Technical Guidance-Health, Safety & Environment Impact Assessment Rev.1

ADCO – HSE Technical Guidance
Health, Safety and Environment Impact Assessment (HSEIA)
Volume : 01 Revision: 1
Part : 01 Date: Jun 08
Section : Revision History Page: 2 of 46
Authorised for Issue: June 2008
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Revision History
The table below is a brief summary of the most recent revisions to this document.
Details of all revisions are held on file by the issuing department.
Revision Date Author/Coordinator Scope / Remarks

No
1 Jun 08 SSE (Risk Management) Approved
b Apr 08 SSE (Risk Management) Second draft of document.
a Dec 07 SSE (Risk Management) First draft of document.
Use Letters for drafts, numerals of approved.
Document No: ADCO-07-R-02

Section : Table of Contents Page: 3 of 46
1 Introduction..................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Purpose...................................................................................................... 5
1.2 Scope / Applicability..................................................................................... 6
1.3 Controlling Documents ................................................................................. 7
1.4 Review and Improvement ............................................................................. 7
1.5 Terminology................................................................................................ 7
1.6 Existing Laws .............................................................................................. 7
1.7 Roles and Responsibilities ............................................................................. 8
2 HSEIA Overview ............................................................................................... 9
2.1 HSEIA Scope............................................................................................... 9
2.2 Objectives .................................................................................................. 9
2.3 Types of HSEIA Reports................................................................................ 9
2.3.1 HSE Plan/Philosophy Document ..................................................................10
2.3.2 Phase 1 – Concept and Front End Engineering Design (FEED) .........................11
2.3.3 Phase 2 – Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) ..........................12
2.3.4 Phase 3 – Operations................................................................................13
2.3.5 Phase 4 – Decommissioning/ Disposal .........................................................14
2.4 De-minimis Projects ....................................................................................15
3 HSEIA Development.........................................................................................17
3.1 HSEIA Development Process ........................................................................17
3.2 HSEIA Development Team ...........................................................................17
4 HSEIA Report Contents.....................................................................................19
4.1 Report Format............................................................................................19
4.2 Facility Description......................................................................................19
4.3 Hazard Identification and Screening ..............................................................19
4.4 HSE Management System ............................................................................20
4.5 Environmental Impact Statement..................................................................21
4.6 Control of Major Accident Hazards.................................................................21
4.7 Occupational Health Risk Assessment ............................................................22
4.8 Emergency Response Plans ..........................................................................22
4.9 Improvement Action Plan.............................................................................23
4.10 Independent Verification Report....................................................................24
5 HSEIA Preparation, Submission and Approval Process ...........................................26
5.1 General .....................................................................................................26
5.2 HSEIA Authorisation....................................................................................26
5.2.1 HSEIA Owner...........................................................................................26
5.2.2 HSEIA Custodian ......................................................................................26
5.2.3 HSEIA Coordinator ...................................................................................26
5.3 Responsibilities for Preparing an HSEIA Report................................................27
5.4 Responsibilities for Advising on HSEIA Report Development ..............................27
5.5 Responsibility for Contractor Activities ...........................................................28
5.6 Responsibility for Submission of an HSEIA Report to ADNOC .............................28
5.7 HSEIA Report Timing, Routing and Approval ...................................................29
5.8 HSEIA Report Resubmission .........................................................................29
6 References .....................................................................................................32
6.1 Related ADCO Technical Guidance Documents ................................................32
6.2 Related ADNOC Codes of Practice..................................................................32

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6.3 Other References........................................................................................33

7 Definitions & Abbreviations ...............................................................................34
7.1 Definitions .................................................................................................34
7.2 Abbreviations .............................................................................................35
Figure 1: HSEIA Documentation Requirements ..........................................................10

Figure 2: HSEIA Development Process .....................................................................18
Figure 3: ADCO HSEIA Report Preparation, Routing and Approval Process .....................31
Appendix 1 – HSEIA Report Development Flowchart

Appendix 2 – ADCO HSEIA Report Template
Appendix 3 – Independent Verification Report Template
Appendix 4 – Assurance Letter for HSEIA Resubmission

Section : 1. Introduction Page: 5 of 46
1 Introduction
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), as the regulator for Health, Safety and
Environment for the Abu Dhabi onshore and offshore oil and gas industry, requires all
Group Companies to prepare an integrated Health, Safety and Environmental Impact
Assessment (HSEIA) for all new and substantial modification projects, existing
facilities, sites and operations.
The requirements for HSEIA Reports are detailed in the ADNOC HSE Management
Codes of Practice (Volumes 1, 2 and 5) and relevant Group Guidelines.
For projects assessed as having a low environmental impact, no Major Accident Hazard
(MAH) potential and no high-risk occupational health hazards, the HSEIA shall provide
a demonstration of this de-minimis status.
The HSEIA shall be recorded in an integrated HSEIA Report in accordance with the
requirements this Technical Guidance Document and ADNOC COPV1-02.
1.1 Purpose
The purpose of this Technical Guidance Document is to define the approach to
HSEIA in ADCO, in line with ADCO’s Corporate HSE Risk Evaluation & Management
Procedure and all relevant ADNOC HSE Management Codes of Practice and Group
Guidelines.
It provides users with assistance for developing HSEIA Reports for all new and
substantial modification projects, existing facilities, sites and operations in
accordance with ADNOC HSEIA reporting requirements.
The aim of the HSEIA is to demonstrate, in relation to the subject project, facility,
site or activities:
• That all HSE hazards have been systematically identified in the Hazards &
Effects Register, inclusive of relevant risk classification (e.g. High, Medium
and Low) in accordance with ADCO Technical Guidance Document
‘Qualitative Risk Assessment’ and ADNOC Group Guideline ‘HSE Risk
Management’.
• That all Significant (adverse) Environmental Impacts have been identified,
suitably analysed and assessed for significance in accordance with ADCO
Technical Guidance Document ‘Environmental Risk Assessment’. It shall be
demonstrated that relevant control, mitigation and recovery measures are
proposed (for projects), are implemented (for existing facilities or
operations) or an implementation plan exists for implementation.
• That all Major Accident Hazards (MAHs) have been identified and suitable
control, mitigation and recovery measures are proposed (for projects) or
are implemented (for existing facilities or operations) in accordance with
ADCO Technical Guidance Document ‘Control of Major Accident Hazards’. It
shall be demonstrated that operation can be achieved within the ADNOC
quantitative criteria for risk tolerability and ALARP must be demonstrated in
accordance with ADCO Technical Guidance Document ‘Quantitative Risk
Assessment’ and ADNOC Group Guideline ‘HSE Risk Management’.

• That all High Occupational Health Risks have been systematically identified
and suitable action to mitigate these risks and to protect employees from
these risks have been or will be taken in accordance with ADCO Technical
Guidance Document ‘Occupational Health Risk Assessment’ and ADNOC
Codes of Practice on Occupational Health Risk Management.
• That there is an implementation plan that shows how the control, mitigation
and recovery measures for Significant Environmental Impacts, Major
Accident Hazards and High Occupational Health Risks will be implemented
and managed throughout the facility lifecycle.
• How all HSE risk - including that resulting from Medium and Low Risk
Hazards - will be managed and controlled via the ADCO or
project/site/operations specific HSE Management System (HSEMS).
• That Emergency Response Plans (on-site and off-site where necessary) in
relation to Major Accident Hazards have or will be prepared based on
credible emergency scenarios, with the necessary stakeholder consultation.
1.2 Scope / Applicability
This Technical Guidance shall be applied to all projects; irrespective of monetary
value and the significance of HSE impact, and all existing facilities, sites and
operations over which ADCO has operational control.
It is applicable to the whole lifecycle of projects, facilities, sites and operations i.e.
from Conceptual Design and FEED to EPC through to Operations and
Decommissioning/disposal, and covers routine, non-routine and emergency
operating conditions.
Work undertaken by a contractor and under the contractor’s management system
shall have requirement for an equivalent approach expressly defined within the
contract.
A HSEIA shall be required in ADCO for, as a minimum, the following activities:
• Seismic surveys
• Exploration drilling
• Field development
• Well testing
• Oil & Gas production operations
• Pipeline construction
• Terminal and tanker loading operations
• Construction operations, including construction of artificial islands
• Power Generation and other utilities
• Other projects with potential to cause significant harm or impact to the
environment or health and safety of ADCO employees, contractors or
external 3rd parties

