Important messages
Identical letters and other important messages to players in the petroleum industry can be found here.
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Order to Equinor – management of asbestos riskPublished:The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has given Equinor an order after two cases where employees were probably exposed to carcinogenic asbestos fibres.
- Working environment
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Coronavirus position and safety risk in the petroleum sector – update 18.5.2021Published:No facilities or land plants were shut down at 18 May 2021 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. A number of companies now report good progress with maintenance management. Psychosocial conditions remain a challenge.
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PSA investigates lifting incident with personal injury on Johan SverdrupPublished:
- Handling, cranes and lifting
- Emergency preparedness
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PSA investigates oil spill from Gullfaks CPublished:The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has launched an investigation into an incident involving oil spilt to the sea from the Gullfaks C facility on 26 April 2021.
- Process safety
- Risk management
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Order to Equinor – manning conditions in EPNPublished:A number of audits by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) have identified deficiencies in Equinor’s management of manning and/or competence in its Norwegian offshore operations. It has now issued an order to Equinor.
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Marking requirements for equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheresPublished:The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority and the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection draw attention to the marking requirements for equipment intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.
- Emergency preparedness
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No coercive fine for SeadrillPublished:The PSA has been informed by Seadrill that it has complied with parts of the order given it on 5 March 2021. No coercive fine will therefore be imposed on the company.
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Permission to extend offshore periods in connection with the coronavirus outbreak will cease to apply from 1 May 2021Published:
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Order to Equinor following incident at Snorre BPublished:The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Equinor an order following an incident in which safety functions were overridden at Snorre B.
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Orders and decision on a coercive fine for SeadrillPublished:The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Seadrill Europe Management (Seadrill) two orders and a decision on a coercive fine after serious breaches of the regulations.