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Divisione Agip
ANNEX 1:
HSE GUIDELINES - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Eni S.p.A.
Divisione Agip
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Define and document HSE policy (ies) and clearly state overall
HSE strategic objectives.
The Organisation should ensure that its own HSE policy is consistent with Eni-Agip Division
HSE policy(ies) and with the Organisation's other policies.
Policy should give evidence of the Organisation’s commitment in the development and
implementation of HSE IMS and in the continual improvement of its efficiency.
The Organisation should promote its HSE policy, involving employees and contractors in the
creation and maintenance of a supportive culture on HSE matters.
At this scope, HSE policy should be:
• implemented and maintained at all Organisation levels;
• easily understood, and translated if necessary;
• prominently displayed at worksites;
• regularly discussed in workplace meeting.
The Organisation should involve line managers in the management of HSE system and
programme by:
• setting HSE standards;
• establishing performance measurements systems;
• setting and monitoring HSE targets.
HSE policy, strategic objectives and periodic performances should be publicly available to
interested parties.
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The Organisation should ensure that the identification of the HSE hazards, effects and impacts is
applied to all the phases of the processes and activities.
The identification analysis should cover all the phases and relevant activities at appropriate level
of accuracy from acquisition and exploration up to decommissioning, abandonment, dismantling,
disposal, reclamation and restoration. Besides, it should include all the temporary phases that are
foreseen in the life of the installation such as anomalous conditions dictated by maintenance
activities.
A reference starting point could be the document "Macroprocesso della Divisione Agip" (Doc.
N°. 1.3.1.3) that outlines all the phases and typical activities of the ENI-Agip Division.
The action is aimed at identifying all the elements, which may be affected by a potential HSE
hazard that could arise from each activity and from the materials, which are used or encountered
in them.
Care should be taken to the HSE criteria and limitations applicable for each activity to develop
products compliant with the Policy, Eni-Agip Division Standards and/or Procedures and
Regulations.
Gathered information should be arranged in rows consistent with the relevant activity.
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The Organisation should involve appropriately personnel at all organisational level in the
identification of hazards.
For each activity, the most significant hazards should be identified in terms of:
• Potential sources of accidents;
• Potential sources of incidents;
• Human health hazards;
• Environmental hazards;
• Company Reputation hazards;
• Possibility of breaching applicable laws and rules;
• Possibility of violating Company Policy, assigned objectives and targets;
• Possibility of violating identified expectancy of stakeholders;
• Potential sources of economic loss.
Hazard identification should take advantage of a list of key words, deliberately chosen across a
range of complexity, mixture of hazards, sub activities, and other factors that may create a hazard
if they are lacking or deficient, e.g. culture.
TABLE 1 reports some example key words arranged in columns consistent with HSE elements
and appropriate sub elements.
The list should be supplemented or substituted by other key words as appropriate for the
particular Organisation or activity being considered.
The key words should be considered for each of the activities identified.
The Organisation should identify the main effects of each hazard and the main risk drivers and
the most suitable methods to control the hazard and to evaluate their effectiveness.
The identification of the hazards and effects should be performed using adequate specialised
techniques and systems, such as HAZID sessions, hazard and operability studies (HAZOP), event
of fault tree analysis, failure mode and effect analysis (FMECA).
When completing the H&S hazard analysis the following aspects should be considered:
• exposure of people (employee, contractors personnel, population);
• exposure routes (inhalation, swallowing, skin absorption, eyes/ears, radiation);
• exposure probability (hazard potential of material, chance of exposure occurring,
intensity and duration of exposure);
• working environment conditions (noise and vibration, lighting, thermal condition,
ergonomic factors, etc.).
The Organisation should involve personnel at all organisational level with specific expertise in
risk management, HSE issues, design and operations.
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Engineering
Leadership Personnel Health Safety Environment
& Change
Policy Drugs/alcohol Substances Fire Weather Change
Commitment Selection Asbestos Explosive Seasons Modification
Communications Training Noise Road Waste Corrosion
Top - down Motivation Poison Flying Disposal Erosion
Elitist Competence Carcinogen Boat Energy/resource Stress
Standards Culture Stress Drown Emissions Structure
Guidance Temporary Biological Electricity Discharges Quality
Targets Experience Wild animals Hot work Water Design
Information Language Sewage Entry EIA/ Regulation Construction
Lessons Literacy Food/water Elevation Spills Maintenance
Plan Quantity Ergonomics Excavation Permits Specification
Organise Quality Lighting Diving Geography Standard
Control Certification Vibration Rigging Local sensitivity Inspection
Responsibility Size/strength VDU Hoisting Water intake Documentation
Feedback Supervision Radiation Scaffolding Conservation Technical Authority
Open Stand-ins Hot/cold Power tools Leisure
Remote Pressure History
Terrain Steam Wildlife/plant life
Long hours Machinery
Guarding
Operating &
Contractors Purchasing Emergency Monitoring Security
Technical
Contract Type QA/QC Simultaneous Fire/explosion Audit Terrorism
Contractor Quality Order Start up Spill/leak Auditor Bomb
Experience Specification Shut down Dispersion Technical Threat
QA/QC Receipt One-off Structural Limits Theft
Planning Inspection Unusual Well control Permit Fraud
Qualification Storage Assemble Power Review Lighting
Schedule Handling Dismantle Collision Inspection Hi-jack
Personnel Segregation Specialist Weather General Politics
Coordination Inventory Expert Earthquake Critical Religion
Communication Critical Field changes Flood Hygiene Revenge
Technical Spares Overhaul Landslide Environmental Sabotage
Number Hazardous material Workover Communication Analysis Piracy
Subcontractor HSE equipment Procedure Epidemic Loss Invasion
Temp/casual Scrap Instruction Medevac Statistics Riot
Discipline Surplus Guideline Heart attack Reporting Weapons
Enforcement Transport Fatality Verification Kidnap
Monitoring Insurance Media Follow up Extortion
Audit Local purchasing Support Feedback War
Lost
Facilities
The Organisation should establish procedures to identify and record all applicable HSE
requirements dictated by laws, rules and regulations, and other applicable requirements,
subscribed by the Organisation, in order to make them known to the interested personnel and
evaluate the hazards of their violation.
Set risk acceptance criteria consistent with detailed objectives and specific performances criteria
established.
The Organisation should establish the acceptance level for each risk.
Such criteria should be developed in the light of the policy, strategic HSE objectives, HSE risks
and operational and business needs.
The Organisation should establish quantitative limits defining acceptance standards for each
performance criterion.
Such quantitative limits should satisfy, as a minimum, any relevant regulation and, in absence of
such regulations, the HSE Eni-Agip Division Standards or local objectives.
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The Organisation should access to the admissible sources of such information, including:
• internal knowledge and experience of manager and HSE experts;
• industry frequency and failure rate database and co-operative research programmes;
• relevant international, national and Eni-Agip Division standards and codes of
practice;
• industry and trade association codes of practice and other guidance.
