General Offshore Safety Guidelines
Compliance with Standards
For offshore oil and gas drilling and production, the Department of the Interior (DOI), the Bureau of Safety and Environment (BSEE), American Petroleum Institute (API) and other organizations have developed standards and guidelines to make sure offshore company sites operate in compliance with:
- applicable laws and regulations,
- industry best practices and standards, and
- company policies and guiding principles.
The company should design, develop, and deploy a BSEE Safety and Environmental Management System (SEMS) Program. The program should address the 17 elements of an effective SEMS Program and the standards detailed in the API’s Recommended Practice for Development of a Safety and Environmental Management Program for Offshore Operations and Facilities (API RP 75). In this module, we will be covering general safety best practices applicable to all oil and gas facilities.
Note: References to SEMS in this course refers to the revised SEMS II rule that became effective in 2013.
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1-1. To ensure compliance with BSEE regulations and guidelines, the company should design, develop, and deploy _____.
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