Health & Safety Report 2013

HEALTH & SAFETY REPORT 2013

The Level 3 findings represent the more serious matters of concern identified by the Independent Competent Person (ICP). They often result from a fundamental weakness of the SCE assurance process or multiple failures of performance standard(s) and have the potential to present a significant threat to installation integrity. As might be expected, the number of level 3 findings per installation is very small so the total number across all installations is monitored. There is an expectation that mitigation measures (agreed with a relevant technical authority) are in place while the finding remains open. Since the introduction of the KPI scheme in 2008, the industry has reduced the number of level 3 findings from 35 to five in 2012, the lowest it has ever been and representing an 85 per cent improvement. The industry continues to focus effort and attention on this critical area of performance, and knowledge and experience from companies who have or had level 3 findings are shared and discussed at the KPI work group meetings managed by Oil & Gas UK.

Figure 9: Total Number of Open Level 3 Findings at the End of a Quarter

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