-date HSSE training record and documented personal safety objectives.
  9. Incident response plans shall be maintained at every wellsite, and emergency drills shall be regularly conducted and reported. These plans should address the availability of a means of quickly evacuating injured personnel at all drilling and well operations sites.
  10. Every SPU shall have standards in place addressing critical elements cf drilling and well operations work including but not limited to standards of HSSE leadership, HSSE support, equipment, audit. safety critical systems and dropped objects prevention.
  11. Specialist BP and contractor HSSE resources should be available at the wellsite, as required, to effectively support and assure compliance with the safety management system and the environmental and waste management systems and participate in incident investigations.
  12. Regular audits of critical elements of the safety management system shall be conducted.
  13. Temporary and permanent changes to personnel, systems, procedures, programs, safety critical data, equipment, facilities, materials or substances should be made using the management of change process.
  14. All staff and contractor personnel shall adhere to the BP Driving Standard when travelling in vehicles on BP company business.

Reference

  • BP Drilling and Well Operations Practice


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