The severity of the risk can be graphically represented in the Risk Matrix (Fig. 1), taking into
account the probability of the occurrence of the event and the magnitude of its consequences.
Depending on the position of the point in the Risk Matrix, it is possible to classify the risk as high,
medium or low according to the following table:
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Results of the evaluation should be recorded, together with the data sources and assumption used.
This record should be used by operations personnel developing procedures and issuing work
instructions and by key people to communicate the hazards that have been identified and the
measures that are in place to prevent and mitigate the risk of occurrence.
The hazard and effect documentation should be compliant with applicable legislative and
regulatory requirements to give evidence of effective application of hazard management.
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Compare each identified risk against the relevant acceptability level or criteria.
The Organisation should compare each identified risk against the relevant acceptance criteria to
decide if the level of the risk is acceptable.
The Risk Matrix (Fig. 1) is a useful tool to assess the risk acceptability from a qualitative point of
view and, if quantitative values are specified for the different definitions, also from a quantitative
point of view.
The HSE Responsible of the Organisation should assess in appropriate document the risk
acceptability against the specified criteria .
If it is impossible to reach an acceptable level of risk, a residual risk should be taken into account.
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Mitigation measures should include steps to prevent escalation of developing abnormal situations
and to lessen adverse effects on health, safety and the environment and, ultimately, emergency
response measures to recover. Such measures include for the H&S aspects:
• ignition control systems
• blast walls;
• secondary tank containments;
• passive fire protection;
• gas/fire/smoke detection.
Reconfirm by review that the reduction measures selected cover all identified risks.
The Organisation should re-appraise activities to ensure that all the risks have been adequately
covered and that the reduction measures proposed enable the fulfilment of local or Eni-Agip
Division HSE objectives.
The analysis should identify hazards arising from risk prevention and mitigation and recovery
measures and should evaluate the tolerability of the residual risks.
This action should involve all the existent controls to determine whether they are adequate or if
revisions are needed.
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The Organisation should develop an Action Plan to control risks by planning the selected
reduction measures and the upgrading of existing controls, as found necessary.
The plan is aimed at showing what needs to be done in order to ensure that the risk level is under
control and tolerable throughout all the phases of the processes and to meet the assigned HSE
objectives.
The Action Plan should also prioritise actions according to the severity of the risk and should
assign individual responsibilities for actions to be undertaken.
The Organisation should establish methods for monitoring of required risk reduction measures to
ensure both the effectiveness and timeliness of their implementation.
Effective risk reduction measures and follow-up require visible commitment of management and
on-site supervision, as well as the understanding and ownership by operations personnel. HSE
Plan should include, but not be limited to:
• Clear definition of roles, responsibilities and authority for key personnel for HSE
Management;
• Training of new and/or temporary employees upon hiring;
• Periodic training and awareness programs for existing employees;
• Continuous monitoring of activities and results to demonstrate the effectiveness of
systems implemented to meet the Company’s policy and the identified
requirements.
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Review periodically HSE Action Plans to cover new activities or changes in the existing
processes.
The Organisation should perform periodic reviews of Action Plans to ensure the fulfilment of the
HSE objectives.
This review should in addition be performed, if one of the following condition occurs:
• the activities being carried out by the Organisation have, or are going to be
changed;
• the risks associated with the activities changed, or are going to;
• new projects start in new areas;
• new or amended legislation is issued;
• an organisational restructuring takes place.
The Organisation should maintain procedures for planning and controlling changes, both
permanent and temporary, in people, plant, processes and procedures, to avoid adverse
consequences.
The procedures should be suitable to address the (HSE) issues involved, according to the nature
of the changes and their potential consequences, and should address:
• Identification and documentation of the proposed change and its implementation;
• Responsibility for reviewing and recording the potential hazards from the change or
its implementation;
• Documentation of the agreed change and implementation procedures;
• Authority for approval to implement the proposed change.
Procedures should describe how the Organisation will interpret, and assess the implications of
new or amended legislation and how revised regulatory requirements are to be incorporated in
the (HSE IMS).
The Organisation should establish separate plans for the (HSE) management of new operations
(relating, for example, to acquisitions, developments, products, services and processes), or
modified operations where the modification introduces significantly different (HSE) concerns, to
define:
• (HSE) objectives to be attained;
• mechanism for their achievement;
• resources requirements to achieve (HSE) objectives;
• procedures for dealing with changes and modifications as projects proceed;
• corrective mechanisms, which should be employed, should the need arise, how they
should be activated and their adequacy should be measured.
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B-2.1 Identifying and collecting the whole legislative chart, permits and
legal regulations
Establish and maintain a procedure to identify applicable laws, codes standards, rules,
regulations, etc… as the basis of the activities that are performed and of authorisations that are
necessary for the purpose.
The Organisation should identify and update systematically and regularly all legal requirements
and the ones which may have some HSE impacts and/or may influence the activities in the
different phases of every oil & gas exploitation venture.
This systematic examination should precisely include the compliance as a minimum with:
• all relevant applicable legislation and associated codes of practice;
• all current and applicable regulations and laws;
• all European Directives, rules and standards with reference to the activities of the
Company;
• the international instruments and their interpretation, wherever the Company operates in
the world;
• all applicable laws in force in the countries in which each Company operates;
• all requirements of the reference standards;
• the requirements subscribed by the Company and the others to which the Company itself
subscribes;
• the applicable requirements to the above, and the requirements of subscribed agreements.
Prepare and organise a list of applicable laws, codes, regulations, rules etc according to items
such as:
• Environment:
− Water
− Air
− Wastes
− Soil, etc.
• Occupational Health;
• Industrial Safety;
• Health and Safety of public (community);
• Radiation Protection;
• Security;
• Quality etc.
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Set up, maintain and update a list of the authorisations and of the relating, possible and acquired
prescriptions (or to be acquired for new installations) for the activities of each installation of
competence.
Besides this involves that, with the aim of realising the compliance with the above and in order
to develop and base responsible laws, regulations and standards on sound science and cost-
benefit principles, to consider risks, costs, benefits and effects on energy and product supply,
and to understand and develop HSE management and practice, the Company should work with:
• suitable Health, Safety, Security, Social Accountability, Environment, Quality
Management and Radiation Protection Units;
• Legal Affairs Office;
• government agencies;
• relevant enforcement agencies;
• industry groups;
• external bodies.
Make available to the line management the interpretation of the applicable laws and rules and
outline procedures to be followed.
Procedures should be further developed by line management if more details are necessary and to
establish who is in charge of activating the procedure.
The diffusion of relevant information on the above and on updating should be realised by:
• recording statutory requirements and codes applicable to the (HSE) aspects of both
Company’s and Eni-Agip Division’s operations, products and services;
• communicating at defined intervals such updating information both to Company and Eni-
Agip Division personnel.
The Organisation should prepare a procedure to ensure the recording of all statutory
requirements and codes applicable to the HSE aspects of its operations, all regulations, the plans
for the renewal of the authorisations etc.
