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2. The dropped objects project
Status and way forward
Rune Fauskanger
Norwegian Oil and Gas
HES Superint. at Alvheim, Marathon Oil

3. Background for the work (2010)
• We are not good enough as an industry
• An average of 10 people are injured every year by dropped objects
• A collective effort was needed to develop good measures for achieving
a permanent improvement
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Participants
Name Selskap
Rune Fauskanger (chair) Marathon Oil
Erik Midtgaard BG Norge
Oddvar Øvestad/Sigurd Førsund (observers) PSA
Arne Holmås ConocoPhillips
Fredrik Vinnes Det Norske Oljeselskap
Mats Hauge AS Norske Shell
May Liss Silseth Total
Stein Ove Dyngeland Statoil
Vidar Gjerstad/Peter Alexander Hansen Statoil
Ove Skretting/Arild Stavnem Petoro
Lene Håland Norwegian Oil and Gas
Per Ove Økland Statoil/Safe
Kirsten Marie Leiros Norwegian Oil and Gas
Hugo Halvorsen Working Together for Safety
Henrik Ciekals/Jan Fløysvik Wintershall
Ole Bakkevold/Ola Jordal/Roar Høydal Beerenberg
The project is a collaboration between companies, unions and authorities

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Goal
Turn the negative trend for dropped objects
Norwegian Oil and Gas’ goal: The number of dropped objects should
be reduced by 50% from the 2008 number by the end of 2011
- 2008 – 167 (50% reduction equals 84)
- 2009 – 192
- 2010 – 158
- 2011 – 201
- 2012 – 178
- 2013 – 191
Methodology
Bring qualified personnel together in a work group with the mandate to
propose effective measures to the oil industry
The gas leak reduction project has been used as model
Be visible.
Goal and methodology

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7. Have the industry reached the goal?
• NO we have not achieved a 50% reduction from the 2008 number
• We have reached our goal in terms of reversing the negative trend.
• This is still positive, taking into account:
• aging facilities
• a number of new facilities have been started up
• increased activity within drilling
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8. What has the work group done?
2010
- Written to the industry requesting good ideas
- Proposed a list of measures for the companies
- Proposed a list a common measures for the industry
- Organized two seminars
2011
- Feedback received from the companies
- Worked on common industry measures
- Began work on a film/training package
2012
- MSc thesis – assessing factors affecting the risk related to dropped
objects
- Completed film/training package
- Organized project close-out seminar
- Re-issue of Best Practice Dropped objects Handbook
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9. Handbook – Best Practice Dropped Object Prevention
9http://www.samarbeidforsikkerhet.no/handbook/eng/handbook_eng.pdf

10. Measures for the Companies
1. Strengthen processes for work planning, execution and completion
2. Continue work to promote risk understanding
3. Review internal company training systems
4. Company requirements concerning dropped objects must be communicated
5. Establish illustrated check lists to make requirements visual
6. Implement check lists for dropped objects in the work order system
7. Review internal procedures to improve quality
8. Review/update risk assessments to identify possible “creeping changes”
9. Participate in an industry “campaign” to remove unnecessary objects above ground
10. Review to ensure that
safety equipment for use above ground is readily available
a maintenance programme is established for equipment and tools to be used above ground
a sufficient amount of barrier- material is available
11. Regular inspections – topic for management inspections
12. Review routines for establishing barriers
13. Plan inspections before bad weather
14. Work/safety meetings at worksites to review this project
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11. Measures proposed for the industry
1. Establish system for updating training programmes
2. Video which visualises the risk associated with dropped objects
3. Make best practice visible to contractors
4. Establish process for regular updating best practice handbook for
preventing dropped objects
5. Continue work on dropped object statistics
6. Introduce a signature field for dropped objects on work permits
8. Carry out drop tests to establish requirements for securing tools
9. Prepare an industry standard to reduce the number of/eliminate open
waste containers
10. Identify “old technology” equipment
11. Establish a dedicated website on dropped objects
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12. Analyis of incidents reported to the RNNP, 2008-11
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Dynamic incidents (518): incidents which result from a human activity
Static incidents (212): incidents unaffected by human activity
Unknown (210): rejected incidents where the causal factors cannot be identified

13. Training package
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http://www.norskoljeoggass.no/en/Activities/
Training package

14. What measures are effective?
Work on the list of measures for the industry. Most companies have still a way to go..
Integration of dropped objects in the overall management system
• investigations
• reporting and follow-up after incidents (not classifying away)
• training
• communication of best practice
• focus on potential dropped objects
Good traditional HSE work
• involvement of everyone in the organization
• starting by obtaining ownership by management
• continuous attention on the topic
• use time on the topic
Clear requirements towards contractors
• audits and supervision
• requirements in contracts
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15. Common factor or root cause for dropped objects?
• The answer was yes – lack of compliance/adherence
• We accordingly began to work on measures to improve
compliance/adherence
• Feedback from the questionnaire
• A clear desire for better training on and knowledge
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16. There is no excuse for lack of compliance/adherence
• Tools and knowledge are easily available.
• Use the tools.
• Consequences are communicated.
• Everybody has a personal responsibility
• for adherence of procedures
• “take a step forward” when he/she see erosion of standards
• Disciplinary reactions when individuals expose their colleagues or
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17. A simple issue
1) Reducing the number of dropped objects should be a simple
issues to handle
2) If we fail to succeed with such a simple topic, will we be
prepared to deal with more complex issues?
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18. Use time on dropped objects
• Involvement creates ownership
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19. The dropped objects project was finalized late 2012, but
attention will continue to be paid through Working
Together for Safety and Norwegian Oil and Gas’
commitment to improved personal safety on the
Norwegian continental shelf.
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20. Thank you for your attention
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