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Health Healthand andSafety Safety Executive Executive Research Programme for Offshore Malcolm Birkinshaw June 2006 Organisation For R & D Major Hazards Programme R & D Nuclear, Onshore, Offshore Major Hazards Research is Programme led (e.g. KP3) Technical Support is incident led Extramural and HSL Expert Sources HSL is R & D supplier of 1st Choice Strategic Considerations • HSC Science Strategy 2005 – 2008 hse.gov.uk/research/content/strategy0508.pdf • Major Hazards Strategic Programme 2005 – 2008 (internal document) • HID Strategy hse.gov.uk/hid/deliveryplan/ • • Offshore Division Science and Technology Strategy Nov 2004 Hse.gov.uk/offshore/scitechstrat/scitech.pdf Offshore S & T Strategy Themes • Ageing facilities • Change management • Floating systems/new development • Revitalising health and safety Extramural R & D • • • • • • • Current Portfolio: £1.8 m Pre 02/03: 1 Project 02/03 : 4 Projects 03/04 : 3 Projects 04/05 : 6 Projects O5/06 : 4 Projects 06/07 : 2 Projects Extramural Themes (1) • Metocean: ISO validation pilot, UK wave map, airgap • Structural Integrity: blast wall strength, corrosion inspection; fatigue HSS • Floaters: offloading; Roll JIP; flexible riser JIP • Shift workers circadian rhythms • Blowouts frequency data collection Extramural Themes (2) • Guidelines: avoidance of pipe vibration; elastomer seals in explosive environments; • • Collaborative work with CAA for heliops Review of practices in shipping industry for managing ships collision HSL Work for OSD • • • 04/05 £687k; 05/06 £555k • • • • aid to development of OSD F & B strategy 105 projects (mainly small) incident related testing and analysis (diving, wire ropes, gas dispersion) generic explosion modelling comparisons weathered PFP testing gas detector operability Waiting Extramural (1) • £460k estimate 10 Projects • Metocean – joint probability calculation of extreme water levels – Public domain hind cast data to assess joint probability of extreme water levels – Calculation of air gap for NS Fixed installations using ISO 19901-1 Waiting Extramural (2) • Structural Integrity – Residual stress in welded joints – Framework for SI management of fixed jacket structures – Techniques and technologies underpinning management of ageing installations – SI monitoring: review and appraisal of current technologies Waiting Extramural - 3 • Performance based explosion resistant design • • Safety on drill floor – driller’s supervision FPSO failures database Future • Ageing Installations: technology underpinning extension; framework for management; monitoring review; foundation safety; explosion resistant design; safety on drill floor ( drilling supervision); carbon sequestration • • • More stakeholder collaboration Tighter Funds For External Resources Cross Sector Cutting Themes