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Establish procedures for systematic identification and review of variations of laws, rules,
standards, etc
When modifications or issue of new applicable laws occurs, it is necessary to recognise them
and evaluate their impacts on all the activities of Company.
A procedure is required for establishing periodical review of the existing state of authorisation.
Company should ensure a systematic contact with the Local Administration and with the
Governmental Control Agencies.
It is necessary to formally record and file the legislative framework in a dedicated register to be
maintained at Company level. This legal archive should include as a minimum:
• the applicable legislative body;
• the identified reference standards requirements;
• the authorisations and permits framework, and the relevant renewal programs;
• the monitoring and surveillance plans to ensure control and respect of the requirements;
• the communications and information transmittals within the Company and Eni-Agip
Division;
• the communications, mails and formal acts with the Local Administration and the
government/enforcement agencies.
A section or a partial replication of the register should be installed at the operation centres and
sites, in which only the pertinent records, authorisations and data are filed, maintained and
periodically up dated as necessary.
The use of a local archive system at the operative sites helps to:
• ensure that working personnel be aware of the specific requirements to comply with;
• improve the control and respect of the defined surveillance and monitoring plans;
• plan the renewals of the expiring authorisations.
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Establish and maintain procedures to define detailed HSE objectives and targets at relevant
levels of the Organisation
The Organisation should define and set up detailed HSE objectives and targets, in line with Eni-
Agip Division objectives assigned to the Geographical Area, and include them in short and long
term plans.
HSE objectives should include aspects specific to HSE and should be set annually as a minimum,
taking into account the following:
• Company HSE Policy,
• Eni-Agip Division strategic objectives,
• stakeholders expectations,
• identified HSE risks in the activities,
• operational and business requirements (e.g. the legal and political environment in which the
Company operates).
The objectives should clearly demonstrate the effective commitment of the Organisation to
operate for the sustainable development, the respect of all applicable requirements and the
employment of the best industrial practice by means of:
• minimisation of environmental impacts (harmful discharges, emissions, wastes, etc.) from
operative activities (involving Company, Contractors and stakeholders), also exceeding
legislative requirements,
• efficient use of energy and natural resources,
• minimisation of accidental losses (e.g. injuries, equipment damages, product losses, etc.),
• promotion and set up of joint agreements with stakeholders to pursue specific HSE targets
• support R&D programmes relevant to Company’s HSE needs.
HSE objectives should be cascaded down and deployed appropriately throughout the
Organisation at relevant levels.
Where possible, site-dedicated or project specific HSE objectives should be set, based on
Company ones with applicable financial targets included in operating budgets.
Individual tasks and targets should be defined for personnel and positions to which are assigned
HSE critical activities (e.g. managers, supervisors), or be incorporated in individual job
descriptions.
These individual objectives should be derived from the shared Company HSE objectives.
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Establish and maintain procedures to set performance criteria for critical activities and tasks,
which stipulate in writing the acceptable standard for their performance
The Organisation is committed to planning, allocating, and evaluating work carried out by teams
or individuals, to achieve its objectives safely and effectively.
The performance management should be achieved by:
• ensuring that everyone involved in Company work has a clear understanding of the business
objectives and priorities, particularly the relationship between HSE objectives with
commercial and operational activities;
• setting and updating work targets for teams and individuals based on business and HSE
objectives;
• planning work to make the most effective use of people’s abilities;
• allocating work to people in terms of the results expected;
• identifying performance issues which may affect the achievement of business and HSE
objectives;
• establishing suitable performance criteria and indicators for identified critical activities and
tasks;
• giving feedback to individuals on their performance against the results obtained.
The Organisation should identify and maintain meaningful performance criteria and indicators at
all levels.
Performance criteria and indicators are the main technique, along with audits and management
review, to establish the degree to which objectives set out in the HSE IMS are achieved.
Typical world-wide accepted performance indicators for HSE matters are:
• Lost Time Injury Frequency (LTIF),
• Total Reportable Case Frequency (TRCF),
• Injury Severity,
• Total Reported Sickness Absence,
• Total New Cases of Occupational Health,
• Incident Total and Potential,
• Emergency Shut Down (ESD) Trips and Alarms,
• Planned Discharges,
• Unplanned Discharges (Environmental accidents).
Performance indicators should be issued according to the specific objectives assigned within
HSE Plans.
This set of criteria should constitute written standards for management performance in HSE
programme, setting out “who does what, and when or how often”.
Review periodically the objectives and performance standards criteria in the perspective of
continual improvement and further compliance with growing Organisation expectations
Progress in achieving HSE objectives should be reported and recorded at management meetings at
least monthly, and communicated through the line management.
Such achievements should be reported to the Geographical Area of Eni-Agip Division.
The objectives and performance criteria should be periodically reviewed (typically at the
management review) to ensure that they:
• are still reflecting the requirements of the HSE Policy and management programmes,
• have been reached totally and effectively, or
• have to be modified, re-addressed or renewed to better achieve the targets.
The Organisation should ensure that the results of these assessments and the effects of these
controls and reviews would be considered when setting its objectives.
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Establish and maintain, within the Organisation’s overall work programme, plans for achieving
(HSE) objectives and performance criteria.
The Organisation, with the aim to ensure the effective implementation of the Policy, the
strategic objectives and targets, should prepare and issue a HSE Management Programme
document, that should:
• be approved, endorsed and signed by the Senior Management, typically at the
commencement of the year;
• set out a programme for the implementation and achievement of the defined Organisation’s
HSE targets;
• identify specific actions in order of their priority to the Organisation, dealing typically with
individual processes, projects, products, services, sites or facilities within a site.
The HSE Management Programme should be formalised and distributed according to line
management and relevant responsibilities, and should take into account factors such as:
• the overall goals of the HSE Management System and the Policy;
• the designated responsibilities and authorities in charge for the achievement of the
objectives at relevant functions and levels of the Organisation;
• the allocated resources (human, physical, financial) required to effectively implement the
programme(s);
• the premises for the implementation of departmental HSE programmes and for establishing
individual tasks and targets, which should then be agreed with individuals as part of their
annual performance appraisal;
• the defined schedules by which the targets are to be achieved, detailing activities and
intermediate milestones;
• the actions to motivate and encourage greater workforce involvement in creating,
executing, achieving and improving HSE management and objectives;
• Contractors activities management in perspective of the achievement of defined HSE
objectives and targets;
• performance indicators and controls definition;
• performance measurements, monitoring arrangements and feed-back to personnel involved
in the process;
• any new legislation or codes of practice’s major change that may lead to invalidate or
modify schedule and targets fulfilment;
• technological, operational and organisational change (e.g. new projects, change of roles), in
order to dynamically reflect, review or revise programmes or priorities if necessary;
• performance recording and analysis on a regular basis (e.g. at the management review), to
provide feedback and to identify areas for further actions and improvements.
