REFORMATTING DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REGULATIONS IN LIGHT OF POST PIPER ALPHA PROBLEMS

The move away from prescriptive legislation to a self regulatory formal safety assessment regime following the recommendations of the Cullen report is to be welcomed. They are particularly welcome as the safety case, being installation specific, would automatically recognise the differences between MODUS and fixed installations. The new regime has some challenges which are already being positively met. The interim, however, does present some real problems which need to be overcome in the short term.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • WEMT '91, Intl Conf Offshore Operations Post Piper Alpha; 6-8 Feb 1991; London U.K. Sponsored by Inst Marine Engrs & RINA Joint Offshore Group. Pprs. Publ by Marine Management (Holdings) Ltd., ISBN 0-907206-39-5. Paper 4, p 31 [5 p, 1 tab]
• Authors:
  • Salter, M J
• Publication Date: 1991

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Offshore construction; Regulations
• Old TRIS Terms: Platform safety
• Subject Areas: Law; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00702113
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM