Element 11 · EI PSM
Standards and practices
Purpose
HS&E and process safety performance is enhanced by using robust standards and safe working practices.
EI statement
"Management must ensure that the required standards and safe working practices to support project, maintenance and operational activities, are identified, developed and consistently applied."
Integrated reading
Every technical discipline has its own standards and practices, and subsurface is no exception. Reserves classification, estimation and prospect assessment methods govern technical judgement in the same way engineering standards do. They sit here, not in a separate "commercial" box.
Brings in
Resource classification and reserves estimationProspect and subsurface technical methods
No documents placed here by the integrated reading.
Expectations (11)
- 11.1Design, inspection and maintenance standards are defined, which bring together legislative requirements, industry standards and the organisation's good practices into a clear set of guidelines to be used when developing projects, inspection and maintenance plans.
- 11.2Safe working practices are defined, which bring together legislative requirements, industry and the organisation's good practices into a clear set of guidelines to be used when developing construction, inspection and maintenance plans and method statements, and for operational activities.
- 11.3Standards and practices: meet or exceed applicable legislative requirements; embody responsible requirements where legislation does not exist; and address other important considerations, including human factors.
- 11.4Approved standards and practices are reviewed, to take into account changes to legislation, industry standards, industry and the organisation's good practices and findings from incidents, and are regularly reviewed and kept up to date as living systems.
- 11.5Approved standards and practices are readily available to those who need them, including contractors.
- 11.6Authority to approve standards and practices is formally assigned to specific named competent individuals.
- 11.7Deviation from design standards is permitted only after assessment, review and approval by specific named competent individuals, and after the rationale for the decision is documented.
- 11.8Procedures are in place to routinely monitor to ensure that facilities and materials received meet design standards and that construction is in accordance with applicable design standards and safe working practices.
- 11.9When a new or updated standard or practice is issued, the requirements for retrospective application are defined.
- 11.10Arrangements for standards and practices are understood and followed; understanding of arrangements, and compliance with them, are regularly tested.
- 11.11Compliance and performance trends are reviewed by specified levels of management.
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