Audit of West Hercules

The audit was a follow-up of previous audits in connection with issuance of an AoC for the facility.

Objective
The objective of the audit activity was to follow up risk and barrier management, technical safety, maintenance management, verify previous audit reports and NAD’s responses to these, logistics and to follow up terms stipulated in the AoC decision.

The PSA also followed up the winterisation project which consisted of verification within certain aspects of technical, operational and management-related conditions on the facility.

Result
Nonconformities were identified in connection with:

• explosion study and winterisation
• labelling of equipment and components
• history of maintenance management system
• preservation of equipment
• blowout preventer and other pressure control equipment
• placement of equipment

Furthermore, improvement items were identified in connection with:

• risk and barrier management
• area classification
• batteries for emergency lighting
• fire detectors and a system for collection of minor oil leaks
• operational criteria for lifting equipment
• emergency number
   

Letter to North Atlantic Norway Limited (In Norwegian)
Audit report – West Hercules (In Norwegian)
 

Journal 2012/1282