API RP 70:2003 pdf free download.Security for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations
Recommended Practice 14C Analysis, Design, Installa- tion and Testing of Basic Surface Safety Systems on Offshore Production Platforms . Describes processes and systems for emergency well shut-ins on offshore platforms.
Recommended Practice 14H Installation, Maintenance and Repair of Surface Safety Valves and Underwater Safety Valves Offshore. Provides guidelines for safe operating practices of equipment used to prevent acci- dental release of hydrocarbons to the environment in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
Recommended Practice 14J Design and Hazardous Analysis for Offshore Production Platforms. Provides procedures and guidelines for planning, designing, and arranging offshore production facilities and for per- forming a hazardous operations analysis.
Recommended Practice 75 Development of a Safety and Environmental Management Program for Outer Continental Shelf Operations and Facilities. Provide guidance in preparing safety and environmental man- agement programs for offshore facilities. The following information sources and recommended practices address prevention, safety, communications, and emergency response:
Recommended Practice 49 Drilling and Well Servicing Operations involving Hydrogen SulÞde. Describes response plans for wells involving hydrogen sulÞde.
Recommended Practice 54 Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations . Describes emergency response plans for oil and natural gas well drilling and servicing.
Recommended Practice T1 Orientation Program for Personnel Going Offshore for the First Time.
Publication 761 Model Risk Management Plan for E&P Facilities . Provides a guideline on how affected facili- ties develop a risk management plan including hazard assessment, prevention and emergency response.
Gulf Safety Committee resources Ñ See Appendix A or visit the GSC website for project information at: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/harborsafety/ gsc_projects.htm 4 Security Policy Each owner/operator should develop a policy that clearly deÞnes its security goals and commitments including the pro- tection of personnel, facilities and other assets. A sample pol- icy is included in Appendix C.
5 Security Awareness
5.1 With regard to manned facilities, a key step to improv- ing security and preventing an incident is ensuring that all employees are aware of security issues that could affect their working environment.
5.2 Facility owners/operators and contractors should keep abreast of the latest security alerts and government intelli- gence information and disseminate this information, as appropriate, throughout the organization. Facility owners/ operators should evaluate and respond appropriately to this information to safeguard personnel and assets.
5.3 Facility owners/operators should report, as appropriate, suspicious activities and behaviors, attempted incursions, ter- rorist threats, or actual events to the appropriate agencies. See Appendix A for an example communications protocol devel- oped by the Gulf Safety Committee.
5.4 Each facility owner/operator should establish clear communication channels and procedures for assessing, pre- paring for, and responding to potential or actual threats.
5.5 Each facility owner/operator should establish and maintain effective liaison with local emergency response agencies and organizations, as appropriate.
5.6 Each facility owner/operator should be aware of exist- ing security regulations, standards and operating practices as they relate to their assets.
5.7 Each facility owner/operator should develop a policy for control of relevant security sensitive information (SSI).
6 Security Vulnerability Assessment (SVA) If a facility meets or exceeds any of the threshold charac- teristics established and published by the U.S. Coast Guard, a SVA will be required. Additionally, a facility may by deemed critical by a particular owner/operator for a variety of other reasons. Each owner/operator should not only review the threshold characteristics, they should also determine if a SVA is warranted based on their own unique criteria. After an initial evaluation to determine which facilities are critical, a security vulnerability assessment (SVA) should be conducted for these critical facilities. The SVA is a secondary evaluation that examines a facilityÕs characteristics and opera- tions to identify potential threats or vulnerabilities and exist- ing and prospective security measures and procedures designed to protect a facility. An example methodology and criteria for conducting an SVA is identiÞed in Appendix E. Other recognized SVA methodologies may be used and must be documented. Prior to conducting the SVA, the Þrst step should be a char- acterization of the facility or the group of similar facilities attributes, e.g. the quantity of oil and/or natural gas produced, the number of personnel on board, proximity to shipping lanes, physical access to the facility, and existing security measures and procedures already in place.API RP 70 pdf download.API RP 70:2003 pdf free download
