Business Impact Assessment for New / Revised BG Standards

Please complete section A and B below providing concise information that will support the BG Standards Steering
Committee (BG-SSC) in the decision making process around the BG Standards that are to be introduced or changed.

Section A – Summary of proposed change

1.Change Request Type: New Standard Revision to Standard (inc. deletion)

2. Proposed ‘ideal’ release date April July October December

3. Existing / Proposed Title of standard: Operations - Management of Competence Assurance
4. Existing Standard No / s. BGA-OPS-GEN-OS-0001
5. Current / Proposed Owning Function: BGA Operations
6. Proposed Author Bill Hunter
7. Proposed Group Technical Authority Bill Hunter

Section B – Case for Change Please provide a brief summary to support the case for change, summarising why
this change is required and what the associated consequences / benefits are?

8. What is the key driver(s) and benefit for
developing / changing the standards e.g.
legal compliance, risk management,
operating performance / efficiency,
commercial, reputation, asset integrity etc..
9. What impacts will the change have on
CAPEX
10.What impacts will the change have on
OPEX
11.What impacts will the change have on
Organisation (Organisational Change)
12. Is this new / revised Standard linked to
any milestones in any other projects or
programmes of work?
Ensure alignement with revised Operations Standard BGA-OPS-
GEN-OS-0001 to provide suitable level of competence assurance
for safety critical roles without overloading Assets.
Nil - Adherence to Ops Standard BGA-OPS-GEN-OS-0001, CAMS
methodology and TRACCESS tool will be borne via that Standard
change.
As Section 9.
As Section 9.
Yes. This Standard revision is linked to the current FFF
programme for CAMS and the TRACCESS database.
Insert summary details here.

13. Which other Functions need to be BG Operations - Consultation complete

consulted regarding this change? Insert summary details here.

14. Impact on existing BGA-OPS-GEN-OS-0001

Standards/guidelines? e.g. updates required to other existing standards or new guideline needs to be
developed

6 months. Little Action required to adhere to this revision.

15. What timescales are envisaged for
assets to implement the new / revised
standard?
However, significan changes may be required to implement the
CAMS Management tool (TRACCESS).
e.g. Is a 6 month implementation period appropriate during which gap analysis and
dispensations are required from assets, or are longer implementation timescales
appropriate? - Please specify

All BG Assets
16. Breadth of applicability and impact (i.e.
scope across BG) e.g. the standard applies across all BG, it only applies to projects, it applies to T&D
assets only etc…
How difficult do you envisage the implementation of the new / revised standard to
be within assets?
Straight-forward Some Implementation Difficult and
17. Difficulty of implementation within to implement – no implementation difficulties challenging to
assets? significant impact difficulties - expected –but implement –
relatively isolated manageable in significant impact
cases most cases across BG assets

18. What level / type of communication to E-mail up dates and Webex's (if needed) will be provided to the
assets will be provided in support of this Asset Operations & HSSE Managers to inform them about the
new / revised standard? update and the content.

Please return this completed form to the BGA Standards Administrator (howard.risby@bg-group.com)
 e.g. WebEx familiarisation / briefing sessions, 1-2-1 meetings with assets, no
comms envisaged

To be completed by nominee
Name Bill Hunter Position Chief Production Manager
Function BGA Operations Date 11/03/2010

Section C - Standards Working Group Recommendations and Comments

Recommended for approval      
as stands:
Recommended for approval      
with following changes:

Not recommended for      

approval for following
reasons
Date:      

Section D - Standards Steering Committee Approval and Comments

Approved: Declined:

Comments:      

Date:      

Please return this completed form to the BGA Standards Administrator (howard.risby@bg-group.com)