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When Organisation is prone to use Contractors for processes that may affect HSE objectives,
the Organisation should:
• identify and analyse the processes assigned to Contractors, and address relevant risks;
• ensure steady control and monitoring of Contractors HSE IMS processes, objectives and
targets;
• include objectives in the Contract specifications and clauses, and highlight their importance
in the Contracts awards (e.g. by means of an incentives strategy);
• evaluate performance according to specific criteria and methods (e.g. scoring models).
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Identify foreseeable emergency scenarios from the hazard identification and risk assessment.
The Organisation should define scenarios which Company and regional capabilities can cope
with (Tier 1 and Tier 2 emergencies) and link with Eni-Agip Division for Tier 3 emergencies.
Evaluate HSE exposures that could arise from each emergency scenario.
The Organisation should carry out risk assessments and/or specialist studies to identify and
evaluate HSE exposures, which could arise from each emergency scenario identified.
The Organisation should involve personnel at all organisational levels with specific expertise in
risk management, HSE issues, design and operations.
Develop an emergency response plan to address all the emergency scenarios identified.
The Organisation should develop, document and maintain a procedure for establishing
manpower resources able to respond to the identified emergencies.
The procedure should include:
• clear statements of intent;
• an organisation chart;
• simple explanations of what is required from each discipline;
• details of structure;
• manning levels;
• interrelationships of emergency teams
The Organisation should develop, document and maintain a training programme, including:
• full scale exercises in conjunction with outside authorities/agencies;
• drills, such as emergency shut-downs, fire and spill drills, in each area to rehearse and test
detailed plans;
• First-aid techniques for local exposures.
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The procedure should cover who is, and is not, authorised to make statements to the press, TV
etc. How non-spokespersons should handle requests for information, what types of information
should be provided at what stages in what form. (e.g. company and site fact sheets, distribution
lists for press statements and telephone enquiry logs should be prepared in advance).
To assess the effectiveness of response plans, the Organisation should maintain procedures to
feed back experience from live emergency (investigations), scenario drills, exercises and other
suitable means into emergency plans
Procedures should be in place for the periodic assessment of emergency equipment needs and
the maintenance of such equipment in a ready state.
The Organisation should identify HSE roles, responsibilities, authorities, accountabilities and
interrelations of personnel who manage, perform and verify activities having an effect on the
risks of the Organisation’s activities, facilities and processes.
Contractors and visitors should be responsible to comply with all HSE procedures and
regulations of the Organisation.
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In addition, the Organisation should document the HSE responsibilities of all the members of
the Business Unit management in a stand-alone document, so that everyone within the
Organisation is aware of everybody else's HSE responsibilities, not just their own.
The Organisation should include HSE responsibilities in job descriptions for all relevant
personnel and, as a minimum, for all Business Unit managers, so that:
• Business Unit manager should ensure that Organisation's HSE policies are clearly
understood, maintained and not compromised in all aspects of the Company's business;
• Production Manager should ensure that the day by day engineering, maintenance and
production operations at the field fully comply with Eni-Agip Division and Organisation's
HSE standards;
• Procurement and Contracts Manager should ensure that Business Unit contractual
conditions include requirements for standards of HSE protection that fully comply with
Eni-Agip Division and Business Unit policies and legislative requirements;
• Organisation charts should be sufficiently detailed to completely describe the HSE
responsibilities of each key person.
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At this scope the Organisation should select the most suitable methods to achieve effective HSE
communications, depending on the size of the Business Unit, the operations being undertaken
and local culture.
More commonly used HSE communications methods are:
a) Notice Boards
The Organisation should make available information to employees and contractors in
dedicated HSE notice boards positioned in every workplace.
b) Meetings
The Organisation should hold periodic HSE meetings on operational sites to ensure an
effective dissemination of information between management and employees at all levels.
c) HSE Committee
The Organisation should establish an HSE Committee, composed of representatives of both
management and the workforce, as forum for proactive discussion on all occupational
Health, Safety, Security and Environmental issues.
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The Organisation should allocate sufficient resources to actuate and control HSE IMS, in terms
of:
• human resources;
• technical competence;
• technologies;
• financial resources.
The allocation of necessary and justified resources for HSE matters is widely regarded by staff
and other interested parties as indicative of Company commitment to HSE policy and
objectives.
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Critical activities are meant to be the ones that involve (as an example) management of major
risks for health and safety of personnel, or that are connected with respect of law requirements,
particularly if consequence may imply degradation of relations with authorities, or stop of the
activity.
Identification of competence for all personnel, with specific requirements for personnel to
which HSE critical activities and tasks are assigned.
Seminars and conferences represent a mean for increasing competence of high level personnel
and for enhancing communication with other companies. They may not be subjected to a
systematic planning, being organised by independent organisations.
The Organisation should ensure that training courses and awareness sections are subjected to
control actions with reference to:
• Identification of content actually provided to the participants;
• Evaluation of efficiency of organisation and tutors;
• Evaluation of the effectiveness on the preparation of the personnel
• Suggestions for improvement.
If training is provided by Contractors, qualification activities and feed back should be activated
as for any other contract.
Establish procedures for initial recruitment and/or selection of personnel for such activities and
tasks that require a defined competence in HSE issues.
Apply this for Company personnel and for contractors.
Additional appraisal of specific attitude of personnel may be required by Human Resources and
Organisation Unit according to Company Rules or for specific positions, and it is not addressed
in this standard.
The term “technical” is used to state the competence for the execution of specific tasks
connected with the position other than related to HSE.
The Organisation (namely: the competent line manager or equivalent position) should ensure
the evaluation of personnel training and experience about technical aspects, concerning the
tasks to be performed should consider:
• the qualification specified for the job;
• necessity of specific training courses
• siding to expert personnel for a specified period.
The Organisation (namely: the competent HSE manager or equivalent with the co-operation of
the line manager) should perform HSE competence appraisal for the personnel:
• who operates the HSE Management System;
• whose task has significant HSE implications or could produce significant HSE impacts;
Global assessment
The Organisation should plan follow up to ensure that the conditions for the training and siding
on the job documented in the assessment are adequately satisfied.
Recording
The Organisation should establish a form reporting the items raised for the appraisal to
document the assessment.
Courses
The Organisation should foresee general training courses addressing the following items:
• Integrated Policy of the Company;
• legal requirements connected with the activities of the trainees;
• HSE effects connected with the activities of the Company and specifically of the trainees;
• Organisation of the HSE Integrated Management System set up to give assurance of correct
management of risks;
• Manual of the HSE IMS
• Procedures of the HSE IMS specifically connected with the activities of the trainees
• importance of conformances of behaviour, actions, processes, products and services to the
Integrated Policy, the procedures and the requirements of the HSE Integrated Management
System and possible consequences of non conformance;
• Emergency scenarios, preparedness and response, expected behaviour of the trainees.
Specific courses should be held for part or other issues with respect to the above.
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C-3 COMMUNICATION
The Organisation should establish and maintain procedures to ensure effective internal
communication between operative sites and departments according to the line management, in
order for:
• safe and efficient operations to take place;
• establish effective communication of HSE information;
• ensure consistency with its policy and with applicable legislation and regulation.
