Offshore QRA Checklist November 2008/ Sreejith

Offshore QRA Checklist

Preface:

Offshore QRA (Quantified or Quantitative Risk Assessment) is a critical assessment consideringrealistic hazard data from various sources to calculate risk levels (Individual Risks and PotentialLoss Of Life) involving spreadsheets, drawings, matrices and modeling software. QRA alsoevaluates whether the risk levels are ALARP (As Low As Reasonably Practical) or not. Theprimary objectives of risk assessment in this context are to identify and rank the risks so that theycan be adequately managed and to examine associated risk reduction measures to determinethose most suitable for implementation.The following checkpoints are compiled considering the importance of this specialized andquantitative assessment so that the offshore operating company or the field owner can check ifthe assessment done is comprehensive and realistic.

Number Checkpoint Comments

1. Were the latest revisions of drawings and documentsshared for the study?2. Ensure that the consultant has used the latest references / guidance / standards / data sources / regulations for theassessment.3. Discuss and agree on the leak sizes, success probabilityof safety systems, ignition probabilities, detection &isolation times, before start of FEA.4. Were all the sensitive receivers (escape routes, controlrooms, accommodation block, life boat stations) defined inadvance so that their impairment is assessed from firesand explosions?

Hint: Request the consultant to define them in advance and agree them internally before proceeding with the assessment.

5. Was the manning (POB) distribution reviewed by OIM orOperations manager?6. Did the consultant notify the QRA assumptions and seekan agreement?7. Were all the fire and explosion scenarios considered arerealistic? Was any hydrocarbon section left out?

Hint: Request a table from the consultant containing fires and explosion scenarios for all sections containing hydrocarbon. Let the design and HSE engineers review this to ensure that no process section is left out in the Fire and Explosion Assessment (FEA).

8. What are the assumptions considered in the blast / explosion modeling?

Congestion, blockage ratio, etc.

9. Was the most prevailing wind direction and speedconsidered based on metocean data or the worst case