Evaluation of offshore emergency preparedness in view of rare accidents

The offshore industry in the North Sea has gone from a very high risk level for employees some 30-40 years ago, to a low level. The paper reviews the statistics briefly and discusses the implications of the low level. There has from the beginning of the operations been strong focus on emergency preparedness, due to the remoteness of the operations mostly far from shore. But there will always have to be a balance between the focus on preventative safety efforts and the extent of emergency preparedness provisions. This is discussed in detail, based on an extensive evaluation of the adequacy of emergency preparedness provisions recently performed. The main findings are presented, and the robustness and validity of the approach is discussed, together with implications of the rare major accidents.

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  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6VF9-50T949F-1/2/e5b194cd62b1362cdac2b227e1b6e5a5
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Vinnem, Jan Erik
• Publication Date: 2011-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Bibliography; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 178-191
• Serial:
  • Safety Science
  • Volume: 49
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0925-7535
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09257535

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Disaster preparedness; Employees; Evaluation and assessment; Industrial accidents; Industrial location; Occupational safety; Offshore structures; Prevention; Risk taking
• Uncontrolled Terms: Remote areas
• Geographic Terms: North Sea
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01323892
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 28 2010 1:30PM