Systematic HSE communications should be constituted (but not limited) to the following:
• dissemination of Company HSE objectives through the line management;
• formal feedback on remedial actions taken to face critical issues or occurring accidents;
• periodical reports on the effectiveness and level of implementation of the HSE IMS (i.e. to be
discussed at the management review);
• summaries of the impact of the new legislation or reviews of the Eni-Agip Division
requirements on Company activities;
• details of initiatives and projects on HSE matters within the Company and external within the
oil industry;
• HSE notices, investigations and reporting learnt from incidents from one site which may apply
elsewhere;
• information on incidents from third parties, or safety and health alerts, to prevent similar
occurrences within Company activities;
• documentation relating projects, resources and budgets allocated for HSE matters;
• reports on periodical emergency trials and drills;
• minutes of meetings and briefings on HSE sensibilisation, motivation and awareness
promotion;
• bulletin boards, newsletters, posters, placards, booklets and hazards awareness
programs/campaigns (particularly at worksites and operative centres). HSE bulletin boards
should be located so that every employee has the opportunity to see one during the working
day, and should be issued in style and language easy comprehensible by all employees;
• HSE audits results and reporting;
• HSE annual report (also in view of a contribution to editing the Eni-Agip Division one).
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Workforce Involvement
Employees should:
• participate in hazard and risk assessments workshops and meetings, and be proactive in
review activities of policies and procedures to manage risks;
• be informed of their responsibilities to report hazards (such as sub-standards acts or conditions
outstanding or not consistent with legal requirements and regulations) to their immediate
supervisor, or other available member of management according to the organisation structure;
• have free access to HSE IMS documentation and to general information on Company
activities via suitable systems (documents circulation, email/library systems, web browsing
access, etc.);
• select their HSE appointee(s) to be represented in the HSE Committee;
• attend to the HSE meetings and daily workplace briefings to discuss current HSE topics;
• receive feed back of findings derived from HSE inspections/housekeeping checks and in
general from the accident investigation, reporting and analysis process, and be involved to
transfer “lessons learnt” into standards, procedures, training programmes, rules and permits
systems, etc.;
• be consulted where there are any changes that affect workplace health and safety.
The Organisation should establish and maintain procedures for receiving and responding to
communications from Contractors and Suppliers concerning its HSE aspects, performance and
management.
In particular, the Organisation should:
• ensure adequate information and promote Contractor’s awareness on Company initiatives and
targets on HSE issues, also including Contractor’s employees in HSE awareness meetings and
campaigns on critical/topical problems;
• provide them with the Company HSE Policy(ies) and, in case of bids or when stipulating
business agreements and purchasing contracts, with the relevant HSE IMS procedures and
documentation,
• hand over or prepare new ad-hoc written instructions on specific HSE matters, to perform
soundly and effectively the required duties and activities;
• involve Contractors in periodic HSE team meetings at the worksites to discuss general and
current HSE issues, such as the co-ordination of objectives between Contractors and Company
to improve levels of safety, health and environmental protection in operative activities.
Contractor’s participation and attendance at these meetings should be documented.
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The Organisation should establish and maintain procedures for receiving and responding to
communications from interested parties, including customers, government agencies and the public,
concerning its HSE aspects, performance and management.
The Organisation, taking into account the Eni-Agip Division policy and communications ruling
public relations with interested and third parties, should appoint a function for external
communications formally linked to the Eni-Agip Division who:
• discipline personnel participation to public workshops, community roundtables, official
meetings, local radio/TV/press interviews;
• prepare a communication plan with the aim of promoting Company reputation within local
communities (i.e. meeting and guided visits at the facilities and worksites, information
material such as booklets, posters, multimedia presentation, HSE magazines, etc.);
• prepare formalised instructions to deal with external notifications or claims on HSE issues
according to the line management;
• prepare press releases in case of emergency.
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The Organisation should classify HSE documentation, according to the following levels:
• Eni-Agip Division;
• organisational Divisions and Business Units;
• individual functions and operations;
• Contractors and partners.
The Organisation should ensure that the information necessary for the implementation and
maintenance of the HSE system is recorded, retrieved and modified in a traceable, effective
manner.
For this purpose, the Organisation should implement the HSE documentation system to manage
information, in a suitable medium such as paper or electronic form, that:
• Describes the core elements of HSE system and their interaction;
• Provides direction to related documentation;
• Includes definition of responsibilities for maintaining this information.
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The Organisation should establish requirements for managing HSE key documents and data
required to ensure that they are:
• classified;
• identified with an appropriate code;
• properly located;
• legible;
• dated (with dates of revision);
• identified with the appropriate Organisation, division, function or activity numbered (with a
version number);
• maintained in an orderly manner and retained for a specified period.
The Organisation should establish policies and responsibilities for the management of
documents and their distribution to employees, Contractors, government agencies and the
public.
At this scope, the Organisation should ensure that personnel are made aware of the
documentation procedures, especially are known the responsibilities for maintaining HSE
information (this includes: approval, emission, modification and distribution of documents).
The Organisation should provide instructions for addressing the contents of HSE documents in
order to ensure that the information they contain is set out in a consistent manner.
The Organisation should define HSE documents structure, covering standard sections, such as:
• purpose (objectives of the document);
• application (boundaries and restrictions to the applicability of the document);
• performance standards (criteria for verifying the document);
• responsibilities (key responsible of document application);
• reference documents (list of external and internal documents having implications on the
document content);
• procedures (detailed description of the methods to meet the targets/requirements).
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Conduct activities and tasks according to procedures and work instructions developed at the
planning stage or earlier, in accordance with HSE Policy
Planning the operational control is an essential element of developing and maintaining the HSE
IMS by ensuring risk control strategies and workplace precautions are put in place and
proportionate to the needs, hazards and risks of the Organisation.
Define, plan and implement structured control activities during the project engineering design, in
order to ensure the respect and compliance with HSE Policy and standards
Define, plan and implement structured control activities during the procurement and construction
phase, in order to ensure the respect and compliance with HSE Policy and standards
Establishing and maintaining documented procedures that stipulate operating criteria to cover
situations where their absence could leave to deviations from the Organisation policies and the
objectives
Establish and maintain procedures to plan and execute preventative maintenance in order to
ensure plant and equipment operations under specific conditions in compliance with HSE Policy
and Company standards
Formally assess, manage, document and approve the health, safety, security, environmental,
quality, technical and other impacts of temporary and permanent changes.
Such procedures should pay (in addition to the other topics reported in the C.6 HSE Guideline -
4th indent) particular attention to the definition of methods for monitoring and assessing
contractor performance against agreed HSE objectives and performance criteria.
Such activity should be aimed at identifying any potential conflicts with the Organisation's HSE
IMS and policy. It should be commensurate to the risk associated to the service to be provided.
