What are Life-Saving Rules?

Key actions to prevent fatal injuries

during higher-risk activities
• Life-saving
• Few • Proactive
• Clear • Actionable
• Simple • Observable
• Task-level • For the Worker
The IOGP Life-Saving Rules

• Draw attention to the activities most likely to lead to a fatality

• Not intended to address all risks and hazards
• Focused on those things an individual has control over
• Rely on existing company systems being in place

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 Why adopt the IOGP Life-Saving Rules?
The IOGP Safety Around 80% of the work is
Performance database performed by contractor
has over 2000 fatal employees, working for multiple
event reports. companies on multiple sites

If we do this together, as an industry, we can have a global impact on safety

By having a common set of Life-Saving Rules, individuals would see the same Rules at every site, making
it simpler, clearer, easier to follow and remember. And more efficient for all organisations.
How were the Life-Saving Rules developed?

We wanted to provide workers in the industry with actions they can take to
protect themselves and their colleagues, no matter the worksite
Reviewed fatal incidents reported to IOGP to select the activities that are most likely to lead to a fatality

We wanted to have only Rules that were relevant and applicable for the
entire industry
Checked our selection against other industry data sources (CONCAWE, ARPEL, NIOSH, OSHA)

We created 9 Rules with a simple icon, and clear actions for individuals

Tested with workforce representatives and Human Performance experts

In the last 10 years, 376 people might still be alive
if the Life-Saving Rules had been followed *

From analysis of fatal incidents reported to IOGP (2008-2017)

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Structure of the Rules
Rule
Actions
statement
As an implementing organisation we will ensure that:

As a leader, we need your help implementing, ensuring and verifying all of

STOP
these

We all have the Everything is in … and in order Jobs are We don’t start We stop We improve
knowledge place… planned
Our personnel Until all involved Everyone is If a Life-Saving
All our Physical are trained and Work is not in a task can authorised to Rule is not
employees and workplace competent. Our conducted confirm they can intervene or stop followed, we
(sub)contractor conditions, PPE, Equipment is fit without a pre-job follow the Life- work without want to know,
know the Life- procedures and for purpose, risk assessment Saving Rules adverse and know the
Saving Rules, safe systems of maintained, and and a safety consequences if reason
and understand work exist on all in working discussion, such they are in any so that we can
their value sites so that the condition as a toolbox talk; doubt about the apply lessons
Life-Saving and without safety of an learned and
Rules can be emergency plans activity create an ever
followed being in place safer workplace.
As a leader we need your help

Know the Rules Pass them on Set the conditions Be a champion Learn
and the roll-out plan.
Ensure and verify Ensure and verify Do you see anyone Understand what
that everyone within that physical performing work conditions and
your remit, conditions, (inc where a Life-Saving environment meant
including contractors equipment & PPE), Rule is relevant? that a Rule was not
and subcontractors, procedures and safe Are they following followed, and what
have been briefed systems of work are the Rule? drove people to do
in place and in • Yes? Great, what they did, so
working order recognise it! that lessons can be
• No? Intervene identified, applied
and coach and learned
The Rules in practice
How are you setting the conditions for success?

STOP

Toolbox talks & Pre-job planning Last minute risk Post-job reviews Observations & Intervention
Safety meetings • Are we doing any assessment • Did we take all the walkabouts • Intervene or stop
Can we learn from work today • Have I done all the actions associated • Do you see anyone the work if a Life-
incidents that involved involving a Life- Life-Saving Rules with the Life-Saving performing work Saving Rule is not
a Life-Saving Rule not Saving Rule? actions? Rules? when a Life-Saving being followed
being followed? • How can we follow • Is everything as we • What went well? Rule is relevant?
the Rule from start discussed in the What didn’t go well? • Are they following
to finish? pre-job planning? • Anything to note for the Rule?
• What needs to be in • Are there any Line the next time we • Yes? Great,
place? of Fire hazards or have to this perform recognise it!
• Is everything in ignition sources we task or work in this • No? Intervene!
place, and in good didn’t identify? area?
working condition?
Roll-out plan

• [organisation specific – PLEASE EDIT OR REMOVE]

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