These activities may be considered separately or two or more activities may be

combined to reflect the integrated nature of a specific project, facility or operation.
Some sites (e.g. normally unmanned remote manifold stations) may only have the
potential for Major Accidents for brief periods. Nevertheless a HSEIA Report shall
be prepared either for each site or be included in the HSEIA Report for the overall
asset.
1.3 Controlling Documents
This document is a specification under CPR-HSED-0308 ADCO HSE Management
System and ADCO HSE Risk Evaluation and Management Procedure, and specifies
the application of HSEIA process for all ADCO’s E&P activities.
Future revisions of this document shall be governed by CPR-008 ADCO Corporate
Procedure Manual No. 8, Information & Records Management.
1.4 Review and Improvement
This specification shall be reviewed, as a minimum, every 3 years. However,
changes to the current version may be made in less than 3 years as required.
Users are encouraged to participate in the ongoing improvement of this document
by providing constructive feedback to the document custodian using the formats
provided in CPR-008 ADCO Corporate Procedure Manual No. 8, Information &
Records Management.
1.5 Terminology
Within this document, the intent of the following terms shall be read:
• Shall, Will, Must means that an action is compulsory;
• Should, Would, If Possible means that an action is not compulsory but is
recommended; and
• May means that an action is optional and no recommendation is made as to
whether or not it is to be carried out.
Non-compliance with this guidance shall only be authorised by HSEM through
formal deviation approval.
1.6 Existing Laws
There are currently no specific UAE laws applicable to the control of Major Accident
Hazards. However, laws on protection of the environment and people are relevant
in that the consequences of a Major Accident Hazard may result in either adverse
environmental impacts or effects on people. Relevant legislation includes:
• Federal Law No 24 of 1999 for the Protection and Development of the
Environment and subsequently issued executive regulations.
• Federal Law No 8 of 1980 re Regulation of Labour Relations
A list of UAE Laws & Regulations can be found in Appendix 4 of ADNOC Manual
Codes of Practice: Codes of Practice on HSE Administration Systems. Further detail
on UAE laws concerning the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process can

be found in Appendix 2 of ADNOC Manual of Codes of Practice: Code of Practice on

Environmental Impact Assessment.
1.7 Roles and Responsibilities
Role Responsibility
HSE Manager HSEM shall:

(HSEM)
• Be the approval authority and custodian of this document, which
shall include coordinating regular reviews and updates and all
supporting documents.
• Be the Technical Authority in ADCO for this Technical Guidance in case of
conflicts between ADCO divisions and/or external contractors/consultants.
• Ensure this Technical Guidance document is effectively implemented

and maintained at all levels within the organisation, and ensure the
contents of this document are adapted to meet change as necessary.
Divisional All Divisional Managers shall:

Managers
• Ensure this Technical Guidance document is effectively implemented
and maintained within their business area, and ensure the contents of
this document are adapted to meet change as necessary.
• Ensure reviews are identified and planned well in advance with sufficient
time and resources allocated.
• Provide adequate support and resources to effectively implement the

requirements of this Technical Guidance.
Focal Points (i.e. All Focal Points shall:
Project Managers,
Project Engineers, • Conduct all activities in line with the requirements of the Technical
Operation Guidance.
Managers, • Liaise or consult with HSED on issues and conflicts.
Supervisors,
Contract • Review of draft and acceptance (sign) of the final report.
Administrators)
• Ensure that all actions are closed and signed off

Section : 2. HSEIA Overview Page: 9 of 46
2 HSEIA Overview
2.1 HSEIA Scope
An HSEIA shall be required for all projects, facilities, sites or activities irrespective
of monetary value or the significance of HSE impacts, and shall include contractor
work irrespective of whether this is performed by ADCO personnel or other service
company personnel.
The HSEIA shall be recorded in an integrated HSEIA Report in accordance with the
requirements of this Technical Guidance Document and ADNOC COPV1-02.
HSEIA Reports shall include all potential HSE hazards associated with the project,
facilities, site or activity, including a demonstration that the risk associated with
all hazards which have the potential for significant environmental impact, Major
Accident Hazards or high-risk occupational health hazards, are reduced to tolerable
and ALARP.
HSEIA Reports should also include hazards which may be introduced within the site
boundary e.g. from marine, road transport and air transport operations or 3rd
parties (e.g. activities/facilities of other Group Companies or 3rd parties).
In addition, HSEIA reports shall also consider the impact of ADCO’s operations and
facilities on 3rd parties and the impact of 3rd party operations and facilities on
ADCO personnel and assets.
The responsibility for preparing a HSEIA report for 3rd party activities outside of
ADCO’s facilities shall be the 3rd party themselves. However, it shall be the
responsibility of the relevant Division Managers to ensure that 3rd party activities
do not present an unacceptable level of risk to ADCO facilities.
2.2 Objectives
HSEIA is a systematic process of identifying HSE impacts of existing, new or
substantially altered projects, and establishing mitigation requirements.
2.3 Types of HSEIA Reports
The HSEIA reporting requirements for new projects and major modifications to
existing facilities are illustrated in Figure 1.
An HSEIA Report is a ‘living’ document that considers the full lifecycle of project,
facilities and operations. It must address the HSE impacts in each of the life cycle
phases i.e. project conception, design, tender, construction, commissioning,
operation, decommissioning, abandonment and site restoration of a project.
In ADCO, in accordance with ADNOC HSEIA reporting requirements, HSEIA reports
shall be developed at the following stages of a project:
• Phase 1: Conceptual design and FEED (Front End Engineering & Design).
• Phase 2: Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC).
• Phase 3: Operation. (Initially, then every 5 years).
• Phase 4: Decommissioning/disposal.

All HSEIA reports shall be prepared in accordance with this Technical Guidance
Document and ADNOC COPV01-02 Code of Practice ‘HSEIA Requirements’.
Figure 1: HSEIA Documentation Requirements
Pre-concept & FEED EPC Operations Abandonment

Concept
HSE Plan / Phase 1 HSEIA Phase 2 HSEIA Phase 3 HSEIA Phase 4 HSEIA
Philosophy
Document
Figure 1 shows the inter-relationship between the different HSEIA Report phases:
• A Phase 1 HSEIA Report should provide input to a Phase 2 HSEIA Report;
• A Phase 2 HSEIA Report should provide input to a Phase 3 HSEIA Report;
• Phase 1 and 2 HSEIA Reports should also provide input to Phase 4 HSEIA
Report i.e. decommissioning, deconstruction and disposal should be
considered in the design phase (i.e. Phase 1 and 2).
The earlier submissions, i.e. HSE Plan/Philosophy Document and Phase 1 HSEIA
Reports will be based on less detailed information, subsequently containing less
detail and focusing on the specific activities of that project stage with respect to
significant environmental impacts, Major Accident Hazards and high-risk
occupational health hazards.
The HSE risk evaluation and management studies required at each phase are
detailed in ADCO Procedure ‘HSE Risk Evaluation and Management’ and relevant
supporting Technical Guidance Documents.
2.3.1 HSE Plan/Philosophy Document
The purpose of the HSE Plan / Philosophy Document is to:
• Demonstrate that there has been a systematic application of the ADCO Risk
Evaluation and Management procedures during the pre-concept and concept
phase;
• Confirm that the pre-concept and concept selection processes have
identified and assessed HSE risks associated with each development option
and that the selected option is ALARP;
• Identify the specific HSE Risk Evaluation and Management processes
required for the future project stages.

All HSE Plans and HSE Philosophy Documents in ADCO shall be prepared in
accordance with ADCO Guidelines for Preparation of a Project HSE Philosophy
Document (30.99.90.003) and Guidelines for Preparation of Project Health, Safety
and Environmental (HSE) Plans (30.99.90.015).
2.3.2 Phase 1 – Concept and Front End Engineering Design (FEED)
The purpose of the Phase 1 HSEIA is to:
• Demonstrate that there has been a systematic application of ADCO Risk
Evaluation and Management procedures during the pre-concept, concept
and FEED phases;
• Confirm that residual HSE risks are tolerable and ALARP in accordance with
ADCO Risk Evaluation and Management Procedure and ADNOC Guidelines
on Risk Management;
• Identify HSE Critical Equipment and Systems (HSECES).
The Phase 1 HSEIA shall include:
• Summary of the development options considered as part of the Concept
phase and justification for the selected option (from HSE Philosophy
Document);
• Description of the facilities detailing the HSECES and features associated
with the plant design and layout;
• A Hazard and Effects Register containing:
o Details of all HSE hazards that have been identified as being
relevant to the facility operation.
o An assessment of the risks associated with each hazard using the
ADNOC Risk Assessment Matrix.
• Summary of all Risk Evaluation and Management studies that have been
completed with results;
• Summary of the philosophies and measures implemented during the FEED
to reduce residual risks to ALARP;
• Documented ALARP demonstration with a description of the process that
was followed and risk reduction options considered with reasons for
acceptance/rejection;
• Summary of the key assumptions made in the assessments that have been
carried out.
A Phase 1 HSEIA essentially describes how to design for HSE integrity.
A Phase 1 HSEIA Report based on the information available through the FEED
phase shall be developed by the FEED Contractor (or specialist HSEIA consultant
sub-contracted by the FEED contractor).
The Phase 1 HSEIA Report shall present an overview of anticipated HSE Hazards,
impacts and associated risk levels based on analysis of relatively broad HSE

