Practical risk assessment on board offshore units Evaluation

Practical risk assessment on board offshore units

Evaluation of emergency situations • We don’t need a methodological analysis to evaluate the possible emergency situations for the offshore unit • The main emergency situations, we know them all and even by priorities: fire , accident of person including man overboard, ship’s damage, Collision, Grounding, Pollution, Search and rescue, Security, collective Intoxication etc…

Assessment of hazards • The organization, the number of emergency teams, their composition, their place of gathering… will be function of the size of the unit, of the number of maritime crew, the number and place of fire stations or the systems of evacuation • The scenarios of catastrophes will be also function of the unit and its operations taking account of the possible presence of dangerous gooods

Risk assessment of accidents of persons on board • But, we must carry out a methodological evaluation of risks of accident which can occur on embarked personnel which can be maritime, special personnel or visitors • It is initially a question of identifying the risk: tight zone on board, obstacles on an usual way, risks of fall during a work at height, risks related to confined or closed spaces. . • We uses then the standard matrix of evaluation as we know very well (SORAM)

Risk management • By holding into account that risk Zero does not exist, the risks of our industry will be reduced by: • • • Observation of the rules Preparation to answer any beforehand identified situation Preparation to react to any aggravation of the situation

• • Possible modifications: structure or accessories of the unit (closed or prohibited areas, markings etc…) The experience feedback will help us to improve the reduction of risks or the reduction of consequences

Rules of the company • The companies apply the regulation at least and take into account the recommendations of the profession, then • The Companies introduce personalized safety requirements into their of Safety management System in conformity with the ISM code : they are mainly rules of prevention according to the culture or the objectives (quality for example)

ØIt is not prohibited for the Captains or OIMs to add some complementary measures according to their professional experience

Particular case of the escape routes On board a MOU

Escape ways • During fire on board ships too many victims died because they had not been able to find the exit quickly enough • An analysis of the emergency evacuation was made for the accomodations on passenger ships and the luminous marking of escapes has to be carried out in accordance with the regulation • It is advised to make the same thing on the freighters and the offshore units next amendements to SOLAS

Recommendations on the escape ways • To study the best way towards the escapes in the encumbered or at risk compartments : engine rooms for example

• To mark the way with: yellow arrows fluo on the floor and yellow painting on the amount of the ladders or doors for example • Pointing out the places of the EEBDs by the standardized symbols

Preparation of evacuation plan ØIf the evacuation plan is normally studied before the construction and the refit; the study of the engine room escapes merits a deeper attention. ØIn my opinion this study can be improved only at the end of the refit … when all the pipes and equipment are definitely in place

Don’t hezitate to spend a couple of ours on site to find the best way to escape and… to mark it by means of standard safety signs and… fluo arrows in the best place Thank You