SEMS 101
SAFETY &
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
 INTERNATIONAL
 SOLAS International Safety Management Code
 International Standards Organization
 ISO-9001 – Quality Management Systems
 ISO-14001 – Environmental Management Systems
 NATIONAL
 NIST Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence Program
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Leadership
Strategic Planning
Customer Focus
Measurement,Analysis, and Knowledge Management
Workforce Focus
Operations Focus
Results
 BSEE SEMS
ORIGIN OF SEMS
 Piper Alpha Disaster (July 1988)
 API RP 75 (May 1991)
 UK’s Offshore Installation (Safety Case) Regulation (1992)
 Deepwater Horizon Disaster (April 2010)
 30 CFR 250 (November 2011)
 Mandatory
 Performance Based Regulation (not prescriptive)
APPLICABILITY - OPERATIONS
 SEMS applies to all OCS oil and gas OPERATIONS under
BSEE jurisdiction including:
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Drilling
Production
Construction
WellWorkover
Well Completion
Well Servicing
DOI Pipeline Activities
APPLICABILITY - FACILITIES
 SEMS applies to all OCS oil and gas FACILITIES under BSEE
jurisdiction including:
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Fixed
MODU
FPS
FPSO
TLP
SPAR
DOI Regulated Pipelines
APPLICABILITY - PHASES
 SEMS applies to all OCS oil and gas operations on new and
existing facilities under BSEE jurisdiction including:
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Design
Construction
Start-up
Operation
Inspection
Maintenance
GOAL OF SEMS
 30 CFR 250.1901 - The goal of your SEMS program is to
promote safety and environmental protection by ensuring all
personnel aboard a facility are complying with the policies
and procedures identified in your SEMS.
 Therefore your SEMS program becomes a manual of Policies and
Procedures for the “Elements” of Safety & Environmental
Management (next slide).
ELEMENTS OF SEMS
 General
 Safety & Environmental Information
 Hazards Analysis
 Management of Change
 Operating Procedures
 Safe Work Practices
 Training
 Assurance of Quality & Mechanical Integrity of Critical Equipment
 Pre-Startup Review
 Emergency Response & Control
 Investigation of Incidents
 Audit of SEMS Elements
 Records & Documentation
SEMS II
 Modifications to the original regulations published June 2013
 Came into force June 2014.
 SEMS II includes the following revisions and additions:
 JSAs
 Stop Work Authority (SWA)
 Ultimate Work Authority (UWA)
 Audit requirements, including accredited Audit Service Providers
 Employee Participation Program (EPP)
 Reporting unsafe working conditions
SEMS IN ACTION = COMMUNICATION
NEW PLAYERS
 Center for Offshore Safety (COS) – 14 Operators
 SEMS input to BSEE
 Accrediting Body (AB) for Audit Service Providers (ASPs)
 Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI)
 $5M Grant from BSEE
 Best Available & Safest Technology (BAST) input to BSEE
 Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) – 59 Operators
 SEMS Sub-committee
 Brand new…at the request of the BSEE Director
HOW’S SEMS GOING?
 First Round of Audits completed in November 2013
 84 Operators audited
 BSEE: “Undesirable variation in quality of audit reports”
 Most audits were non-compliance checks…not management
assessments
 Improvements needed for Second Round
 Qualitative Assessments
 Assess Effectiveness; highlight Best Practices
 Need performance measures; leading & lagging indicators
 Increase dialogue between Audit report and CAP approval
SEMS III?
 Contractor Management (Contactor SEMS?)
 BSEE Director sees disconnect between Operator and
Contractors
 Room for standardization of what Contractors provide
Operators
 USCG SEMS for vessels on OCS
 Measuring SEMS Effectiveness
 Performance indicators
 Leading, Lagging Indicators
 Comparative data
 Trained, Calibrated Auditors
Thank You