The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 1992

Regulation 7

SCHEDULE 5 PARTICULARS TO BE INCLUDED IN A SAFETY CASE FOR THE ABANDONMENT OF A FIXED INSTALLATION

1.  The name and address of the operator of the installation.

2.  A description, with scale diagrams, of—

(a) the main and secondary structure of the installation and its materials;

(b) its plant;

(c) the layout and configuration of its plant;

(d) the connections made to any pipe-line or installation; and

(e) any wells connected to the installation.

3.  A scale plan of the location of the installation and of anything connected to it, and particulars of—

(a) the meteorological and oceanographic conditions to which the installation may foreseeably be subjected; and

(b) the properties of the sea-bed and subsoil at its location.

4.  Particulars of the operations which were being carried out, including activities on and in connection with the installation relating to each operation.

5.  The maximum number of persons at work on the installation during decommissioning.

6.  Particulars of the plant and arrangements for the control of the operations on a well, including those—

(a) to control the pressure in a well;

(b) to prevent the uncontrolled release of hazardous substances; and

(c) to minimise the effects of damage to subsea equipment by drilling equipment.

7.  A description of any pipe-line with the potential to cause a major accident, including—

(a) the fluid which it conveys;

(b) its dimensions and layout;

(c) its contained volume at declared maximum allowable operating pressure; and

(d) any apparatus and works intended to secure safety.

8.  Particulars of plant and arrangements for—

(a) the detection of the presence of toxic or flammable gas;

(b) the detection, prevention or mitigation of fires; and

(c) the protection of persons from their consequences.

9.  Particulars of escape routes, embarkation points and means of evacuation to enable the full and safe evacuation and rescue of persons to take place in an emergency.

10.  Sufficient particulars to demonstrate that the proposed arrangements, methods and procedures for—

(a) dealing, by way of abandonment or otherwise, with any wells to which the installation is connected;

(b) decommissioning the installation and connected pipe-lines; and

(c) demolishing or dismantling the installation and connected pipe-lines,

take adequate account of the design and method of construction the installation and its plant, and reduce risks from a major accident to the lowest level that is reasonably practicable.