Shell Exploration & Production Contractor HSE Management - PDO

EP2005 Volume 1HSE ProcedureContractor HSE Management(including Stoplight)RestrictedEP2005-0110-PR-10PlanningTask 1: Assess and analyse HSE risksCategorise each contract as Low HSE Risk, Medium HSE Risk orHigh HSE Risk corresponding to the highest risk inherent in thecontract scope as follows:1. Identify all Hazards associated with activities in the contractwork scope, covering but not limited to the following:• Nature of the work - work methods, staffing, materials,equipment, tools to be used and associated hazards e.g.lifting, working at heights, transport, etc;• Nature of the product or service i.e. is the contractorrequired to perform an HSE critical activity (such as thedesign HSE-critical equipment) as opposed to a hazardousactivity (such as working at height);• Location of the work - vicinity of shops, schools, hospitals,offices, houses; environmentally sensitive locations(beaches, coral reefs, fishing areas, etc), and associatedhazards e.g. H 2 S, asbestos, chemicals and heat;• Local constraints;• Number of concurrent operations or contractors on site;• Potential consequences – environmental harm, injury,illness, asset damage, impact on local societal sensitivities,reputation with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) orGovernments, etc.To minimise the assessment effort and to ensure consistencyassessors shall refer to the relevant hazards & environmentalaspects registers of the EP Company, the EP Standard ‘Hazardsand Effects Management Process’ (HEMP) [11] and other HSErisk assessments maintained at the SCM Category level or byindustry (e.g. OGP).2. Assess the HSE risk of each Hazard using the Group (YG) ‘RiskAssessment Matrix’ (RAM) [23, §2.1].3. Document the HSE risk assessment.Task 2: Categorise mode of contractCategorise the contract as Mode1, Mode 2 or Mode 3:Mode 1 contract:‘The contractor provides people and tools for the execution of thework under the supervision, instructions and HSE ManagementSystem of the company. The contractor has a Management Systemto provide assurance that the personnel for whom he is responsibleare qualified and healthy for the job and that the tools and machineryhe is providing are properly maintained and suitable for the job’ 2 .Mode 2 contract:‘The contractor executes all aspects of the job under its own HSEManagement System, provides the necessary instructions andsupervision and verifies the proper functioning of its HSEManagement System. The company is responsible for verifying theoverall effectiveness of the HSE management controls put in placeby the contractor, and assuring that both the company’s and thecontractor’s HSE-MS are appropriately compatible’ 2 .2 Definition from OGP HSE Management – ‘Guideline for working together ina contract environment [25]’Doc. No:EP200406372810Version:2Date:30 August 2006Org. Doc. No: EP2005-0110-PR-10Custodian:EPS-HSEECCN: Not subject to EAR Page:No US content4 of 13Printed copies are uncontrolled.