1. SCAA 2014 Annual Meeting
Safety & Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) Centre for Offshore Safety (COS) Overview
Charlie Williams
Executive Director

2. Deepwater – Industry / Focus Approach
Well Containment & Intervention Capability
Prevention & Industry Drilling Standards
Spill
Response
Capability
Joint Industry Task Force Groups Formed After Macondo
Offshore Equipment
Offshore Procedures
Subsea Well Control & Containment
Oil Spill Preparedness & Response
Safe Drilling Operations

3. Update you on COS and COS activities
Objectives
Emphasize the role of SEMS and its execution in the delivery of safe and reliable operations
Update you on COS and COS activities
Here are the current activities of COS.
Ldrshp is our first good practice. It is a good practice on how ldrs can conduct site visits in a manor that improves safety culture and SEMS effectiveness. It also is technique for how ldrs can use these same visits to observe SEMS effectiveness in their organizations
SPI’s are what has been called leading indicators. COS has 50 person team that includes BSEE and the Coast Guard to develop these SPI’s. They will be the key indicators for the industry on whether they have healthy and effective SEMS systems.
Lrng is focused on what are near misses of major incidents and how we can learn from these and other safety indicator data.
KM is our data backbone for storing and analyzing all the collected data

4. Safety & Environmental Management Systems
What are the elements of SEMS?
Leadership
Mechanical Integrity
Safety and Environmental Information
Pre-Start-Up Review
Hazard Analysis
Emergency Response and Control
Management of Change
Incident Investigation
Operating Procedures
Audit
Safe Work Practices
Records and Documentation
Training
The SEMS that COS is focused on is the 13 element SEMS in API RP 75 which is the basis for the BSEE SEMS regulations.

5. Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS)
Goal: Safe & Reliable Operations / Operational Integrity
SEMS is a key mechanism to reduce the likelihood of major incidents

6. Bow Tie Approach
Barrier Elements

7. Operator/Contractor Interfaces
Why is the focus on SEMS? Because slips and falls do no result in major incidents. Failures in Safety Management do.
Here is a simplified version of the SEMS elements. When SEMS is combined with a good safety cutlure it is the best barrier to a major incident.
Safety Culture is the corporate culture is what enables staff compliance with your SEMS system. Also an effective SEMS helps develop a good Safety Culture

8. Our Mission
Promote the highest level of safety for offshore drilling, completions, and operations through Effective leadership, Communication, Teamwork, Safety management systems, and Independent 3rd-party auditing & certification.
Here is the current composition of the Board.
Members of COS can be contractors, drilling contractors, operators, or other industry groups. However they must operate in DW greater than 1000 feet. All API members must be members of COS.
Despite the membership the work is done by task groups similar to API standards work. Thus anyone can participate in this task groups. Additionally the audit tools are freely available on the COS website. It is hoped that everyone will want to use the tools and other SEMS auditing services.

9. Core Functions Effectiveness Assurance & Measurement Auditing
Accreditation & Certification
Find SEMS Gaps
SEMS audits
Performance data collection and analyses
Close the Gaps
Share and learn from the results
Develop and share good practices
Improve Skills and Knowledge

10. COS Delivery Performance Measurement and Learning
SEMS Audit Requirements and Results
Safety Performance Indicators Program
Learning from Incidents Program
Good Practices
Leadership Site Engagement
Skills & Knowledge Management System
Knowledge Sharing
COS Safety Forum
OTC/COS SEMS Session
What we do in the other core functions

11. Elements of an effective Skills & Knowledge Management System (SKMS):
Commitment & Objectives
Overview & Scope
Accountability & Responsibility
Roles &/or Tasks
Assessment & Remediation
Auditing & Quality Assurance
Records & Documentation

12. What’s next for COS
SEMS Effectiveness Measures, Tools, & Techniques – Continuous Improvement
Expand Audit Protocol Guidance
Respond to SEMS Regulatory Changes
Contractors
Marine
Stop Work and Ultimate Work Authority FAQs
SEMS Lead Auditor Training & Individual Certification
Coast Guard
Safety Culture

13. Center for Offshore Safety
THANK YOU
Questions
Charlie Williams
Center for Offshore Safety
Executive Director

14. SEMS Toolkit and Accreditation/Certification
SEMS Audit Protocol (revision 2 complete)
Compliance Readiness Worksheet
Operator-Contractor Letter Templates
Audit Guidance Document (revisions underway)
Accreditation and Certification
Auditor Qualification & Competence Requirements
Training Program Requirements for Auditors
Certification Requirements
Accreditation Requirements
Audit Report Forms
Why is the focus on SEMS? Because slips and falls do no result in major incidents. Failures in Safety Management do.
Here is a simplified version of the SEMS elements. When SEMS is combined with a good safety culture it is the best barrier to a major incident.
Safety Culture is the corporate culture is what enables staff compliance with your SEMS system. Also an effective SEMS helps develop a good Safety Culture

15. SEMS II
“…working with the COS workgroups on developing indicators to gauge industry OCS performance other stakeholders. …”
COS-2-01, Qualification & Competence Requirements for Audit Teams & Auditors
COS-2-03, Requirements for Third-party Auditing & Certification
COS-2-04, Requirements for Accreditation of Audit Service Providers
Audit Service providers must be accredited by a BSEE-approved accreditation body .. like COS
Here are the current activities of COS.
Ldrshp is our first good practice. It is a good practice on how ldrs can conduct site visits in a manor that improves safety culture and SEMS effectiveness. It also is technique for how ldrs can use these same visits to observe SEMS effectiveness in their organizations
SPI’s are what has been called leading indicators. COS has 50 person team that includes BSEE and the Coast Guard to develop these SPI’s. They will be the key indicators for the industry on whether they have healthy and effective SEMS systems.
Lrng is focused on what are near misses of major incidents and how we can learn from these and other safety indicator data.
KM is our data backbone for storing and analyzing all the collected data

16. Safety Performance Indicator Program
Objectives
Collect and learn from safety performance
Assessment of whether the measured performance meets or exceeds industry norms through benchmarking and sharing of information.
Development of collaborative solutions to improve performance.
What we do in the other core functions
* Not the complete set of COS SPI

17. Learning From Incidents Program
Objectives
Provide members a mechanism for sharing timely information which can be used in decision-making regarding standards and practices;
Complement the information from the Safety Performance Indicator Program
Scope
SPI 1 and 2 incidents
High Value Learning Events
Information
Description
Site, Operation and Activity Type
Consequences
Areas for improvement
Lessons Learned
Analyses and Learning to Improve
What we do in the other core functions