Evaluating the effectiveness of offshore safety and environmental management systems /

This report recommends that the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) take a holistic approach to evaluating the effectiveness offshore oil and the Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) programs of gas industry operators. According to the report, this approach should, at...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	United States. Committee on the Effectiveness of Safety and Environmental Management Systems for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Operations, National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Transportation Research Board, 2012.
Series:	Special report (National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board) ; 309.
Subjects:	Offshore oil well drilling > United States > Safety measures > Evaluation. Offshore gas well drilling > United States > Safety measures > Evaluation. Continental shelf > United States. Environmental policy > United States. Environmental policy. Offshore drilling platforms. Offshore oil industry.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Role of safety and environmental management systems in establishing a culture of safety
Methods for assessing effectiveness
Existing approaches for assessing safety management systems
Role of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement in evaluating safety and environmental management systems programs
Conclusions and recommended approach.