The audit was carried out from 26 April to 6 May 2021.

Objective

  • The objective of the audit was to monitor the planning and execution of activities, follow up incidents, reports of falling objects and preventive measures, supervise administration and management, follow up any fire damage to equipment relevant to the audit and
  • verify that Equinor’s management of maintenance meets the company’s and the authorities’ requirements within the area under supervision.

Result

Five non-conformities and two improvement points were identified during the audit.

The non-conformities concerned:

  • manning and competence
  • arrangements for materials handling and access
  • documentation for loading arms
  • the scaffolding contractor’s work premises
  • follow-up of proficiency certification in the SAP maintenance management system

The improvement points concerned:

  • scaffolding at the facility
  • follow-up and development/assignment of maintenance concepts

Follow-up of previous audits

As part of the audit, we investigated how Equinor has addressed non-conformities we have previously identified.  We found that the following non-conformities had not been fully addressed in line with the company’s feedback:

What happens now?

We have asked Equinor to report on how the non-conformities will be addressed. We have also requested their assessment of the improvement points observed. The deadline for this is set at 18 August 2021.