information on conceptual technical design and the environment in which the

project will be located.
The report shall include recommendations regarding HSE issues to be addressed in
subsequent project phases i.e. issues to be included in the detailed design and
studies/analysis that can only be conducted during or after detailed design.
The Phase 1 HSEIA Report shall be approved by ADCO and ADNOC before the
project may proceed to Phase 2.
2.3.3 Phase 2 – Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)
The Phase 2 HSEIA commences at the end of the FEED phase and essentially
describes how to build for HSE Integrity.
The Phase 2 HSEIA shall:
• Be based on the Phase 1 HSEIA (Figure 1);
• Be based on the detailed design; any modification to the design between
Phase 1 and Phase 2 shall be identified and addressed in the Phase 2 HSEIA;
• Include all HSE considerations of project construction, commissioning,
performance testing and demobilisation of contractor(s);
• Demonstrate follow-up to the remedial actions identified in the Phase 1
HSEIA.
• Summary of all major modifications to the design between Phase 1 and
Phase 2.
• Summary of the project construction, commissioning, performance testing,
demobilisation of contractor(s), etc. options considered as part of the EPC
phase and justification for the selected option;
• Description of the facilities detailing the HSECES and features associated with
the planned construction and commissioning activities;
• An updated Hazard and Effects Register containing:
relevant to this phase of the project.
• Summary of the philosophies and measures implemented during the EPC
phase to reduce residual risks to ALARP;
• Documented ALARP demonstration with a description of the process that was
followed and risk reduction options considered with reasons for

ADCO Risk Evaluation and Management Procedure and ADNOC Guidelines on
Risk Management;
• Summary of the key assumptions that have been made in the assessments
that have been carried out.
The Phase 2 HSE report shall be prepared and submitted to ADCO and ADNOC for
approval before the actual start of construction.
2.3.4 Phase 3 – Operations
The purpose of the Phase 3 (Operations) HSEIA is to demonstrate that residual
HSE risks during normal operations are tolerable and ALARP. A Phase 3 HSEIA
essentially describes how to operate to maintain HSE Integrity.
For new projects, i.e. when a Phase 1 and 2 HSEIA Reports are available, the
operations phase is defined as commencing on acceptance from the EPC contractor
a finished project for continuous operation.
The Phase 3 HSEIA Report shall address all HSE aspects of routine and non routine
operations and be based on finalised construction, which may include modifications
from earlier detailed design and/or late changes in predicted impacts. The Phase 3
HSEIA Report is essentially an update of the earlier phase HSEIA Reports (Figure
1), and it should normally be appropriate to present it as a revision to the Phase 2
report.
The Phase 3 HSEIA Report shall be initiated and approved before normal
operations begin. In this context ‘normal operations’ should be taken as ‘steady-
state operations’ following handover of the facility from EPC contractor (i.e. EMPD)
to Operations.
For existing facilities or operations, i.e. when no Phase 1 or 2 HSEIA Report is
available, the Phase 3 HSEIA Report shall address all HSE aspects of routine and
non-routine operations. This shall be based on proven performance as gained in
the years since operation commenced. The first Phase 3 HSEIA shall be prepared
and approved at a time that has been agreed between ADCO and ADNOC.
The Phase 3 HSEIA shall:
• For new projects, be based on the Phase 1 and Phase 2 HSEIAs (Figure 1);
• Be based on the finalised construction; any modification to the design
between Phase 2 and Phase 3 shall be identified and addressed in the Phase
3 HSEIA;
• Include all HSE considerations of normal operations, including routine, non-
routine and emergency operating conditions.
• Demonstrate follow-up to the remedial actions identified in the Phase 1 and 2
HSEIAs.
For new projects, a Phase 3 HSEIA shall be a contract deliverable of the EPC
contractor. The EPC contractor shall be responsible for the development of a
Phase 3 HSEIA which meets the requirements of this Technical Guidance

Document and ADNOC HSE management Codes of Practice prior to handing over
to operations.
The Divisional Manager (i.e. Field Manager) shall be responsible for ensuring that
there is an up-to-date approved Phase 3 HSEIA available for his facility
• Description of the facilities detailing the HSECES and features associated with
the activity or operation;
• An updated Hazard and Effects Register containing:
relevant to the operation or activity.
• Summary of the philosophies and measures implemented during the FEED
and EPC phases to reduce residual risks to ALARP;
• Summary of the philosophies and measures that are (for existing facilities),
or will be (for new facilities), implemented during the operations to reduce
residual risks to ALARP;
• HSE critical equipment and systems and their performance standards;
• Operations controls, maintenance and change control arrangements to
manage the residual risks;
Risk Management;
Each Phase 3 HSEIA Report must be resubmitted to ADNOC for approval every 5
years or when major equipment modifications significantly alter the HSE impacts
and/or hazards within the 5-year interval (Section 5).
2.3.5 Phase 4 – Decommissioning/ Disposal
Decommissioning/disposal activities shall be subject to an independent HSEIA
which addresses the planned decommissioning/disposal activities. A Phase 4
HSEIA Report essentially describes how HSE Integrity will be maintained during
and after shutdown of a project. A Phase 4 HSEIA shall include all HSE
considerations of the following:
• Shutdown;

• Decommissioning;
• Mothballing; and/or
• Removal or discontinuation of an operation, including site restoration.
In essence, a Phase 4 HSEIA is an operations HSEIA covering the planned
decommissioning/disposal operations, and shall include:
• A summary of the planned decommissioning/disposal options considered for
the project and development option/s considered and justification for the
selected option/s;
• A Hazard and Effects Register containing:
relevant to the planned decommissioning/disposal options.
• Summary of the philosophies and measures that will implemented during the
decommissioning/disposal operations to reduce residual risks to ALARP;
Risk Management;
The Phase 4 HSEIA Report shall be approved before such decommissioning
activities start.
The shutdown phase of a project shall also be addressed as far as possible in the
Phase 1, 2 and 3 HSEIA Reports to assure the ‘design out’ of decommissioning and
site restoration issues.
2.4 De-minimis Projects
At conceptual stage, i.e. pre-Phase 1, it shall be determined whether a project falls
under the category of De-minimis or Non-Deminimis under ADNOC’s definition (see
ADNOC-COPV1-02).
De-minimis projects are defined as projects with no or with only minimum HSE
impacts. Such projects may proceed without having to formally produce an HSEIA.
However, development of a shortened HSEIA shall be required, and shall
demonstrate the following:
• A HAZID study has been conducted;

• Hazards and Effects Register showing no ‘High-risk’ hazards;

• All medium and low risks have adequate safety barriers;
• Adequate environment data;
• An EIA has, or has not been conducted together with explanation;
• An EIA has determined that there will be no significant impacts;
• A conceptual PHSER Stage 1 has been conducted;
• Project achieving an acceptable ALARP risk ranking; and
• Conclusion of HSEIA Screening Review.
Non-Deminimis are projects that have the potential to result in significant
environmental impact, Major Accident Hazards or high-risk occupational health
hazards. Therefore an HSEIA shall be required to be developed as described in
Section 2.3.

Section : 3. HSEIA Development Page: 17 of 46
3 HSEIA Development
3.1 HSEIA Development Process
The HSEIA development process should follow the process illustrated in Figure 2
(adapted from ADNOC-COPV1-02).
The following table outlines the links between the HSEIA development process and
the ADCO Technical Guidance Documents:
Table 1: ADCO Technical Guidance Documents
HSEIA Component (Figure 2) ADCO Technical Guidance Document
Hazard & Effects Register ‘Hazard Identification (HAZID)’

‘Qualitative Risk Assessment’
Environmental Impact Statement ‘Environmental Risk Assessment’
COMAH Report ‘Qualitative Risk Assessment’

‘Fire Safety Assessment’
‘Quantitative Risk Assessment’
‘Major Accident Hazard Analysis (Bowtie Analysis)’
‘Manual of Permitted Operations’
OHRA Report ‘Occupational Health Risk Assessment’
3.2 HSEIA Development Team

The HSEIA Report shall be prepared by a suitably qualified, experienced and
demonstrably competent person/s and shall be subject to detailed quality
assurance processes for correctness and completeness prior to submission to
ADCO, including, where appropriate Independent Verification Review (IVR).
Competence shall be evaluated in the tender evaluation process. The ADCO HSEIA
Coordinator shall advise Divisional Managers on the availability of competent
HSEIA consultants.
Engineering and operational specialists, HSE personnel and other stakeholders
shall be consulted during production of the HSEIA Report.
A representative (or representatives) of the workforce shall be involved in
development of the HSEIA report, and in particular for a Phase 3 HSEIA. The
extent and type of workforce involvement should depend on the particular
circumstances of the site and the experience and training of site personnel, but
representatives shall be expected to provide input to the process (e.g. commenting
on the accuracy of the report, highlighting where protective systems/ procedures
do not have the effects claimed).

