Audit of Statoil – Valemon

Objective
The objective of the audit was to verify whether Statoil's management and monitoring of occupational health and safety, materials handling and barrier management was in accordance with statutory requirements, so as to reduce the likelihood of failures.

Result
Non-conformities were identified in connection with:

• employee participation
• working environment programme
• emergency lighting and indoor climate
• noise exposure calculations
• verifications and document control
• verification of OHAS factors
• WEAC ("Working Environment Check List for Design Reviews and Surveys”)
• barrier management
• remote shutdown of fire pumps

In addition, improvement points were identified in connection with:

• a common materials handling plan
• the content of the materials handling plan
• fenders and protective structures
• lifting points
• fire in the wellhead area

Journal 2013/784