www.icrard.org

The ICRARD web site

”Sharing information – connecting people”

ICRARD MEETING, 2006 Ole-Johan Faret, Petroleum Safety Authority Norway

Background

• ICRARD: Main goal is to coordinate research activities, exchange information and promote research cooperation between the member organizations.

• The ICRARD web site: •

Goal:

Sharing information - connecting people •

Content:

Key information, contacts, links + unique search engine

Oct. 2004

: www.icrard.org

officially launched - The PSA (Petroleum Safety Authority Norway) funded the costs related to developing the web site - The PSA is funding the two first years of management

Information on Authorities & contact persons, HSE research and projects and relevant links

www.icrard.org

Unique HSE search engine Relevant news (Anyone who’s interested can subscribe to ICRARD news)

A successful story?

• Marketing activities – Web articles – Quite a few links from external web sites – but could be even more – Leaflet, “pop-up”, external presentations etc – Offshore Europe (and MMS Safety-arrangement) • Web Traffic – average by month – 500 unique visitors – 1300 – 1500 visits – 5000 – 7000 pages – Example: • “Thesis on life extention …” article about the report published february 2006 on www.icrard.org

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downloaded > 500 times

Search profile / phrases (may/june)

•offshore platform life extension •anp brazil •gerhard ersdal •gerhard ersdal offshore structures •link www.hse.gov.uk/science •usfos johansen •safety perception presentation •100-year wave crest elevation •norwegian environment methodology •subsidence seabed offshore jacket platform •recommended practice for strengthening modification and repair of offshore •installations •usfos joint check •vlinderdas model •moan reliability risk analysis •norsok n-003 •kvitebjorn evacuation •un bottom stability of jacket type offshore platforms international petroleum authority •ultiguide report •robustness of structures rackwitz •arctos norway •daniel straub berkeley •non-linear finite element

POTENTIAL - TARGET GROUP?

• Authorities in general? • ICRARD contacts • Audit officers / inspectors? • Researchers? • Industry?

– … or all of them?

• Exclude environmental issues?

– Ref. the IRF-sphere of authority

Review www.icrard.org

• Content

– Dissimilar info from each of the member countries (research projects, links) • How do we involve all ICRARD members?

– Some news articles (enough?) – Essential information missing?

• links to professional journals?

– Search Engine • Good selection of web sites included?

• Visually displayed?