On September 25th, industry leaders, including Andy Lambert (Head of Safety, Security, and Sustainability for Global Drilling at Equinor), Roar Sognnes (Principal Engineer at Petroleum Safety Authority Norway), and Per Henry Gonsholt (Vice President for Safety at Equinor), convened to discuss Major Accidents at the IADC (International Association for Drilling Contractors) in Amsterdam.
The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has established regulations in section 5, which stipulate the necessity of a combination of technical, operational, and organisational barriers for risk owners to comprehend the health and status of each barrier element. This discussion focused on how the combination of extensive data with qualitative evaluations across company interfaces can empower risk owners to gain an overview of the major framework status.

Presight has developed an innovative model to assess and capture the overall safety culture score within organizations. While low accident and incident rates may indicate good performance, Presight delves deeper to uncover potential issues that might be lurking beneath the surface. A punitive culture, for instance, can discourage employees from reporting minor incidents or near misses, thereby inhibiting proactive safety measures. Presight’s model helps identify such hidden concerns and empowers organizations to address them effectively.

The recent International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) HSE and sustainability Conference in Kuala Lumpur was a success, bringing together industry experts to discuss important topics like safety culture and risk mitigation. Speakers emphasised the crucial...