Virtually all the agency’s work ultimately helps to safeguard the environment, because many types of potential incidents also pose the threat of acute emissions or discharges.
Good management is again an important aspect of environmental protection, and the PSA sits on several working parties involved in preparing plans to manage sea areas. The aim of such participation is to help ensure that accident prevention measures find a clear expression in the risk assessments made.
In the PSA’s actual supervisory activities, attention will be concentrated on the linkages between the potential for major accidents and environmental harm.
How company managements get involved with and contribute to managing such risk will also be in focus. Learning from accidents and incidents is a key element in that context.
The PSA also contributes to the national commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It does this by adapting the regulations to facilitate adoption of new technology and solutions by the industry which can cut emissions. At the same time, it checks that the players ensure such new solutions are also acceptable in safety terms.