The Organisation should assess the suitability of contractors' HSE arrangements (policy,
practices and procedures), their HSE awareness and accountability. Such information should be
gather by means of audits, interviews or questionnaire, covering:
• Company profile and ability to effectively administer contracts;
• previous experience within oil industries;
• ability to recruit, train , manage and assess personnel that they are contracted to supply;
• quality assurance;
• safety and loss prevention, accident record;
• environment management;
• technical competence;
• onshore support facilities.
The Organisation should set the minimal acceptable performance against HSE requirements for
inclusion of contractors and suppliers in the invitation to tender stage.
The Organisation should involve an HSE representative in participating in the assignment stages
of contract:
• prerequisites for tenders;
• evaluations of offers;
• contract review meetings;
• kick-off meeting.
The HSE representative should ensure that HSE requirements are fulfilled and appropriate
responsibilities for HSE aspects are defined and assigned to the contractors
The Organisation should distribute copies of HSE policy and system procedures to contractors
and strategic suppliers that contribute significantly to the achievement of the HSE objectives.
Procedures should facilitate interfacing of Contractors’ activities with those of the Organisation
and with those of the Contractors, as appropriate. This may be achieved by means a specific
interface document between Organisation and Contractor so that any differences may be
resolved, and procedures agreed, before work commences.
The Organisation should formally invite the Contractor to a Kick-Off Meeting (KOM), held for
clarifying the Organisation expectations and the Contractor’s planning with regard to any HSE
aspects in the activities to be carried out; also, the content and timing of the HSE reporting made
by the Contractor to the Organisation should be established.
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Where Contractors are carrying out critical activities or where they are about to be carried out
critical activities, the Organisation should perform periodic HSE audits and inspections.
Such surveillance is aimed at ensuring that HSE management systems of contractors are
providing and sustaining the required level of control.
The frequency of audits should depend on the criticality of the service supplied and should be
focused on the most critical HSE aspects.
Audits may be required before a contract is awarded or during the contract execution period or
both.
The Organisation should make a full assessment of Contractor’s HSE performance, especially at
the end of each project.
The Organisation should maintain reasonable evidence that HSE requirements are being met by
Contractors and Subcontractors.
The Organisation should ensure that the following report are submitted to monitor contractor’s
HSE programme:
• Planned inspection reports:
• External inspection reports;
• Records of HSE committee meetings;
• Accident investigation reports;
• Loss data.
• Other.
The Organisation should identify potential emergency situations and incidents that could arise
from activities carried out in all the workplaces.
The Organisation should compile an inventory of all potentially hazardous substances, including
basic materials, intermediates, chemical, solvents, gases, emissions and wastes.
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Develop detailed emergency plans for particular locations, sections and departments.
The Organisation should detail specific plans for particular locations, sections and departments,
including:
• detailed instructions for each emergency scenario;
• the designation of a central control area;
• the control of hazardous materials;
• evacuation of people to predetermined safe areas;
• search and rescue plan;
• casualty identification, recording, evacuation;
• traffic control plan;
• the removal or protection of vital equipment and materials;
• all clear and re-entry procedure;
• procedures to notify personnel of emergencies and to define their participation;
• internal and external/public reporting requirements.
The plan should ensure that essential emergency services, telephone numbers and addresses,
such as hospitals, doctors, poison control centres, fire departments, ambulances are listed in the
plan, regularly updated, and displayed at key/communications locations e.g. first aid points,
switchboard.
The Organisation should make available the emergency response plan where it will be used.
The Organisation should define and identify in detail the necessary competence, roles and
responsibilities, both for the individual and for team members, for emergency response and
control.
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The Organisation should provide staff for adequate training in the emergency response
arrangements.
The preparedness of personnel to deal with emergency situations should be maintained through
a programme of emergency training and emergency drills and exercises, aimed at ensuring that
personnel:
• are clearly briefed in their roles and responsibilities in emergency situations;
• receive appropriate training to fulfil their roles during emergency situations;
• receive appropriate training to respond to the media accordingly to the communications
procedure;
• receive specialised training in first aid techniques for local exposures.
The Organisation should give initial and refresher training to emergency response team
personnel in accordance with applicable processes and procedures.
The Organisation should provide an effective means of communications with the main centre of
operations to each work unit. An alternative communication services should be available in case
of interruption of normal systems during an emergency situation, in order to ensure that actions
to be taken during emergencies are not jeopardised by unsound communications.
The Organisation should develop a procedure for providing public HSE information to
appropriate authorities (national and municipal) in the event of an emergency.
The procedure should address possible evacuation of off-site areas and co-ordination with
outside organisations (police, fire brigades, civil defence groups, emergency planning
departments, local hospitals) to provide personnel and equipment in the event of an emergency.
The Organisation should develop a procedure for information releases to the public in the event
of an emergency. The procedure should cover:
• who is, and is not, authorised to make statements to the press, TV, …;
• what types of information should be provided at what stages in what form;
• designation of a "press office";
• arrangements for handling VIPs, inspectors and other visitors.
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The Organisation should be make available dedicated facilities for the various Emergency
Teams.
The Organisation should provide a dedicated emergency control centre (ECC), containing:
• Enough space to house the team and other personnel/management;
• that may be present in an emergency;
• Layout plan i.e. who sits where;
• Organisation chart for command and control;
• Communications equipment;
• Telephones and faxes;
• Dedicated lines for public enquiry,
• Computers/modems;,
• Television and radio(s);
• Information boards;
• Emergency Plan;
• Emergency Log;
• Plant and emergency equipment drawings;
• Lists of telephone numbers, including contractors, government, depts. etc.;
• Site hazard maps including local homes, hospitals, schools, roads and railways etc.
The Organisation should make a contingency plan for relocation of the ECC, if the main one is
unavailable.
The Organisation should provide adequate emergency lighting and power, ensuring that they are
regularly tested with results recorded and defects immediately repaired.
The Organisation should ensure that first aid facilities and equipment are adequate and well
maintained, and that a list of names of designated first aiders is prominently displayed in the
first aid room/location(s).
The Organisation should ensure that there is a system to identify, classify, and safeguard vital
records.
The Organisation should provide adequate oil spill control equipment and support services that
may be in-house, backup/mutual aid or a combination.
The Organisation should carry out regular maintenance on pollution control equipment.
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The Organisation should develop, document and maintain a written plan for restoration of
business activities in the event of loss of any major facility due to an emergency.
The plan should include procedures for business interruptions in purchase agreements,
contracts, and insurance program.
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The Organisation should periodically assess the effectiveness of emergency response plans in
term of:
• protecting people;
• compliance with national/local regulations;
• limiting losses;
• limiting public exposure, legal liabilities, fines.
The periodic assessment should cover the emergency equipment needs and the maintenance of
such equipment in a ready state.
The Organisation should critically review the results of the tests, recording any improvement,
suggestion or corrective actions taken to improve the plan.
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The Organisation should establish and maintain documented procedure to monitor regularly the
most important characteristics of activities and operations that may have a significant adverse
effect on HSE performance.
The Organisation should plan monitoring activities on a calendar year basis, aimed at:
• checking HSE procedures and plans are effectively followed at all levels;
• verifying the conformity of products to the relevant requirements;
• verifying the compliance with HSE management programme, operational criteria,
applicable legislation and regulatory requirements;
• identifying weakness areas in the HSE IMS.
