HSEANDCULTURECONTENTS1.Introduction42.HSEandculture5-63.CharacteristicsofasoundHSEculture7-204.Sourcesforunderstandingone'sownHSEculture21-235.FactorswhichcanaffecttheHSEculture24-306.Managementandculture31-35INTRODUCTION3-41.Thepartyresponsiblewillencourageandpromoteasoundhealth,safetyandenvironmentculturecomprisingallactivityareas,andwhichcontributestoachievingthateveryonewhotakespartinpetroleumactivitiestakesonresponsibilityinrelationtohealth,safetyandtheenviron-ment,includingalsosystematicdevelopmentandimprovementofhealth,safetyandtheenvironment.Section11oftheNorwegianframeworkregulationsonasoundhealth,safetyandenvironmentculture(HSEculture)Norway'spetroleumregulationsof1January2002specifythatenterprisesmusthaveasoundhealth,safetyandenvironmental(HSE)culture.SuchademandhasneverpreviouslybeenexpressedsodirectlyineitherNorwegianorinternationalregulations.TheaimistoensureafurtherimprovementinHSEstandards.However,theregulationsdonotspecificallydefinewhattheconceptofanHSEcultureentails.Approachestounderstandingtheconceptareprovidedinthisbrochure,togetherwithsuggestionsonhowsuchaculturecanbecreated.RequirementsforasoundHSEculturearethat:�effortstoimprovehealth,safetyandtheenvironmentarenotviewedinisolationfromeachother�agoodbalanceismaintainedbetweentheindependentresponsibilityofeachpersoninHSEworkandtheresponsibilityoftheenterprisetoprovidegoodworkingconditions.Thisbrochuredoesnotprovideanyhard-and-fastrules,butisintendedtoassisttheindustryinimprovingitsHSEculture.Importantconsiderationsinclude:�takinganintegratedviewofdifferentHSEmeasures�maintainingasystematicandcriticalfocusonone'sownHSEactivities�payinggreaterattentiontothe"H"and"E"components�workingcontinuouslytoimprovethelevelofHSE,andnotrelyingsimplyonspasmodicefforts.Theregulationsrequirehealthandtheworkingenvironmenttobeviewedinrelationtosafety.RequirementsintheHSEregulationsfortheNorwegiancontinentalshelf(NCS)arelargelyformulatedinfunctionalterms.Ifnorecommenda-tionsareprovidedonhowtheserequirementsshouldbemet,itisuptoeachenterprisetosettheirownstandardsformeetingthem-specifyingwhatconstitutesasoundHSEculture,forinstance.Aculturecanbedefinedastheknowledge,values,norms,ideasandattitudeswhichcharacte-riseagroupofpeople.Wecangainaninsightintothisculturebylisteningtowhatpeoplesayandbylookingatthewaytheybehave.There-lationshipbetweenwordsanddeedsispreciselythepointatwhichanunderstandingoftheHSEcultureinanenterprisecanbegained.Wordsanddeedsmustcorrespond.Cultureisnotonlyamatterofknowledge,valuesandattitudes.Itisalsoabouttechnology,economics,lawandregulations,andotherconditionswhichinfluencedailylife.HSEANDCULTURE2.THEINTEGRATEDHSECONCEPTEMBRACES:�health(inaccordancewithhealthandworkingenvironmentlegislation)�thenaturalenvironment(inaccordancewiththePollutionAct)�theworkingenvironment(inaccordancewiththeWorkingEnvironmentAct)�safety(inaccordancewiththePetroleumandWorkingEnvironmentActs)Reportno7(2001-2002)totheStortingonhealth,safetyandtheenvironmentinthepetroleumactivityAsoundHSEculturecanbeobservedinenterpriseswhichfacilitatecontinuous,criticalandthorougheffortstoimprovehealth,safetyandtheenvironment.Wecanregardcultureasaglassthroughwhichweseetheworld,andwhichhelpsustointerpretwhatwesee.Wecanfinditdifficulttoviewourownculturewithoutglasses,becauseourvisionwillbeblurred.Itisoftenthecasethatweregardourowncul...
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