Role and Work of an Indian Monitoring Agency

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Role and Work of an Indian Monitoring Agency

• Oil Industry Safety Directorate
• by H.C.Taneja
• OGP- Standards Workshop
• 27th April, New Delhi

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Organisation

• OISD - A Technical Directorate under
  MoPNG, Govt. Of India established in 1986.
• - Nodal Agency for HSE Matters
• in Oil Gas Industry

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Organogram
SAFETY COUNCIL

OIL INDUSTRY SAFETY DIRECTORATE
Exploration Production
Refining Gas Processing
Marketing Installations
Engineering Pipelines
Environment
Finance Administration
Steering Committee
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Safety Council

• Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Natural Gas -
  Chairman
• Members
• Ministry of Petroleum Natural Gas
• Chief Executives from Oil Gas Industry
• Heads of Statutory Bodies

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Steering Committee

• Senior technical personnel (Principal Panelist)
  nominated by Safety Council Members to review the
  activities periodically.
• Link between Industry and OISD

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Funding Manpower

• Funded by Govt. of India through Oil Industry
  Development Board
• Manpower Technical Officers 20
• Location Delhi

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Objective

• To formulate and standardise procedures and
  guidelines in the areas of design, operations and
  maintenance as also the creation of new assets
  with a view to achieve the highest safety
  standards in a cost effective manner.

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Major Roles

• Development of Standards / Guidelines for Oil
  Gas Industry
• Safety Audits
• Safety Performance Evaluation
• Training
• Incident Investigations Analysis
• Dissemination of Information

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OISD Standards

• Areas Covered
• Design and Layout of Facilities
• Construction, Operation, Maintenance
  Inspection Procedures
• Work Permit System
• Safety Audit Procedures/ Guidelines
• Training
• Use of Personal Protection Equipment

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OISD Standards

• Areas contd.
• Occupational Health Monitoring
• Fire Protection Fire-Fighting Facilities
• Environment Protection, Oil Spill
• Emergency Preparedness
• Safety Management System

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OISD Standards Implementation

• By Oil Gas Industry on Self Regulatory Basis.
• Few Standards are part of Statutory Regulations
  for compliance.
• - Petroleum Rules, 2002
• - Gas Cylinder Rules, 2003

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Monitoring Activities

• Review Meetings with Industry Heads chaired by
• Chairman Safety Council-Secretary MoPNG
• Quarterly Incident Reports
• Knowledge Sharing Thru seminars
• Safety Performance Evaluation

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Monitoring Activities

• HSE Audits Verify implementation of SMS
• Project Pre-commissioning audits
• Implementations of Audit Recommendations
• - Quarterly progress reports
• - Site Visits(Surprise Audits)
• - Review meetings with Steering committee

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HSE Audits

• Methodology
• OISD Standards/Best Practices are the basis for
  Audit.
• Comprehensive updated Checklist covering HSE
  
• elements.
• Team formation
• Highly experienced multi-disciplinary team
  drawn from oil gas industry
• carries out the industry safety audits,
  OISD representative supervises,
• coordinates participates in the Audit

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HSE Audits

• Methodology
• Site Audit
• - Brief presentation by the Industry on
• facilities, layouts, SMS
• - Documents review
• - Interactions with Officials
• - Physical tours of the Complex

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Focus Areas During Audits

• Leadership and management commitment
• Risk identification
• Risk management
• Environment management
• Review and monitoring

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Leadership and Management Commitment

• HSE Policy
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• HSE Committees and Employee Participation
• Compliance to statutory regulations / codes /
  
• standards

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Risk Identification

• Process Safety Information
• Process Hazard Analysis
• Occupational Health Hazard Identification
  
• Risk Assessment of Facility

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Risk Management

• Operating procedures and safe work practices
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• Inbuilt Safety
• Training Competence
• Emergency Preparedness
• Mechanical integrity, inspection, maintenance
• and testing system

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Operating Procedures and Safe Work Practices

• Work Permit System
  
• Practices on Oil Storage and Handling, Storage,
  Transportation of Bulk Petroleum Products, LPG
  
• Safety Practices During Construction
  
• Recommended Practices on Static Electricity
  
• Well Control, Cementing Operations
  
• Derrick Floor Operations (Onshore)
  
• Safe Procedures Guidelines for Workover and
  Well Stimulation Operations
• Guidelines for Gas Lift Operations and Maint.
  
• Safe handling of air hydrocarbon mixtures and
  pyrophoric substances

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Inbuilt Safety

• Process design and operating philosophies on
  pressure relief and
• disposal system
• Process design and operating philosophies on
  fired process furnace
• Layouts for Oil and Gas Installations
  
• Design and Construction requirements for cross
  country
• hydrocarbon pipelines
• Safety instrumentation for process system in
  hydrocarbon industry
• Design and Safety Requirements for LPG Mounded
  Storage Facility
• Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Bottling Plant
  Design Philosophies
• Design aspects for safety in electrical systems
• Process Control Room Safety

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Mechanical Integrity Inspection

• Inspection of Pumps,Compressors
• Predictive Maintenance Practices
• Inspection of storage tanks, pressure relieving
• devices, fired heaters, cross country
  pipelines
• Inspection of pipelines Offshore Corrosion
  
• monitoring Of Offshore Onshore Pipelines
• Inspection of fire fighting equipments and
  systems
• Inspection safe practices during electrical
  installations
• Inspection of Drilling and Workover Rig Mast /
  Sub-
• structure
• Guidelines on Field Inspection, Handling and
  Testing
• of Casing Pipe Tubing

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Fire Protection System

• Fire Proofing in Oil Gas Industry
• Fire Protection System for Electrical
  Installations
• Fire Protection facilities for Petroleum
  Refineries and
• Oil/Gas Processing Plants
• Fire Protection Facilities for Petroleum Depots
  and
• Terminals and Pipelines Installations
• Guidelines on Fire Fighting, Equipment and
  Appliances
• in Petroleum Industry
• Fire Protection Facilities for Port Oil
  Terminals

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Environment Management

• Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessment
• Recommended Practices for Environment Protection
• in Upstream Petroleum Sector (Onland
  Facilities)
• Formulation Of Environment Management Plan For
• Drilling Operations
• Guidelines on Environmental Audit (Internal) in
• upstream (onland) Downstream Petroleum
  Sector
• Guidelines For Preparation Of Oil Spill Response
  Contingency Plan

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Review Monitoring

• Incident Reporting and Investigation
• Incident Analysis
• Audits/Checks Compliance Status
• Review by Management

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Challenges Ahead

• Development of Offshore Safety Regulations
• Development of Technical HSE standards under
  Petroleum Natural Gas Regulatory Board
• Development of Standards on Mined Cavern Storage
  of Petroleum

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