Section : 3. HSEIA Development Page: 18 of 46
Figure 2: HSEIA Development Process
Health, Safety & Environmental Impact Assessment

Report
Provide statement of basic features of project, facility &

operation
Hazard & Effects Register

(e.g. Low, Medium & High Risk)
Environmental Impact COMAH Report OHRA Report

Statement (EIS) (for Major Accident (for High Occupational
(for Planned Hazards only) Health Risks only)
Significant Impacts ADCO Technical Guidance ADCO Technical Guidance
‘Control of Major Accident ‘Occupational Health Risk
only)
Hazards’ Assessment’
ADCO Technical Guidance
‘Environmental Risk
Assessment’
OR OR OR
Provide rationale for Provide rationale for Provide rationale for
concluding that there are no concluding that there are no concluding that there are no
Planned Significant Impacts Major Accident Hazards High Occupational Health
Risks
AND AND AND
Planned non- Medium/Low Risk Medium/Low

Significant Impacts Accident Hazards Occupational Health
Demonstrate controls Demonstrate controls Risks
management via management via Demonstrate controls
HSEMS HSEMS management via
HSEMS
ADCO HSE Management System
Ref. ADNOC Code of Practice on HSEIA Requirements, COPV1-02

Section : 4. HSEIA Report Contents Page: 19 of 46
4 HSEIA Report Contents

4.1 Report Format
To avoid potential duplication in its various components, and to ensure consistency
between HSEIA Reports developed in ADCO, all HSEIA Reports shall follow the
format recommended in ADNOC-COPV1-02, and included in Appendix 1 of this
document.
The HSEIA Report shall provide sufficient detail on each of the components shown
in Figure 2. The flowchart provided in Appendix 1 (adapted from ADNOC-COPV1-
02, Appendix 2) illustrates the scope and the chronological sequence that an
HSEIA development should follow.
HSEIA Reports may be required to be developed in the ADCO Intranet template to
facilitate HSEIA Report dissemination and implementation activities.
All final HSEIA Reports, including components reports, i.e. EIS, COMAH and OHRA
shall be provided in both hard and electronic copies. All electronic files shall be in
their original format (e.g. MS Word, MS Excel).
Only approved and validated proprietary software models shall be used in support
of HSEIA development in ADCO. Approved and validated software models are
defined in the relevant individual Technical Guidance Document. Where these
models are used, the final model files shall also be provided to ADCO.
4.2 Facility Description
The HSEIA Report shall provide a description of the main features of the project,
facility or operation including the rationale for how the HSEIA Report should be
considered e.g. Phase 1, 2, 3 or 4 HSEIA.
The facility description shall provide sufficient information to give an understanding
of the HSE hazards and effects of the project, facility or operation. The description
shall summarize the key HSE issues, including the HSE Critical Equipment and
Systems (HSECES) and Operational Controls (e.g. HSE Critical Positions and HSE
Critical Tasks), and should not attempt to duplicate the detailed and specific
information provided in the detailed COMAH, EIS or OHRA Reports.
4.3 Hazard Identification and Screening
In ADCO, Hazard identification (HAZID) shall be performed in accordance with
ADCO Technical Guidance Document ‘Hazard Identification (HAZID)’.
The HAZID technique selected shall be appropriate to the project, facility or
operation being assessed and the relevant HSEIA development phase. ADCO
Technical Guidance Document ‘Hazard Identification (HAZID)’ provides guidance
on Hazard Checklists for different HSEIA development phases (i.e. concept/FEED,
Detailed Design, Operations, etc.) and different types of operations (i.e. drilling,
construction, operations, etc.).
All HSE hazards identified shall be screened using the ADNOC Risk Assessment
Matrix (RAM) in accordance with ADCO Technical Guidance Document ‘Qualitative
Risk Assessment’. All HSE hazards shall be screened as High/Medium/Low risk. In

addition, all HSE hazards shall be screened for significant environmental impacts,
major accident hazard potential and high-risk occupational health hazard potential.
Hazard identification, i.e. HAZID, and screening, i.e. qualitative risk assessment
utilizing the ADNOC RAM (i.e. High/Medium/Low) shall be recorded in a Hazard
and Effects Register. The Hazard and Effects Register shall include all HSE
hazards and effects including accidental environmental impacts and occupational
health hazards. Further guidance of Hazard and Effects Registers is given in ADCO
Technical guidance Document ‘Qualitative Risk Assessment’.
For a new or substantial modification project, the findings from the HAZID and
other HSE risk evaluation and management studies shall be retained in the project
Hazard and Effects Register which is maintained up-to-date as the project
progresses, i.e. Phase 1 to Phase 2, and Phase 2 to Phase 3 (Figure 1).
4.4 HSE Management System
The HSEIA Report shall demonstrate how all HSE hazards are managed (or will be
managed for new projects), inclusive of low- and medium-risk HSE hazards via the
ADCO HSE Management System (HSEMS) or for a new of substantial modification
project, the main Contractor’s HSEMS.
This shall be achieved by providing a summary of the facility, i.e. ADCO, or main
Contractor’s HSEMS in the relevant section of the HSEIA Report (see Appendix 2).
The HSEMS shall be the primary reference for all HSE risk controls in ADCO.
The HSEIA Report shall demonstrate how the ADCO HSEMS, or main Contractor’s
HSEMS is, or will be, applied to a specific project, facility or operation, how the
HSEMS objectives are implemented in practice and how local HSE risk evaluation
and management objectives are set and achieved.
The level of application of ADCO’s risk evaluation and management process (as
defined by ADCO Procedure ’Risk Evaluation and Management’) in the HSEIA
development process shall be proportionate with the level of risk (to keep the
HSEIA Report manageable and focused); high risk HSE hazards, significant
environmental impacts, MAHs and high-risk occupational health hazards shall be
subject to detailed risk evaluation and demonstration of management; lower level
risks may not be analysed, but the controls shall be described or referenced in the
ADCO, or main Contractor’s, HSEMS and where relevant, should explicitly
reference relevant ADCO procedures and Group codes and standards.
The HSEMS (ADCO or main Contractor’s) shall ensure that the management of all
HSE hazards, inclusive of workplace hazards, are subjected to continuous
performance monitoring, regular auditing and periodic management review, to
assure that practice meets agreed standards. By describing the site HSEMS, the
HSEIA Report shall demonstrate that there is a process in place to achieve
continuous improvement in HSE hazard management.
The HSEMS description included in the HSEIA Report shall include an overview of:
• ADCO or main Contractor’s HSE Policy and HSE objectives;
• Organisation, roles & responsibilities and manning levels;
• Risk evaluation and management processes;

• Planning;
• HSE-Critical Positions, HSE-Critical Tasks and HSE-Critical Procedures;
• Performance monitoring;
• Audit;
• Management review.
Further guidance on the requirements of HSEMS’ is provided in ADNOC Group
Guideline ‘HSE Management Systems’.
4.5 Environmental Impact Statement
An Environment Impact Statement is essentially the output from the
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process. An EIS shall be required for all
Group Company projects, facilities, modifications and operations where there is
potential for planned significant environmental impacts.
In ADCO, assessment of whether a project, facility or operation has the potential
for the planned significant environmental impacts shall be performed in accordance
with ADCO Technical Guidance Document ‘Environmental Risk Assessment’.
The EIS shall be performed in accordance with ADNOC COPV2-01 ‘Environmental
Impact Assessment’ and shall identify all planned significant environmental
impacts and demonstrate how corrective (mitigation) measures are introduced in
the design process - by using Best Available Techniques (BAT) - to eliminate or
minimise the impact.
Accidental significant environmental impacts (e.g. oil spills, fires and explosions,
toxic gas dispersion) shall be assessed in the Control of Major Accident Hazards
(COMAH) Report (Section 4.6).
The EIS shall refer to the part of the HSEIA Report that sets out the main features
of the project, facility or operation (Section 4.2).
4.6 Control of Major Accident Hazards
A Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Report shall be required for all
projects, facilities or operations where there is the potential for Major Accident
Hazards (MAHs) to occur. MAHs are defined in ADNOC-COPV5-01 ‘Control of Major
Accident Hazards’. If it concluded that no Major Accident Hazards occur, then it
shall be demonstrated that this has been concluded following a detailed screening
of the project, facility or operation’s Hazard and Effects Register.
In ADCO, all COMAH Reports shall be developed in accordance with ADCO
Technical Guidance Document ‘Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH)’ and
ADNOC-COPV5-01 and shall demonstrate for the MAHs ‘screened’ in the Hazards
and Effects Register that:
• All MAHs have been analysed in detail using appropriate HSE risk evaluation
techniques (see ADCO Procedure ‘HSE Risk Evaluation and Management’),
and are inclusive of accident scenarios and the quantified risk relating to
each scenario;

