Course is intended for all personnel acting or standing-in as Performing Authority
Prerequisites
N/A
Objective
Provide a good and thorough understanding of the key elements as listed, to enable those persons designated as 'Performing Authorities' to carry out their duties safe and efficiently within the parameters set by the BP Safe Systems of Work Systems.
Course content
- Lessons learned from the past - Piper Alpha.
- Safe Systems of Work
- Types of Work Permits and specific activities the permit covers and key controls for each of the permits
- Confined Space Entry
- General Principles
- What is Confined Space
- Gas Testing
- Hazards
- Controls
- Emergency Procedures
- Supplementary Certificates, including
- Isolation Confirmation Certificate (ICC)
- Clearance for Excavation Certificate
- Plant Contamination Certificate
- Clearance to Move Heavy Equipment
- Inhibit Confirmation Sheet
- An in-depth instruction on all the Accountabilities, Roles and Responsibilities of the Permit to Work System as listed below:
- Performance Unit Leader
- Asset Manager
- Site Manager
- Site Controller
- Offshore Installation Manager
- Department Head
- Area Authority (AA)
- Performing Authorities (PA)
- Isolating Authority (IA)
- Control Room Operator (CRO)
- Permit to Work Coordinator (PTWC)
- Authorised Gas Tester (Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3)
- Stand-by Man or Entry Attendant (SB)
- Firewatcher (FW)
- Overview of Energy Isolation
- Electrical Isolation Standard
- Process Isolation Standard
- Energy Isolation lessons learned
