Safety Management System

For Pipelines

Jitendra Kumar,
Director - DEKRA India Pvt Ltd
+91 9811340933
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Background

 Conclusions of study on O&G pipelines

 Third party interference is main cause of accidents
 The value of Self-regulated risk management
 Pipeline Integrity Management Systems are must
 Access and Regulatory controls to minimize third party interference.
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Pipeline SMS

 System of permits and land use planning procedures

 Regulatory framework to control third party interference
 Pipelines designed, constructed and operated in accordance with
recognized national and international standards/guidelines
 Pipeline Integrity management system (PIMS)
 Adequate Risk assessment and management.
 PSM implementation.
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Review of Accident history

In Europe, as per the data available:

 Decreasing incident rate = continued safety management improvements
 Third party interference = main cause (for gas about 50 % and for oil about
30 %) - followed by construction defects and corrosion
 Expected annual number of incidents 40-50
 Average damage per incident approx Rs 3 cr.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Benchmark study
 Prevention – Risk Assessment and Management
 PSM implementation
 Adequate distance to population concentrations
 Inspection/maintenance to ensure mechanical integrity
 Safe working requirements close to high pressure pipelines and availability
of pipeline location GIS data
 Restricted access to pipeline route in case of high-vulnerability
surroundings
 Mitigation
 Rapid leak detection capability and efficient means to stop flow
 Emergency plans
Safety Management System

 Systematic way to
 Identify hazards
 Assess consequences
 Estimate likelihood
 Assess overall risk
 Manage risk by prevention and mitigation.
Collaborative Approach
Elements of SMS

 Leadership and Management Commitment

 Risk Management
 Operational controls
 Incident Investigation, Evaluations and lessons learnt
 Safety Assurance
 Management review and continuous improvement
 Emergency preparedness and Response
 Competence, awareness and training.
 Documentation and recording.
Leadership Commitment

Employees
 Identify and report risk
 Identify potential improvements
 Take action to prevent or minimize accidents.
Risk Management

 Identify and assess hazards

 Assess risk from these hazards
 Plan to mitigate risk and intended effectiveness
-Include pipeline, MOC, Construction history, Safety record and
environment.
 Review annually (at least).
Operational Controls

 SOPs
-Documented
-Accessible and understood by personnel
-Implemented.
 System controls
-Design and Instrumentation
-Access controls
 Management of Change
Incident Investigation

Investigation of Incidents
 Identify causes and contributing factors
 Findings and lesson learnt
 Recommendations.
Safety Assurance

 External Audits – At least once a year

 Action plan to close findings / gaps.
 Defined response time and responsibility
 Action tracking and Closure report.
Management Review & Continuous
Improvement
 Goals and objectives of the Pipeline SMS
 Status of corrective actions from past
 Management reviews
 Performance measures and KPIs
 Results of the risk management review
 Results and recommendations of incident
 investigations, evaluations and lessons learned
 Results of internal and external audits and evaluations
 Changes that could affect the Pipeline SMS including legal, regulatory or
other requirements.
 Continuous Improvement.
Emergency Preparedness & Response

 Determination of emergency types

 Internal and external notification requirements
 Identification of response resources and interfaces
 Recognition of the Command/Response Structure
 Communication
 Training and mock drills
 Review process
 Improvement process.
Competence Awareness and Training

Employees to be trained:
 Applicable elements of Pipeline SMS that affect their job requirements
 Emerging or changing risks, Difficulties in execution of the Pipeline SMS,
and to improve process and procedures
 Potential consequences of failure to follow processes or procedures
Documentation

Pipeline SMS, revisions, translations and updates are:

 Reviewed & approved for adequacy before issue and use
 Must be accessible by relevant employees
 Remain legible and readily identifiable
 Training to workers performing an activity.
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