• All MAHs are, or will be, controlled, managed and mitigated to tolerable and
ALARP risk levels in accordance with ADCO Procedure ‘Risk Evaluation and
Management’ and ADNOC Guidelines on Risk Management;
• The overall risk levels of the project, facility or operation are acceptable or
ALARP i.e. within the ADNOC quantitative criteria for risk tolerability;
• ADCO has, or will have, emergency response plans in place to respond to
emergencies concerning the full range of possible accidents that involve the
MAHs (on site and off-site where necessary);
• All MAHs are addressed via the ADCO HSEMS.
Further guidance on COMAH Report development is provided in ADCO Technical
Guidance Document ‘Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH)’.
4.7 Occupational Health Risk Assessment
An Occupational Health Risk Assessment (OHRA) shall be required for all projects,
facilities or operations in which there is the potential for high-risk occupational
health hazards.
In ADCO, all OHRAs shall be performed in accordance with ADCO Technical
Guidance ‘Occupational Health Risk Assessment (OHRA)’ and ADNOC COP
Guideline on ADNOC-COPV3-08 ‘Occupational Health Risk Assessment (OHRA)’.
The OHRA Report is the output of this assessment.
The OHRA Report shall refer to the part of the HSEIA Report that sets out the main
features of the project, facility or operation (Section 4.2).
All occupational health hazards shall be recorded in the Hazards and Effects
Register (Section 4.3) and shall be further examined and assessed for risk
potential in the OHRA in accordance with ADCO Technical Guidance ‘Occupational
Health Risk Assessment (OHRA)’ and ADNOC COP Guideline on ADNOC-COPV3-08
‘Occupational Health Risk Assessment (OHRA)’.
For all high-risk occupational health hazards, the OHRA Report shall demonstrate
how these hazards will be controlled, managed and mitigated to ALARP in
accordance ADCO Procedure ‘Risk Evaluation and Management’, ADNOC Guidelines
on Risk Management and the ADNOC-COPV3-01 ‘Framework of Occupational
Health Risk Management (OHRM)’.
Further guidance on OHRA Report development is provided in ADCO Technical
Guidance Document ‘Occupational Health Risk Assessment (OHRA)’.
4.8 Emergency Response Plans
Emergency response plans shall be developed, which cover as a minimum, the full-
range of potential MAH scenarios identified in the COMAH Report inclusive of on-
site, and where appropriate off-site emergency response plans. The degree of
planning shall be proportionate to the probability and potential severity of the
accident scenario.
The COMAH and HSEIA Reports shall also provide a demonstration that:
• Emergency plans have been communicated to all stakeholders;

• Emergency plans have been tested and will continue to be tested

periodically;
• Necessary training / exercising has and will continue to be provided.
In ADCO, Emergency Response Plans shall be developed in accordance with
ADNOC-COPV5-03 ‘Crisis Management and Emergency Management’ and ADNOC-
COPV5-05 ‘Incident Command System’.
Emergency Response Plans should be separate to the COMAH and HSEIA Reports,
i.e. to facilitate use in an emergency, but shall be summarised within the relevant
sections of the COMAH and HSEIA Reports.
In addition to Emergency Response Plans, the relevant sections of the COMAH and
HSEIA Reports shall also include a description of the Escape, Evacuation and
Rescue (EER) facilities and arrangements for the project, facility or operation.
Assessment of EER facilities and arrangements shall be performed in accordance
with ADCO Technical Guidance Document ‘Escape, Evacuation and Rescue
Assessment (EERA)’. As a minimum, the COMAH and HSEIA Reports shall
summarise the findings of the EERA, and demonstrate that there is sufficient
redundancy and diversity in EER facilities and that these are not impaired by the
MAHs identified in the COMAH Report.
4.9 Improvement Action Plan
The HSEIA Report shall summarise the improvement actions (remedial actions)
that have been identified in the HSEIA development process to ensure that all HSE
risks are managed to tolerable and ALARP levels, inclusive of any significant
issues requiring immediate attention. Significant issues are defined as “an
immediate or anticipated inability to comply with existing Laws and Regulations
and/or ADNOC standards” (see ADNOC-COPV1-02 ‘Health, Safety and
Environmental Impact Requirements’).
All improvement actions identified as part of the HSEIA development process shall
be assigned a priority rating based on the cost, time and effort required to
implement the action and the benefit (in terms of HSE risk reduction) from
implementing the action. All improvement actions should be assigned to a
responsible action party and a realistic target date for completion of the action
defined.
In general, the target dates are dictated by the most reasonably practicable
timescale within which the actions can be completed. Items in the Improvement
Action Plan shall be actioned in accordance with the timescales set out in the plan.
If in the process of reviewing action items it is determined that an action is not to
be taken because the cost and resources required to complete the action are not
considered reasonably practicable in view of the benefits gained in risk reduction
(ALARP evaluation), this shall be documented in the Improvement Action Plan.
Improvement actions should be SMART:
• Specific: the action objective shall be clear and well-defined with a clear
link to the hazard/s it is relating to, i.e. Bowtie no., Hazard no. HSEMS Ref.;

• Measurable: progress in implementing the action should be measurable;

outcome shall produce what the Company really wants and should produce
tangible benefits;
• Achievable: all personnel who need to make the action work should agree
to it;
• Realistic: all personnel should believe that it is possible to achieve the
action and that there are sufficient resources to achieve this;
• Timed: deadlines to achieving each stage should be set and a target date
for close-out given.
Where a large number of improvement actions are identified in the HSEIA
development process, it may be beneficial to present the actions by relevant
HSEIA component, i.e. EIS, COMAH and OHRA. Significant issues from the
component reports shall be collated and presented separately in the HSEIA Report.
4.10 Independent Verification Report
The Division Managers as the HSEIA Report Owner shall ensure that prior to
submitting the HSEIA Report to ADNOC (Section 5.6 and Section 5.7), all
components are thoroughly checked for technical accuracy and full coverage by
experienced and competent person/s. Depending on HSEIA subject and the
parties involved in preparing the report, there are conditions in which this
verification shall be carried out by an independent party, who shall produce an
Independent Verification Report (IVR). This is illustrated with the following
examples:
For major projects:
• Where the HSEIA Report has been prepared by a specialist consultant
appointed by the major contractor responsible for the project, the Division
Manager, i.e. EMPD Project Manager, shall appoint a competent 3rd party to
prepare an IVR of the HSEIA Report. The 3rd party shall not be connected
with the preparation of the HSEIA Report, its components, or with the
contractor.
• An IVR shall be required where the HSEIA Report has been prepared in–
house by ADCO personnel, i.e. not by a competent specialist consultant.
• An IVR shall not be required where the HSEIA Report has been prepared by
a specialist consultant appointed by ADCO, provided that the consultant is
not connected to the main project contractor in any way, e.g. via other
contracts pertaining to the project or consortium ownership.
For existing facilities:
• IVR shall not be required where the HSEIA has been prepared by a
competent, specialist consultant under contract to ADCO.
• An IVR shall be required where the HSEIA Report has been prepared in–
house by ADCO personnel (i.e. not by a competent specialist consultant).

• An IVR is generally not required for HSEIA resubmissions (Section 5.8).

However, this should be decided on a case-by-case basis in consultation
with ADNOC EH&S Division.
IVR’s produced in ADCO shall follow the format provided in Appendix 3 of this
Technical Guidance Document.

