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TX 75083-3836, U.S.A., fax 01-972-952-9435. AbstractContractor Management is a key issue for operators to ensure effective Health, Safety and Environmental performance at their drilling and production locations. However, operators managing contractors working for multiple clients, at multiple sites face differing styles and requirements, yet must maintain a high performance safety culture across their activities in accordance with their own policies and requirements. This paper describes one contractor's perceptions of the HSE Management Systems used by UK North Sea operators. The methodology employed in the study included questionnaires and interviews to determine perception of operator methods and effectiveness. This sought to identify the following.• The key drivers in the operators intent in managing contractor HS&E • What the Operator did to assist contractor HS&E effort • What the Operator could have done better to improve contractor HS&E effort and • What the Operator could have done additionally to improve contractor HS&E effort.Data from personnel at various points in the supply chain were collected. Personnel included senior managers, account managers, field co-ordinators, wellsite engineers and HS&E Managers. The information and experience provides an insight into working together to improve HS&E.The underlying mechanisms and behaviors within the management systems are discussed. Contractor perception of best practice and improvement opportunities is described. It is anticipated that this is of value in establishing and developing systems to manage contractors and to contractors who seek to work effectively with clients.

TX 75083-3836, U.S.A., fax 01-972-952-9435. AbstractContractor Management is a key issue for operators to ensure effective Health, Safety and Environmental performance at their drilling and production locations. However, operators managing contractors working for multiple clients, at multiple sites face differing styles and requirements, yet must maintain a high performance safety culture across their activities in accordance with their own policies and requirements. This paper describes one contractor's perceptions of the HSE Management Systems used by UK North Sea operators. The methodology employed in the study included questionnaires and interviews to determine perception of operator methods and effectiveness. This sought to identify the following.• The key drivers in the operators intent in managing contractor HS&E • What the Operator did to assist contractor HS&E effort • What the Operator could have done better to improve contractor HS&E effort and • What the Operator could have done additionally to improve contractor HS&E effort.Data from personnel at various points in the supply chain were collected. Personnel included senior managers, account managers, field co-ordinators, wellsite engineers and HS&E Managers. The information and experience provides an insight into working together to improve HS&E.The underlying mechanisms and behaviors within the management systems are discussed. Contractor perception of best practice and improvement opportunities is described. It is anticipated that this is of value in establishing and developing systems to manage contractors and to contractors who seek to work effectively with clients.

In Occupational Health and Safety, an accurate understanding of what happened before and during an incident or accident is critical in developing an understanding of the various causes. Understanding root causes and the controls necessary to prevent incidents reoccurring can be both difficult and time consuming and, if not undertaken properly, can lead to ineffective measures and adverse recurrent events. A critical part of any accident investigation is the effective gathering of facts. One of the ways to acquire important first hand information is through witness statements. Given the crucial role of eyewitness evidence, statements should be obtained as soon as possible after an incident. This is not often possible due to demands on staff resources, lack of trained staff being available or the geographically remote location where the event has occurred. This paper examines the development of a selfadministered witness interview tool, known as the SAW-IT™, and the theory used to elicit a comprehensive statement of events. This deceptively simple methodology, presently used by several Police Forces in criminal investigations, could be applied in the both in the Oil and Gas industry and in other spheres. This paper discusses the practical and cultural issues that have to be considered. Results of two studies will be outlined, both providing evidence that the interview tool elicits detailed and highly accurate information from witnesses. Study 2 demonstrates that the SAI also protects against forgetting which is a further benefit should a subsequent interview be necessary. Case studies demonstrating the use of the SAW-IT™ in an HSE investigation will be provided as illustrative examples of the practical and evidential benefits of the recall tool. The practical lessons and benefits in applying the SAW-IT™ tool in the oil and gas industry are shared and an outline given of further work proposed.

Texas 75083-3836 U.S.A., fax +1.972.952.9435. Abstract Innovations in Task Based Risk assessmentsRisk Assessment and Job Safety Analysis techniques are being used to drive down accident rates in geographically diverse oil and gas industry sectors. This paper focuses on sharing practices that can be used to make a significant contribution to the safety of tasks during operations.