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Process safety – recommended practice on key performance indicators
This report provides guidance on identifying leading and lagging process safety Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the upstream oil and gas industry.
Safety Leadership in Practice: A Guide for Managers
This report is designed to support senior and/or middle management and supervisors in applying the Safety Leadership Characteristics described in Report 452 and creating a workplace culture that values safety.
Life-Saving Rules
With the revision of Report 459, IOGP launches a simplified set of Life-Saving Rules to provide workers in the industry with the actions they can take to protect themselves and their colleagues from fatalities.
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Building an inclusive workforce in the oil and gas industry
The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) Workforce Energy Task Force completed a baseline study in 2022 to investigate how to secure the necessary talent and skills to deliver secure, affordable, and lower carbon energy solutions for all and facilitate digital transformation – while enabling an equitable energy transition. This report, intended for
Sustainability reporting guidance for the oil and gas industry
The Sustainability reporting guidance for the oil and gas industry is a key tool to help companies shape the structure and content of their sustainability reporting.
Introducing JIP33: Standardizing procurement specifications
JIP33 is making a step-change improvement in the specification, procurement and delivery of equipment for the oil and gas industry, through the use of standardized industry procurement specifications.
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Infectious disease outbreak management
The oil and gas industry operates in many locations where people work, and often live together, in close quarters, such as offshore installations, ships, and remote camps. In these types of locations, infectious diseases can spread rapidly, affect workers, and disrupt operations. Long-distance travel is common, and workers can reside in locations other than where
Oil and gas contractor drug and alcohol testing recommended practice
Contractors have historically faced a variety of complex challenges in complying with substance misuse/abuse testing requirements from multiple owners and operators within the oil and gas industry. This recommended practice, summarizing and collating drug and alcohol testing programme components for oil and gas companies, will drive consistency of practice between companies and serve to enhance
Global FPSO decommissioning insights 2023
There is an urgent need to assess the current global yard capacity against the number of expected floating units that will need to be decommissioned within the next two decades to ensure availability of suitable dismantling and recycling facilities. This Report details the number and location of FPSO units and other floating units that may
Guideline for comparative assessment in decommissioning
This document is a guideline on how to conduct a successful comparative assessment (CA). A comparative assessment evaluates different decommissioning options in a structured way that provides the asset owner or operator with the information needed to make a robust decommissioning recommendation and plan for the regulator to approve. The CA helps to ensure that
IOGP FPSO Decommissioning Guiding Principles
FPSOs are widely used in the oil and gas industry. As these ships reach the end of their operational lives, they must be decommissioned in a way that minimizes the impact to health, human safety, and the environment. This document outlines the guiding principles to enable FPSO owners to ensure the safe and responsible decommissioning,
IOGP Safety performance indicators – Motor vehicle crash data – 2008-2023
Driving-related incidents have historically been the single largest cause of fatalities in IOGP Member Company operations. IOGP) has been collecting motor vehicle fatality data from its Member Companies globally since 2000, and wider motor vehicle crash data since 2008. The data collected are entered into the IOGP safety database, which is the largest database of