Section : 5. HSEIA Preparation, Submission & Approval Process Page: 26 of 46
5 HSEIA Preparation, Submission and Approval Process

5.1 General
The general responsibilities for the preparation, submission and approval of HSEIA
Reports in ADCO are illustrated in Figure 3.
ADCO shall have ultimate responsibility for the accurate and timely preparation of
HSEIA Reports for all projects, facilities and operations under ADCO’s operational
control.
5.2 HSEIA Authorisation
5.2.1 HSEIA Owner
The Divisional Manager shall be the HSEIA Owner.
The HSEIA Owner shall be responsible for the overall HSE management of the
project, facility or operation covered by the HSEIA, and is the final approval
authority for the contents of the HSEIA prior to submission to the ADCO GM to
request ADNOC approval.
The HSEIA Owner shall ensure that all improvement actions identified by the
HSEIA development process are closed out, and maintain a record of the close-out
of all HSEIA improvement actions.
5.2.2 HSEIA Custodian
The HSEIA Custodian shall be responsible to the HSEIA Owner for:
• Management of the HSEIA.
• Initiating appropriate programmes to ensure awareness and proper use of
the HSEIA by the division, and in particular ensuring that all workers
understand their role in managing HSE risk in the division.
• The technical accuracy of the contents of the HSEIA.
• Ensuring revision and updates are presented when necessary, adequately
controlled and distributed.
• The close-out of improvement action items identified by the HSEIA
development process.
• Monitoring and overseeing the process for evaluating the effectiveness of
HSE Critical Equipment and Systems and Procedures.
• Developing and implementing an internal audit program for the HSEIA
5.2.3 HSEIA Coordinator
The HSEIA Coordinator shall:
• Ensure that all new projects in ADCO, irrespective of monetary value
undergo a detailed ‘screening’ to demonstrate if the project has credible
significant environmental impact, MAH or high-risk occupational health
hazard potential.

• Support Divisional Managers to define the Terms of Reference for HSEIA

requirements for all new projects, including input to FEED and EPC tender
documents.
• Support Field Managers to define the Terms of Reference for updating Phase
3 HSEIA Reports for existing MAH facilities.
• Coordinate technical evaluation of bids for HSEIA development projects with
HSE T/Ls.
• Coordinate review of all HSEIA deliverables with HSE T/Ls.
• Ensure that, where required, all HSEIA Reports undergo an Independent
Verification Review (IVR) by a suitably qualified and experienced 3rd party
consultant in accordance with this Technical Guidance and ADNOC-COPV1-
02.
5.3 Responsibilities for Preparing an HSEIA Report
Overall responsibility for the preparation of an HSEIA is a Line Responsibility
(Section 1.6), and the relevant ADCO Division Manager shall be responsible for the
preparation of the HSEIA Report.
• For existing facilities, the Division Manager, i.e. Field Manager shall be
responsible for preparing a Phase 3, i.e. Operations HSEIA;
• For new or substantial modification projects in concept/FEED phase, i.e.
Phase 1, the main FEED Contractor shall be responsible for preparing a
Phase 1 HSEIA Report;
• For new or substantial modification projects in EPC phase, i.e. Phase 2, the
main EPC Contractor shall be responsible for preparing a Phase 2 HSEIA
Report;
• For new ‘greenfield’ facilities the main EPC Contractor shall be responsible
for preparing a Phase 3 HSEIA Report, based on the existing Phase 1 and
Phase 2 HSEIA Reports;
• For substantial modification projects on existing facilities or brownfield
developments, the main EPC Contractor shall be responsible for updating
the existing Phase 3 HSEIA Report for the facility to ensure the Phase 3
HSEIA addresses the new or modified facilities;
• In all cases where the FEED/EPC Contractor is responsible for preparing an
HSEIA Report, the Division Manager shall be responsible for ensuring that
the HSEIA Report is performed in accordance with ADCO procedures and
guidelines and ADNOC HSE Management Codes of Practice, inclusive of
performing an Independent Verification Report (Section 4.10);
• For new or substantial modification projects, the Asset shall be provided
with a new or updated HSEIA Report prior to the start of normal operations.
5.4 Responsibilities for Advising on HSEIA Report Development
The ADCO HSEM shall be responsible for providing technical advice on HSEIA
Report development in ADCO, and shall be responsible for:

• Providing technical advice to the Division Managers (i.e. Field Managers,

EMPD Project Managers) on the HSEIA development process;
• Verifying that the HSEIA is performed in accordance with ADCO procedures
and guidelines and ADNOC HSE Management Codes of Practice;
• Verifying that the HSEIA addresses all potential HSE hazards and effects;
• Ensuring that HSEIA Reports are developed for all projects, facilities and
operations in ADCO;
• Advising the ADCO General Manager on the technical acceptability of HSEIA
Reports prior to submission to ADNOC;
• ADCO HSEM shall be responsible for liaising with ADNOC EH&S Division on
technical queries on HSEIA Reports submitted to ADNOC for approval.
5.5 Responsibility for Contractor Activities
Many activities, in particular in relation to new and substantial modification
projects, will be executed by Contractor organisations.
The facility HSEIA shall consider all Contractor activities, irrespective of whether
this is performed by ADNOC or other service companies, i.e. drilling activities, well
intervention activities, inclusive of rig less workover activities, construction
activities, simultaneous operations (SIMOPS), etc.
The Contractor shall provide key input to HSEIA development, which should
include, but not be limited to:
• Participating in HSE risk evaluation and management processes, i.e. HAZID
and MAH analysis workshops;
• Providing technical data on equipment and operations;
• Providing information on their internal risk evaluation and management
processes, i.e. Hazard and Effects Register, HSEMS inclusive of HSE-Critical
Procedures, Bowtie diagrams, HSECES and HSE-Critical Tasks;
• Reviewing and commenting on the technical accuracy of the HSEIA and
component reports, i.e. EIS, COMAH and OHRA.
5.6 Responsibility for Submission of an HSEIA Report to ADNOC
• For existing facilities, the ADCO HSEM via the HSE Team Leaders and HSEIA
Coordinator shall be responsible for submitting the final HSEIA Report to the
ADCO GM for submission to ADNOC for request for approval;
• For new or substantial modification projects the FEED/EPC Contractor shall
be responsible for submitting the completed HSEIA Report, incorporating all
ADCO review comments to the relevant Division Manager;
• The Division Manager shall be responsible for submitting the completed
HSEIA Report to the HSEM;
• The HSEM shall be responsible for verifying the final HSEIA prior to
submitting to the ADCO GM for submission to ADNOC for request for
approval;

• The ADCO GM shall be responsible for submitting all HSEIA Reports to

ADNOC to request for approval.
5.7 HSEIA Report Timing, Routing and Approval
The HSEIA routing and approval process in ADCO is illustrated in Figure 3.
The HSEIA submission process adopted in ADCO shall follow the procedures
defined in ADNOC-COPV1-02 ‘Health, Safety and Environmental Impact
Assessment Requirements’.
As outlined in Section 2.3, HSEIA Reports shall be developed through each phase
of the project lifecycle. HSEIA Report submission and approval shall be sequential,
i.e. a new project shall have an approved Phase 1 HSEIA before advancing to
Phase 2.
For new and substantial modification projects, the Division Manager and HSEM
shall consult with ADNOC EH&S Division at an early stage to determine a schedule
for submission of HSEIA Report information. It is essential that this is done as
early as possible to minimise potential impacts on the project schedule.
All pre-operations HSEIA Reports (i.e. Phase 1, 2 and for new facilities Phase 3)
shall be complete and address all issues raised in earlier reports.
For existing facilities, i.e. where no Phase 1 or 2 HSEIA Report exists, the Division
Manager and HSEM shall consult with ADNOC EH&S Division at an early stage to
determine a schedule for submission of HSEIA Report information.
ADCO shall submit all HSEIA Reports to ADNOC for approval at least three months
prior to the date by which approval is required.
5.8 HSEIA Report Resubmission
All HSEIA Reports for existing facilities, sites or operations shall be resubmitted to
ADNOC for approval at an interval not exceeding 5 years.
In addition, an HSEIA Report shall be resubmitted when major equipment
modifications significantly alter the HSE impacts or MAH potential within the 5-year
interval. However, if ADCO believes that the previously submitted HSEIA Report is
still an accurate reflection of existing conditions, they may submit an assurance
letter to ADNOC that confirms the following:
a) There have been no significant modifications to the site, facility or
operations to the extent that these would cause significant changes to
previously identified HSE impacts and/or Major Accident Hazard potential;
b) Operations have been and will continue to be operated in accordance with
the original operations philosophy, manning levels and operator
competence profile to the extent that originally established risk profiles
remain valid;
c) Facilities performance has been such that the original performance
estimates for emissions, effluents and other waste are being achieved or
better;
d) Technical integrity of the facilities and their control systems remains sound;

e) There have been no significant mishaps (i.e. accidents involving people,

equipment, environment and/or reputation) in the past 5 years that may
require the Group Company to re-assess the risk profiles of the operations;
f) That the original HSEMS remains in place and that the incumbent HSE
procedures and systems are embedded within the organisation;
g) That there has been no significant build-up or extension of 3rd party facilities
or operations which, albeit outside ADCO facility boundaries, are perceived
to affect the risk levels.
The pro-forma for such an assurance letter is provided in Appendix 4 of this
Technical Guidance Document.
The letter shall be signed by the ADCO GM.
HSE aspects of all changes shall be assessed in accordance with ADCO Technical
Guidance Document ‘Managing HSE in Change’, inclusive of the requirement to
review and update the HSEIA Report.
The HSEIA Report shall also be reviewed and updated when new facts or technical
knowledge invalidates any part of the current approved report, including lessons
learned from major incidents in the E&P industry.

