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Breaking The Chain Of Events That Can Lead To Major Incidents
Our Norway operations use a barrier management system to maintain high levels of process safety at the Gyda platform in the North Sea. The system covers 17 barriers (technical, organizational and operational measures) designed to prevent events that can lead to major incidents such as spills, fires or explosions. Each barrier is monitored by a technical authority, and the overall risk index for each barrier at the site is updated each day and shown on an online data management system. Since its launch in 2009, the system has increased awareness of daily process safety practices on Gyda. In 2011, it will be expanded to the Yme platform in the North Sea. The system is also being considered for other Talisman regions.
Improving Personal Safety Through A Four-Point Plan
In the UK, our operations apply a four-point plan to improve personal safety on 11 offshore installations in the North Sea as well as the Flotta Oil Terminal. Since introducing the plan in 2008, it has been updated each year to address safety priorities. In 2010, the plan was used to stress the importance of visible site leadership, safety interventions, awareness of work-site hazards and effective procedures for personal s afety. The program has helped our UK operations decrease lost-time injury frequency by more than 50% in the past two years. Based on this success, we plan to expand use of the four-point plan to other operating regions in 2011, including Malaysia, Norway and North America.
Providing Medical Care In Remote Locations
In PNG, we have acquired about 400 kilometres of seismic data since we commenced onshore activities in 2009. Here, our exploration programs take place in challenging and remote jungle environments where workers can be exposed to a variety of health risks, including endemic diseases such as malaria and cholera and other hazards such as crocodiles and poisonous snakes. For the people working on our behalf in these environments, we have established a variety of arrangements for health and medical support, including medical evacuation via air ambulance to hospitals in Australia, and heli-portable medical clinics staffed with doctors and paramedics. These arrangements are also available for assisting members of the local communities. For instance, in 2010, Talisman provided medical assistance and evacuation for a child from a village located near one of our remote camps who had been bitten by a poisonous snake.
