Technical and supervisory news

Norway makes employee participation a regulatory requirement. The principle is that those exposed to risk must be involved in decisions related to HSE.

Knowing what influences occupational health and work-related sickness absence is important in maintaining a sustainable working life and promoting its quality.

Norway’s National Institute for Occupational Health (Stami) has carried out an assessment for the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway covering the possible consequences of overtime working and extended tours of duty on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) is in the process of sending out a new general user survey to secure feedback from the industry and information on the effects of its activities.

Eirik Kristoffersen, head of the Norwegian armed forces, has commended the petroleum industry for its good work on safety and security in the most serious security policy position faced for many decades.

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) works with other regulatory authorities worldwide to help increase knowledge of health, safety and the environment (HSE) in the petroleum sector.

The number of structural incidents in 2020 was the highest for many years. In a number of cases, the causes of these events related to faults with or faulty operation of the dynamic positioning (DP) system.

Making provision for employee participation is a key requirement in the petroleum regulations, and entrenched in the Norwegian Working Environment Act. It is also a demand which has been addressed over a long time and in many ways.

Norway’s oil history is a tale of upturns and downturns, celebration and catastrophe, tough toil and technological progress. How did we get there? And what characterises the Norwegian model for safety?