Risk acceptance criteria, as upper limits of acceptable risks, have been used for offshore
activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf for more than 20 years. The common thinking …

This paper describes the implementation and use of risk assessment in the offshore industry
in relation to safety aspects—safety to people's life and health, as well as environment and …

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA, formerly Norwegian Petroleum Directorate)
took in 1999 the initiative to develop a method in order to assess trends and status for the …

Quantitative Risk Analyses (QRAs) are one of the main tools for risk management within the
Norwegian and UK oil and gas industry. Much criticism has been given to the limitations …

In various industries it is common to use risk acceptance criteria to support decision-making.
The criteria are seen as absolute in the sense that measures need to be implemented if the …

The petroleum activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf are subject to regulations
issued by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. One important issue in these regulations is …

There is an increasing trend by regulatory authorities for the introduction of the as low as
reasonably practicable (ALARP) approach in dealing with risk management of proposed or …

A discussion is presented of the use of QRA within a requirement, of the UK offshore safety
case regime, to demonstrate that risks from offshore major accidents are ALARP. General …

A brief summary is presented of the development of Quantified Risk Analysis in the offshore
oil and gas industry for nearly 20 years. From a modest start in Norway as a research …

Major hazards risk indicators are proposed for offshore installations, based on what has
been used by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway for the Risk Level approach in the …