From 16 to 31 May 2018, PSA Norway conducted an audit of Seadrill’s management of emergency preparedness and the working environment, including arrangements for employee participation, on the West Elara mobile drilling facility. A non-conformity concerning the maintenance of emergency preparedness equipment was found.
The audit aimed to verify that the company’s systems for management of the working environment and emergency preparedness, as well as arrangements for employee participation on West Elara, comply with the regulations.
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The audit found a non-conformity regarding the maintenance of emergency preparedness equipment and an improvement point on analyses and systems for training the emergency preparedness organisation were identified.
Within the working environment domain, non-conformities regarding mapping and risk assessment of the working environment and defective evaluation and implementation of measures were identified.
PSA Norway also identified non-conformities within the safety service and the joint on-site working environment committee. Improvement points were also identified in respect of the choice and maintenance of respirators.
Seadrill will now report how the non-conformities will be addressed by 14 September 2018. PSA Norway also asked for their assessment of the improvement points we observed.
