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Dear Ian,
For the last two years we have published information
and news to do with the Safety and Environmental Management Systems
(SEMS) rule at our web site Sutton Technical
Books.
To keep you up to date with this fast-moving topic we
have created this SEMS Report; we plan to send out a copy every two
weeks or so. It is completely free.
We are sending a copy of this first issue to you
because:
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You had requested to be put on our mailing list; or
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You have purchased a book or ebook to do with offshore safety; or
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We believe that you have an interest in SEMS.
Please confirm your
interest by clicking on the link at the top of this letter. If you
do nothing your name will be removed from our list.
If you do choose to subscribe you will receive an
email asking you to confirm your interest. This "double opt-in"
system increases security for both of us.
In this first SEMS Report we highlight three topics:
Ian Sutton
Sutton Technical Books
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 The Philosophy Behind SEMS II
We have just written an article for the journal
Process Safety Progress. The title of the article is From SEMP to SEMS to SEMS
II. The full article is available
here. The final section of the
article suggests that SEMS II (which is scheduled for the fourth
quarter of 2013) focuses mostly on company culture rather than
formal risk assessment and quantification.
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Director Watson
Article
 On April 20th 2012 the Houston Chronicle newspaper ran an
editorial written by the new director of the Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). The title of his piece was The lessons we learned for
Deepwater disaster. The article promotes the work that
BSSE has done (no surprise), and then identifies three areas of
focus:
- The
Drilling Safety Rule;
- A new
generation of Blowout Preventers; and
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Lifecycle operations.
The final point, which is discussed here, is an interesting one and may serve as a third
direction for new SEMS rules, in addition to those discussed above.
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Operator-Operator
Bridging Documents
 Those responsible for developing and running SEMS
programs are very aware of the importance given to the Operator-Contractor interface.
However a large number of offshore platforms have
more than one owner or multiple companies may access one platform
with tie-backs and other connections. This means that
Operator-Operator bridging documents are needed.
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About Sutton Technical Books
Our contact information is:
Sutton Technical Books
6340 N. Eldridge Parkway, Ste-I #206
Houston, TX 77041
info@stb07.com
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 We offer a wide range of
books, ebooks, webinars and seminars for risk management in the
process industries. Please check our seminars page and bookshop for more
details.
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In association with PetroSkills we offer a two day class on
BSEE's Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) rule.
Included are:
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A description of the rule
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An overview of the 12 technical elements
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An audit protocol
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Ebook: Management of Change
Included in this latest edition is an audit checklist
derived from the Center of Offshore Safety toolkit.
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Course: Offshore Risk Management
Check out our ORM page to learn
more about this in-depth five day course. Our next offering is June
25-29, 2012 in Houston.
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Book: Offshore Safety Management
 To
learn more about Offshore Safety Management please check out our
recently published book with that
title.
There are eight chapters, two of which deal with SEMS.
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