Regulation 14 Revision of safety case

United Kingdom

(1)

In addition to the other occasions on which a duty holder must revise a current safety case pursuant to these Regulations, a duty holder shall revise a current safety case—

(a)

when appropriate; and

(b)

when directed to do so by the Executive pursuant to regulation 15(1).

(2)

Revisions made under sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) which make a material change to the current safety case shall not be effective unless—

(a)

the duty holder has sent a version of the current safety case which incorporates the proposed revisions, showing clearly where they are to be made, to the Executive—

(i)

at least 3 months, or such shorter period as the Executive may specify; or

(ii)

where the revisions relate to a combined operation, at least 6 weeks, or such shorter period as the Executive may specify,

before the revisions are to be made; and

(b)

the Executive has accepted the revisions.

(3)

Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (2)—

(a)

no well operation shall constitute a material change;

(b)

no revision prepared or made pursuant to regulation 27 shall constitute a material change;

(c)

the movement of a production installation to a new location F1within internal waters to be operated there shall constitute a material change; and

(d)

the conversion of a production installation to enable it to be operated as a non-production installation shall constitute a material change,

to the current safety case for the purposes of paragraph (2).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 14(3)(c) inserted (19.7.2015) by The Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive) (Safety Case etc.) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/398), reg. 1, Sch. 13 para. 39 (with reg. 4(2), Sch. 14)