COW standard

• The purpose of this Control-of-Work procedure is to reduce the level

of risk to which BP workforce is exposed, and to reduce the potential
for BP operations to result in harm to others
• This procedure is intended to strengthen the ability to deliver best-in-
class HSSE performance by establishing mandatory requirements
for the control of work activities. It is further intended that these
controls be adopted by companies working on behalf of BP, including
those performing work on BP controlled sites. Contractors who
perform work on behalf of BP should have Control of Work programs
that are as comprehensive as this procedure.
 What does Control of Work
(CoW) look like ?
The CoW standard consists of 12 elements:
1. Provision of Written Control of 7. Scope, Hazards, controls &
Work Process mitigations shall be
2. Identified roles, procedures & communicated
accountabilities 8. Ongoing work monitored regularly
3. Training & Competency by responsible person
4. Planning & scheduling of tasks 9. Work site left in a safe condition
and their interaction 10. Regular auditing of CoW
5. All tasks must be risk assessed 11. All lessons learned captured
6. Permit to Work shall be obtained incorporated & shared
for tasks which involve CSE, 12. Stop unsafe work.
HW, Energy systems, Ground
dist. and other Hazardous
activities