Figure 3: ADCO HSEIA Report Preparation, Routing and Approval Process
Advisory &
Line Regulatory
Responsibility Responsible
• Preparation of Project, Site or

HSEIA as per
ADNOC CoP
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Manager carried as per
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• Confirm ADNOC
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General Manager
carried out for all
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• Verify HSEIA is
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• Verify HSEIA is Submit for all issues
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• Verify adequate
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• Approve HSEIA
Approve HSEIA
Source: ADNOC Code of Practice on HSEIA Requirements, COPV1-02.

Section : 6. References Page: 32 of 46
6 References
6.1 Related ADCO Technical Guidance Documents
No. Ref. Title
[1] ADCO-07-R-02 Technical Guidance for HSEIA
[2] ADCO-07-R-03 Technical Guidance for Evacuation, Escape and Rescue
Assessment (EERA)
[3] ADCO-07-R-04 Technical Guidance for Hazard Identification (HAZID)
[4] ADCO-07-R-05 Technical Guidance for Hazard and Operability (HAZOP)
[5] ADCO-07-R-06 Technical Guidance for Qualitative Risk Assessment (QLRA)
[6] ADCO-07-R-07 Technical Guidance for Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA)
[7] ADCO-07-R-08 Technical Guidance for Control of Major Accident Hazards
(COMAH)
[8] ADCO-07-R-09 Technical Guidance for Major Accident Hazard Analysis (Bowtie
Analysis)
[9] ADCO-07-R-10 Technical Guidance for Manual of Permitted Operations (MOPO)
[10] ADCO-07-R-11 Technical Guidance for Fire Safety Assessment (FSA)
[11] ADCO-07-R-12 Technical Guidance for Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA)
[12] ADCO-07-R-13 Technical Guidance for Occupational Health Risk Assessment
(OHRA)
[13] ADCO-07-R-14 Technical Guidance for Task Risk Assessment (TRA)
[14] ADCO-07-R-15 Technical Guidance for Managing HSE in Changes
[15] ADCO-07-R-16 Technical Guidance for Pre-Start Up Safety Review (PSSR)
[16] ADCO-07-R-17 Technical Guidance for Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
6.2 Related ADNOC Codes of Practice

No. Ref. Title
[17] ADNOC-COPV1-02 Code of Practice on Health, Safety and Environmental Impact

Assessment (HSEIA) Requirements
[18] ADNOC-COPV2-01 Code of Practice on Environmental Impact Assessment
[19] ADNOC-COPV5-01 Code of Practice on Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH)
[20] ADNOC-COPV5-02 Code of Practice on Crisis and Emergency Management
[21] SPE/EHS/HAE0109B/ ADNOC Group Guideline ‘HSE Risk Management’ (Draft)

577/07

Section : 6. References Page: 33 of 46
6.3 Other References

No Ref. Title
[22] CPR-HSED-0308, ADCO HSEMS Manual

June 2006
[23] Rev. C, September Master Copy of Project HSE Scope

2007
[24] CPR-16, Rev. 0, June Corporate Procedure, Business Risk Management

2006
[25] Rev 2, August 2007 ADCO Annual HSE Plan – Guidelines
[26] ISO 17776: 2000 Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries – Offshore Production
Installations – Guidelines on Tools and Techniques for Hazard
identification and Risk Assessment, First Edition, 2000.
[27] UKOOA, April 1999 UKOOA Industry Guidelines on a Framework For Risk Related
Decision Support, Issue 1, April 1999
[28] EP2005-0300 Shell Exploration & Production HSE Manual, Volume 3 – HEMP
Requirements, Tools and Techniques: Hazards & Effects
Management Process – General Requirements

Section : 7. Definitions & Abbreviations Page: 34 of 46
7 Definitions & Abbreviations

7.1 Definitions
Term Definition
Accident Within the ADNOC Group it has been agreed that terms accident and
incident are synonymous
Incident An event or chain of events which has caused or could have caused
fatality, injury, illness, and/or damage (loss) to assets, the
environment, company reputation or third parties.
Hazard The potential to cause harm, including ill health and injury, damage
to property, products or the environment, production losses or
increased liabilities.
Threat A possible cause that will potentially release a hazard and produce a
Top Event.
Barrier A protective measure put in place to prevent threats from releasing
a hazard.
Consequence An event or chain of events that result from the release of a hazard.
Recovery Preparedness Measures All technical, operational and organisational measures that limit the
chain of consequences arising from a Top Event.
Top Event The release of the Hazard, the first consequence, e.g. loss of
containment.
Escalation Factors Conditions that lead to increased risk due to loss of barriers or loss
of recovery preparedness measures.
Escalation Factor Controls Controls put in place to manage conditions that lead to increased
risk due to loss of barriers or loss of recovery preparedness
measures.
Potential Risk a measure of the frequency and consequence with which incidents
could occur should risk controls be insufficient. This determines the
scale of risk analysis, assessment and management assurance
required.
Residual Risk A measure of the frequency and consequence with which incidents
could occur with the agreed risk controls in place functioning as
intended. This determines whether further risk reduction is needed.
Risk The product of the measure of the likelihood of occurrence of an

undesired event and the potential adverse consequences of the
event.
HSE Critical Equipment and Parts of an installation and such of its structures, plant equipment
Systems (HSECES) and systems (including computer programmes) or any part thereof,
the failure of which could cause or contribute substantially to; or a
purpose of which is to prevent or limit the effect of a Major Accident
or any accident with the potential for severe or catastrophic
consequences.
HSE Critical Task or Activity Activities such as design, construction, installation, commissioning,
operation, modification, repair, inspection, testing or examination
associated with assuring the integrity of an HSECES.
HSEIA - Health, Safety and Systematic process of identifying HSE impacts of existing, new or
Environmental Impact substantially altered projects, and establishing mitigation
Assessment requirements.
HSEMS – Health Safety and The company structure, responsibilities, practices, procedures,
Environment Management processes and resources for implementing health, safety and
System environmental management.

Term Definition
Major Accident A Major Accident is an ‘Uncontrolled Occurrence’ in the operation of
a site which leads to severe or catastrophic consequences to people,
assets, the environment and/or company reputation (as defined in
the ADNOC Group Guideline ‘HSE Risk Management’). The
consequences may be immediate or delayed and may occur outside
as well as inside the site. There will generally be a high potential for
escalation.
Major Accident Hazard A hazard that has the potential to result in a Major Accident (see
above). Includes those hazards that may cause accidental
significant environmental impacts (see ADNOC Code of Practice on
Environmental Impact Assessment, ADNOC-COPV2-01).
Major Accident Potential Where the conditions, substances and materials on a site, and the
location of the site, are such that a Major Accident Hazard is present
and there is therefore the possibility of a Major Accident.
Major Hazard Site Any process plant, storage facility, terminal, pipeline, offshore
installation, drilling rig or any other facility handling or storing
hazardous materials that has Major Accident Potential at any time in
the course of routine and/or non-routine operations.
Site boundary: A single site is the site under the control of a single
person (e.g. Site Manager, Plant Manager) who takes responsibility
for the site.
Major Hazard Site Operator The Group Company responsible for operating the Major Hazard Site.
Occupational Accident An occupational accident arises from an Occupational Hazard. It may
result in personal injury(s), illness(s) and/or fatality(s).
Occupational Hazard A hazard with the potential for causing Occupational Accidents
through slips, trips, falls, crushing, drowning, electrocution etc.
Unlike a Major Accident Hazard, an Occupational Hazard does not
have the potential for the loss of control and escalation that could
lead to further major consequences. Occupational Hazards are
identified and either eliminated, controlled or mitigated by the use of
best practice HSE Management Systems, procedures, methods and
techniques.
Safety Management System An outline of the safety goals for a site and a description of how the
site is managed to reach those goals. In ADNOC Group the SMS is
incorporated within Group Company HSEMS.
Substances Which Constitute a A substance constitutes a hazard by virtue of its intrinsic chemical
Major Accident Hazard properties or of its temperature and pressure or some combination
of these. A substance is a Major Accident Hazard if, because of its
intrinsic chemical properties, temperature, pressure and inventory, it
has the potential to result in a Major Accident.
7.2 Abbreviations
Abbreviation Definition
ADCO Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations
ADNOC Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
ALARP As Low As Reasonably Practicable
CBA Cost Benefit Analysis
COMAH Control of Major Accident Hazard
E&P Exploration and Production
EERA Escape, Evacuation and Rescue Assessment
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
EPC Engineering, Procurement and Construction
ERA Environmental Risk Assessment

