Verification and Independent Assurance
Assessments, Audits, Standards and
Processes
The Global Initiative
Presenter:
Kris Chambers
The Challenge
TASK
Streamline Verification, Audit, Assurance and Warranty globally
A question was asked globally of all regions conducting diving
operations on BP managed and operated worksites (Upstream only)
What process do you currently use for project diving assurance?
Response: 8 regions and essentially 8 different answers
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How to achieve this
1. Define assurance
2. Develop the global process
3. Educate Diving contractors to our expectations,
UDP and the Policy Statements
4. Educate the BP Regional Diving Responsible
Person, Technical Authorities and Client Approved
Representatives to our expectations
5. Restructure the Global Team.
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Definition of Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance is defined as
"a planned and systematic pattern of all
actions necessary to provide
adequate confidence that an item or
product conforms to established
technical requirements"
(IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
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BP Global Diving Systems Assurance and Audit
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What exactly is the Assurance Process?
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BP Global Diving Practice (and Guide Q1
2013)
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BP Global Diving Policy Statements
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Implementation
THE ASSURANCE PROCESS
Audit Team / Diving
Responsible Person (DRP)
Client Approved
Representative (CAR)
Evaluate
Monitor
Compliance
Compliance
Planning
Planning
Performing
Performing
Measuring & Improving
Measuring & Improving
Note:
1. Audit team establishes the baseline audit and then the Regional DRP conducts
annual review
2. CAR monitors performance on a project by project basis
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Global Assurance Process - Monitoring
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Any Questions
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