Asset integrity
From an industry perspective, and as a result, amongst other matters, of the publishing of the detailed report and findings surrounding the Texas City refinery incident, a significant and increased focus has been placed on the management of process safety and the integrity of hydrocarbon processing plant, particularly for mature facilities under Company management.
The appointment of the Group Head of HSSEIA, with responsibility for integrity assurance as well as HSSE matters, was made as a result of this increased focus.
Petrofac hosted a safety conference in November 2007 with the theme of ‘Process Safety and Asset Integrity’. Industry speakers including representatives from BP, Shell and BG Group participated in the programme. Learning from the outcomes of this conference and other industry initiatives, including the UK Step Change in Safety movement, has been part of the development of our approach to safeguarding those assets for which we have management responsibility around the world.
Future safety conferences are planned.