The frequency of monitoring activities should be in accordance with the nature and extent of the
risk due to each activity and the ongoing operations.
The Organisation should concentrate monitoring activities on the areas where the most benefit
should be produced.
The Organisation should establish and maintain documented procedures for the calibration and
maintenance of monitoring equipment in accordance with law’s requirements and on the basis
of manufacturer instructions/recommendations.
Monitoring equipment should be under control of the relevant departments, which should
be also responsible for the collection and filing of the calibration records.
The Organisation should record results of the monitoring activities in order to:
• document evidence of product conformance to relevant requirements;
• track performance in gaining HSE targets at all levels of the Organisation;
• demonstrate the conformity to HSE standards and requirements.
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The Organisation should develop a set of key performance indicators as the logical basis for the
setting of HSE targets and driving continuous improvement across operations and for
developing standards of reporting and verification.
Apart from overall HSE performance indicators, the Organisation should establish a set of
specific Health Performance Indicators (HPI) to be used for:
• helping to protect the health of employees and others;
• giving line management a better understanding of the health issues relevant to their
operational responsibility;
• highlighting important health issues and set priorities;
• enabling measurements of performance against predetermined targets;
• maintaining credibility and confidence both within the company and towards the general
public and stakeholders.
• reactive ones, to monitor the consequences of exposures, e.g. incidents, ill health and
evidence of deficient health protection; examples are:
− occupational illness frequency,
− incidence of identified infectious/preventable disease,
− number of medical evacuations,
− sickness absence,
− number of medical re-deployment due to occupational ill health, etc.
Detail and frequency of measurement needs should be establish with reference to risk exposure
and/or performance in order to facilitate subsequent corrective and preventive action analysis.
The Organisation should collect HSE measures throughout the reporting cycle for using them
externally to represent performance in Organisation’s paper and web-based reports, and
internally for performance comparison against target.
The systems of records should include information that allow following the trend of
performances, operating controls and the conformance to objectives and targets of the
Organisation.
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The Organisation should use HSE performance indicators to determine when and what IMS
changes are necessary.
The Organisation should perform statistical analyses of monitoring and measurement data and
should focus the analyses on determining the possible areas of HSE IMS improvement.
The statistical analyses used should depend on the type of data itself and the type of report to be
prepared.
The Organisation should periodically report the results of monitoring activities in order to show
commitment at the highest level the progress on achievement of HSE targets and objectives.
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The Organisation should clearly define the mechanism and responsibility for follow-up of
incidents.
The defined responsibilities for follow-up of an incident should be appropriate to the severity of
its real or potential consequences.
The Organisation should establish a procedure to manage the non conforming products
according to the following principles:
• adopting measures to eliminate the NC;
• authorising their use, following release of an adequate waiver from the appropriate
authorities;
• adopting suitable actions to prevent use or applications originally planned for the products.
When a non-conforming product is detected after its delivery or use, the Organisation should
adopt adequate measures on actual or potential effects, resulting from the NC.
The Organisation should establish, implement and record any changes and results in the
documented procedures resulting from corrective and preventive action.
All the incidents should be investigated at a level, depth and speed appropriate to the
seriousness of the actual or potential consequences.
At this scope, the Organisation should appoint an investigation team, whose size and
composition depends on the particular incident. Major incidents should be investigated by a
multi-function/level team with participation and leadership from outside the Business Unit.
Team members should be properly trained to carry out their task objectively and effectively.
The investigation team should prepare a concise, accurate and informative report containing
proposed remedial actions and recommendations to appropriate personnel.
The Organisation should maintain records on status of corrective actions undertaken, ensuring
that management is made aware of their progression.
Actions not effective should be recorded specifying the causes of their unsatisfactory
implementation.
At appropriate intervals, the Organisation should verify the effectiveness of corrective actions
undertaken and the performance of HSE Integrated Management System.
The Organisation should identify the extent of HSE IMS data necessary to demonstrate the
compliance with HSE policy and requirements and the achievement of HSE objectives.
The Organisation should define a procedure which establish systems to store and maintain
records, as appropriate to the HSE system and to the Organisation.
The Organisation should establish and maintain a procedure for the identification, maintenance
and disposition of HSE records, regarding their availability and confidentiality.
The procedure should ensure the integrity, accessibility and control of such records, covering:
• appropriate monitoring, checks and review processes to detect and correct errors and
omissions;
• tasks and responsibilities from data processing and review assigned to both line
management and HSE advisers. It is responsibility of line management to ensure
conservation and submission of reliable, accurate and complete data;
• definitions used and the scope of the data management and reporting in accordance with
Organisation’s Guidelines.
• retention times of HSE records.
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The Organisation should establish a procedure for the reporting and recording of incidents,
which affected, or could have affected, HSE IMS performance.
The procedure should cover all incidents occurring both onshore and offshore, including near
misses, which do not result in injury or property damage,.
The main aims of the reporting and recording procedure should be to:
• establish the facts, circumstances and causes of incidents and to make certain that
appropriate action is taken to prevent recurrence;
• communicate to appropriate personnel the facts and circumstances of the incident and the
main recommendations made;
• comply with applicable statutory requirements;
• establish the facts surrounding the incident for use in relation to potential insurance claims
or litigation;
• evaluate cost losses, including man-hours, property loss, equipment damage, production
loss, penalties and general losses.
The Organisation should implement a reporting system to acquire the key data of incident and
notify them to HSE department responsible and to the statutory enforcing authorities, as
appropriate.
The Organisation should ensure that the reporting system is kept simple to encourage reporting
of all incidents, including near misses.
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Where appropriate, the Organisation should use statistical control methods to formulate
conclusions in interpreting significance of statistics.
The results of statistical analysis should be disseminated to all levels of operating management
and to HSE committee.
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The Organisation should establish and maintain a documented, risk-based audit programme for
periodic HSE IMS audits to be carried out, as a normal part of business control, in order to:
• Determine whether or not the HSE IMS:
− conforms to planned arrangements for HSE management, including the requirements
of the reference standards, HSE IMS elements, HSE targets and activities;
− has been properly implemented, maintained, documented and updated;
− is effective in fulfilling the Organisation’s HSE policy, objectives and performance
criteria;
− is in compliance with relevant legislative requirements.
• Determine identification of areas for improvement, leading to progressively better HSE
IMS.
• Review the results of previous audits.
• Provide protocols, reports, procedures and information on the results of audits to
management and maintain relevant records.
The Organisation should base the audit programme, including any schedule, on results of risk
assessments of the Organisation’s activities, and on results of previous audits.
