SEMS Overview, Goals and Objectives
Overview
The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), enacted by Congress in 1953, declared that it is the policy of the United States to assure that operations on the OCS are conducted safely by well-trained personnel and uses technology, precautions, and techniques to mitigate:
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- blowouts, loss of well control, fires, or spillage, physical obstruction to other users of the waters or subsoil and seabed;
- occurrences that may cause damage to the environment or to property; and
- occurrences that endanger life or health.
As a result of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill catastrophe in 2010, new regulations implementing a Safety and Environmental Management system (SEMS II) program were published. The focus of the SEMS program is on promoting an operator-driven system that continually improves safety culture and safety practices within the industry.
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