Abbreviation Definition
FEED Front End Engineering and Design
GM General Manager
H&ER Hazard and Effects Register
HAZID Hazard Identification
HAZOP Hazard and Operability
HEP Head of Environmental Protection
HSE Health, Safety and Environment
HSEM HSE Manager
HSECES HSE Critical Equipment and Systems
HSEIA Health, Safety and Environmental Impact Assessment
HSEMS Health, Safety and Environmental Management System
IRC Individual Risk Contour
IRPA Individual Risk Per Annum
LOPA Layers of Protection Analysis
MAH Major Accident Hazard
MOPO Manual of Permitted Operations
OHRA Occupational Health Risk Assessment
QRA Quantitative Risk Assessment
RAM Risk Assessment Matrix
SR Societal Risk
TRA Task-Based Risk Assessment
TSM Technical Safety Manager

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HSEIA Report
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HSEIA Report
Is the project, facility or

operation subject to No
ADCO HSEIA reporting No HSEIA report required
requirements (section
1.2)?
Yes
Define HSEIA objectives, scope of work & report structure (section 4.1)
Provide project facility or operation description and background information (section 4.2)
Produce Hazard and Effects Register - Perform HAZID to identify HSE hazards and screen for risk using ADNOC RAM
(section 4.3 and ADCO Technical Guidance Documents ‘Hazard Identification (HAZID)’ & ‘Qualitative Risk Assessment’)
Identify environmental Identify accident hazards Identify occupational health

impacts and screen for and screen for risk level risks and screen for risk
significance level
Demonstrate
rationale for No
No MAH Are there MAH?
Are there Demonstrate
significant No rationale for
environmental deminimus Demonstrate Yes
impacts? rationale for No Are there high risk
status OH hazards?
no high risk
OH hazards
Yes
Yes
Provide (for significant Provide HSEMS and Provide (for MAH): Provide (for high OH
impacts): demonstrate controls for: risks):
•Identify MAH/scenarios
•Definition/description •Non-significant •Identify high risk
•Assess risk
environment impacts occupational health hazards
•Assessment of significance
•Define control, mitigation
•Medium/low risk HSE •Demonstrate tolerable and
•Define methods to and recovery methods
hazards ALARP
eliminate or minimise
•Demonstrate risk is
impacts (section 4.4) •Provide on- & off-site
acceptable or ALARP
medical monitoring and
•Demonstrate the use of
•Provide on- & off-site surveillance plans
BAT
emergency response plans
•Demonstrate controls via
•Demonstrate controls via
•Demonstrate controls via HSEMS
HSEMS
HSEMS
Produce EIS report - Produce OHRA report -

section 4.5 and ADCO Produce COMAH report - section 4.7 ADCO Technical
Technical Document section 4.6 and ADCO Guidance ‘Occupational
‘Environmental Risk Technical Document Health Risk Assessment
Assessment’ ‘Control of Major Accident (OHRA)’
Hazards (COMAH)’
Produce HSEIA report
(section 4 & Appendix 1)
Is independent Submit final HSEIA to Submit HSEIA report to

verification No ADNOC for request for
ADCO GM for sign-off
required? (section 5.5) approval (section 5.5)
Yes
Provide IVR (section

4.10)

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Appendix 2
HSEIA Report Template

Recommended HSEIA Report format

To avoid potential duplication in its various components and ensure HSEIA Reports
in ADCO are produced to a consistent format (to facilitate comparison of different
projects), all HSEIA Reports shall be formatted as follows:
Part 1 Introduction to the report including objectives, scope of work,

structure, definition, methodology, etc
Part 2 Description of main features of the project, facility or operation
inclusive of rationale how the HSEIA document should be
considered e.g. for projects Phase I, II, III or IV. This
description must provide overview information to enable an
understanding of the HSE aspects of the project, facility or
operation.
Part 3 Hazards & Effects Register for each of the HSE Hazards,
inclusive of relevant risk classification (High, Medium, Low)
Part 4 Overview of Group Company or site specific HSEMS and
demonstration how:
a) Non-significant Environmental Impacts (i.e. deliberate –
not accidental) will be managed via the HSEMS.
b) Medium/Low Accident Hazards (i.e. occupational safety,
plant/equipment safety and environmental) will be
managed via the HSEMS.
c) Medium/Low Occupational Health Risks will be managed
via the HSEMS.
Part 5 Detailed EIS, inclusive of implementation plan for control,
mitigation and recovery measures. Alternatively, when ‘de-
minimis’ status is concluded, the reasons for determining this
status.
Part 6 Detailed COMAH Report, inclusive of implementation plan for
control, mitigation and recovery measures. Alternatively, when
no Major Accident Hazards are identified, the reasons for
determining that these are not present.

Part 7 Detailed OHRA Report, inclusive of implementation plan for

prevention, control and mitigation measures, and the medical
monitoring & surveillance plans as required to manage the
health of personnel that will be exposed to the High
Occupational Health Risks (on site and off-site where
necessary). Alternatively, when no High Occupational Health
Risks are identified, the reason for determining that there are
none present.
Part 8 Emergency response plans covering, as a minimum the full
range of possible Major Accident Hazards identified in the
COMAH Report (on site and off-site where necessary).
Part 9 If required, proof of independent verification i.e. a copy of the
IVR as a separate attachment.
Part 10 Significant issues for immediate attention e.g. anticipated or
immediate inability to comply with existing Laws & Regulations
and/or ADNOC standards.
Part 11 References and other material as required to illustrate the
details in EIA, COMAH and OHRA Reports e.g. plot plans,
drawings, schematics and other material
In addition to above the HSEIA Report shall provide standard Report components
such as Executive Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations.

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Template
Appendix 3
Independent Verification Report Template


Template
Recommended contents of Independent Verification Report

To ensure IVR Reports in ADCO are produced to a consistent format, all IVRs shall
follow the following format:
1. Executive Summary
Background; Work done; Guidelines/standards followed; Key conclusions; and
Recommendations.
2. Introduction
2.1 Scope of Work
• Role of verifier, documents reviewed
2.2 Basis of the Review
• Guidelines and standards used for the verification
2.3 Exclusions
• Issues and documents not included in the verification
2.4 Verification Personnel
• Names and disciplines of personnel who conducted the verification.
3. Verification of HSEIA Report
3.1 Compliance with ADNOC Guidelines and Codes of Practice
• Conclusion on compliance with existing health, safety and environmental
guidelines and standards in the HSEIA.
• Detailed concerns/recommendations in case of observed noncompliance.
3.2 Baseline Data
• Conclusion on completeness of baseline data used in the HSEIA.
• Detailed concerns/recommendations in case of observed gaps.
3.3 Technical Description of Project, Facility or Operations
• Conclusion on completeness of description provided in the HSEIA.
• Detailed concerns/recommendations in case of observed gaps.
3.4 Impact Identification and Assessment
• Conclusion on completeness of quantified sources of impact.
• Conclusion on suitability of methods used to assess the impacts.


Template
• Conclusion on appropriateness of risk analysis methodology used,

thoroughness of the risk studies conducted and acceptability of overall HSE risk
levels.
• Detailed concerns/recommendations in case of any observed gaps in the
above.
3.5 Mitigation and Monitoring Measures
• Conclusion on appropriateness of proposed (projects) or implemented (existing
facilities and operations) environmental mitigation measures, use of BAT/BACT
and monitoring measures.
• Conclusion on appropriateness of proposed (projects) or implemented (existing
facilities and operations) health and safety mitigation measures and detection
arrangements (fire &gas).
above.
3.6 Recommendations for future
• Conclusion on appropriateness of recommendations made in the HSEIA for
future project phases or facilities/operations changes.
above.
4. Outstanding Issues
Outstanding issues that the verifier concludes must be further investigated, clarified or
verified.

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Resubmission
Appendix 4
Assurance Letter for HSEIA Resubmission

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be found in Appendix 2 of ADNOC Manual of Codes of Practice: Code of Practice on

HSE Manager HSEM shall:

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Divisional All Divisional Managers shall:

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Figure 1: HSEIA Documentation Requirements

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