The Organisation should establish and maintain procedures for audits, covering the following
points:
• audit purpose (compliance audit, validation audit);
• audit scope (specific activities/areas to be audited);
• audit criteria;
• frequency of auditing specific activities/areas;
• allocation of resources to the auditing process;
• personnel requirements and competencies;
• methodologies for conducting and documenting the audits, which may involve the use of
questionnaires, checklists, interviews, measurements and direct observations, depending on
the nature of the function being audited;
• procedures for reporting audit findings in a controlled manner to those responsible for the
activity/area audited, who should take timely action on reported corrective actions and
opportunities for improvement;
• system for auditing and tracking implementation status of audit recommendations;
• distribution and control of audits reports.
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The Organisation should clearly define responsibilities in the auditing process, relevant to HSE
Area that carries out audits and Business Units/Areas to be audited.
The Organisation should provide adequate training to the personnel conducts audits to carry out
the task objectively, impartially and effectively.
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The Organisation should conduct objective and periodic internal audits at a frequency
determined by risk exposure, criticality of the activities and/or performance. By this means that
critical areas should be monitored more frequently than those which are deemed to be less
critical.
Internal audits should be aimed at ensuring that HSE procedures have been implemented and
that they achieve the desired results.
Audits should be conducted, wherever possible, by personnel independent of those having direct
responsibility for the activity being examined (outside the Business Unit/Area involved).
Audit team members should be chosen among the specialists of Health, Safety, Security,
Environment and Quality Areas of the Organisation. External specialist HSE or other technical
expertise could be selected, if necessary.
Audit teams require personnel with broad knowledge of HSE matters, experience in auditing
practices and disciplines and operational experience in the area being audited. They should be
briefed, trained and accredited. In particular, lead auditor should be qualified as requested by
ISO 10011/2.
The HSE audit team, in co-operation with the responsible of the Business Unit/Area to be
audited, should:
• determine objectives and scope of the audit;
• identify functions and/or individuals within the auditee's Business Unit/Area having
significant direct responsibilities regarding HSE system;
• obtain the reference documents for auditing, including HSE policy, procedures and
previous records;
• gather other useful information about activities, products, services, workplaces and
structure of the auditee's Organisation.
On the basis of the preliminary examination of documents, the audit team should prepare a
checklist and prepare a plan of audit activities that should be confirmed by the Business
Unit/Area to be audited.
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The audit team should carry out audit activities, according to the following steps:
• Organise a preliminary meeting in order to:
− introduce the members of audit team to the Organisation management;
− review objectives, scope and audit plan;
− provide a short summary of methods and procedures in conducting the audit;
− confirm that the resources and facilities needed by the audit team are available;
− agree on audit time table and closing meeting
− promote the active participation by the auditee.
• Collect evidence, interviewing personnel, examining documents, observing activities and
conditions.
• Review all the audit evidence to determine non-conformities with the HSE audit criteria
and to document them in a clear, concise manner.
• Hold a closing meeting with the Organisation management to present audit findings to the
auditee in such a manner as to obtain their clear understanding and acknowledgement of the
factual basis of the findings.
The following items should be covered in the audit report and follow up of audit findings:
• specific examples of non-compliance or deficiencies, including possible nature of the
problems, where evident;
• appropriate corrective actions suggested;
• follow up of the implementation and effectiveness of corrective actions suggested in
previous audits.
The audit report should be sent to the auditee's Organisation and distributed in accordance to the
audit plan.
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External audits should be conducted by personnel chosen among the specialists of HSE Areas of
the Organisation.
For each audit, the HSE Area of the Organisation should designate a Lead Auditor, which is
responsible for the identification of the audit team members.
Audit team should be composed of personnel with broad knowledge of HSE matters, experience
in auditing practices and disciplines, properly briefed, trained and accredited.
The audit team should carry out audit activities, according to the following steps:
• Organise a preliminary meeting in order to:
− introduce the members of audit team to the Contractor/Supplier organisation
management;
− register names of the Contractor/Supplier organisation responsible persons;
− explain objectives, scope and plan of audit;
− provide a short summary of methods and procedures in conducting the audit;
− confirm that resources and facilities needed for auditing are available;
− agree on audit time table and closing meeting;
− clarify any doubts relevant to audit.
• Collect evidence, interviewing personnel, examining documents, observing activities and
conditions;
• Review all the audit evidence to determine non-conformities with the HSE audit criteria
and to document them in a clear, concise manner;
• Hold a closing meeting with Contractor/Supplier organisation management in order to
present audit findings in such a manner as to obtain their clear understanding and
acknowledgement of the factual basis of the findings.
The audit team should judge HSE systems of Contractors/Suppliers, assigned a point to each of
the HSE requirements, according to the following classification:
• requirement not fulfilled/ignored without justification;
• requirement not adequately fulfilled;
• requirement adequately fulfilled;
• requirement completely fulfilled;
• requirement fulfilled in excellent manner.
The score associated to a HSE requirement can be obtained multiplying the point assigned with
the relevant weight, reported in “scoring model” tables for Quality, Environment and Safety
systems.
The final score assigned to the Contractor/Supplier HSE system is given by the sum of the
scores of all the HSE requirements.
The following items should be covered in the report and follow up of audit findings:
• specific examples of non-compliance or deficiencies, including possible nature of the
problems, where evident;
• appropriate corrective actions suggested;
• final score of HSE system.
The audit report should be sent to the Contractors/Suppliers organisations and distributed in
accordance to the audit plan.
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The Organisation should examine all the non-conformities detected in an audit (both internal
and external, i.e. carried out by Eni-Agip Division) and should propose the most suitable
corrective actions to be taken.
At this scope the Organisation should identify the nature of the problems to avoid correcting
only the effects and not the causes.
The Organisation should carry on control activities, including internal audits, to monitor the
implementation status of corrective actions up to their closure.
If the effectiveness of corrective actions is not adequate, the Organisation should review them.
The Organisation should maintain a system to control and monitor all the phases of this process,
recording the status of all the actions implemented.
The corrective actions plan should relevant to external audits should be submitted to Eni-Agip
Division.
At appropriate intervals (e.g. at the Management Review), the Organisation should review the
effectiveness of corrective actions implemented and the performance of HSE system.
This review should address:
• need for changes to HSE policy;
• possible revisions of HSE strategic objectives and consequent amendments to HSE plan
and procedures;
• resource allocation for HSE implementation and maintenance.
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Review planning
The Organisation should plan the management review, including the following items:
• definition of documentation;
• definition of the responsible of review plan issue;
• definition of the schedule and the agenda;
• information of all those concerned by internal communication.
The management review should be carried out at least every year and/or each time the
Organisation considers the necessity.
Collecting of documentation
Documentation evaluation.
Keeping into account the considerations and the decisions arisen during the session, meeting
attendants should:
• identify corrective actions;
• identify preventive actions;
• define new objectives and targets;
• prepare HSE improvement programmes and HSE plans;
• allocate relevant budgets and resources;
• define actions to better comply with the Eni-Agip Division Standards, and modify the Matrix
and the Company Standards accordingly;
• approve the actions above, identifying which ones are beyond the Company responsibilities,
in order to report them directly to the Eni-Agip Division level;
• document all the meeting findings and taken actions in a formally issued Management
Review report.