Recommendation 4: Contents of the Safety Case

In furtherance of the objectives set out in para 2 above, the operator should be required to set out the following in the Safety Case:- (i) A demonstration that so far as is reasonably practicable hazards arising from the inventory of hydrocarbons (a) on the installation, and (b) in risers and pipelines connected to the installation both in themselves and as components of the total system of which they form part have been minimised (paras 19.17 and 19.20). (ii) A demonstration that so far as is reasonably practicable the exposure of personnel on the platform to accidental events and their consequences has been minimised (para 17.37). (iii) A demonstration by quantified risk assessment of major hazards that the acceptance standards have been met in respect of risk to the integrity of the TSR, escape routes, embarkation points and lifeboats from design accidental events and that all reasonably practicable steps have been taken to ensure the safety of persons in the TSR and using escape routes and embarkation points (paras 17.38 and 19.157). (iv) A demonstration that within the TSR there are facilities as specified by the operator which are adequate for the purpose of control of an emergency (para 19.182). (v) A fire risk analysis, in accordance with recommendation 49 below (para 19.90). (vi) An evacuation, escape and rescue analysis, in accordance with recommendations 73-75 below (para 20.9).