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Health and Safety / Security and Environment S (74) Word(s)/ Phrase OHS Definition / OHS Terms / OHS Description
Safety 1) State of being safe: freedom from injury or danger
2) Quality of insuring against hurt, injury, danger or risk
3) Individual’s judgement (perception) of the acceptability of risk
4) State in which the risk of person’s harm or damage is limited to a acceptable (tolerable) level
5) An individuals perception of risk, or a state of mind where a person is aware of the possibility of injury or harm occurring at all times Safety Area Defined area on a heliport surrounding the FATO that is free of obstacles, other than those required for air navigation purposes, and intended to reduce the risk of damage to helicopters accidentally diverging from the FATO
Safety behaviour The behaviour required to complete an activity safely
Safety competency The capability to complete a safety task effectively Safety Culture Describing the safety beliefs, values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of people within an organisation or workplace - "The way we do things around here" Safe Forced Landing Unavoidable landing or ditching with a reasonable expectancy of no injuries to persons in the rotorcraft or on the surface
Safe Work Method Statement • describes how work is to be carried out
• identifies the work activities assessed as having safety risks
• identifies the safety risks
• describes the control measures that will be applied to the work activities
• includes a description of the equipment used in the work, the standards and codes to be complied with, the qualifications of the personnel doing the work and the training required to do the work
Safe Work Procedure (SWP) The same as Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) - is a written instruction for a task that outlines the preferred and safest method of undertaking a task based on a Risk Assessment to assess the procedure. Safety behaviour
Behaviour required to complete an activity safely
Safety case Where government sets broad safety goals to be attained at industrial facilities and the companies concerned develop the most appropriate methods for achieving these goals. The basic tenet is that the ongoing management of safety is the responsibility of the operator and not the regulator Safety Management System A structured, systematic means for ensuring that what the organisation does is effectively managed to meet high standards of safety Safety Management Task (SMT) A definable activity, action or process such as carrying out project risk assessments, delivering OH&S training in the workplace or evaluating OH&S performance of subcontractors
Safety Phrase In relation to a substance, means a phrase that describes the procedures for the safe handling or storage of the substance, or the use of personal protective equipment in conjunction with the substance, as referred to in the document entitled List of Designated Hazardous Substances [NOHSC: 10005 (1999)] published by the NOHS Commission, as in force from time to time - (Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2001 Chapter 1 Prel.3 (1) ) Safety, Security, Health and Environment Law
A body of law regulating Occupational Safety, Occupational Security, Occupational Health, Environment regulations and Anti-Terrorism arising from business in Australia
Safe work method The way employees should be trained to do a job safely
A temporary structure, specifically erected to support access or working platforms - (Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995 Ver 05-a0-00 Part 6 Div 1 r.6.1.) Scaffolding equipment Any component, assembly or machine used or intended to be used in the construction of a scaffold - (Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995 Ver 05-a0-00 Part 6 Div 1 r.6.1.) Secondary recovery Where pumping or gas/water injection is required to lift the hydrocarbons to surface Security Risk Management 1)Managing any risk event that compromises the assets, operations and objectives of an organisation 2)Managing actions that criminals might take to fraudulently acquire, circumvent, mimic or subvert security products or information
The period encompassing an encroachment of the sea over the land and then a subsequent withdrawal of the sea Seep A point where migrating oil or gas, not already trapped, reaches the earth’s surface Seismic survey A method of determining the sub-surface features by sending shock waves into the various buried rock layers in the earth and measuring the time they take to return to the surface Self-employed person An individual that works for gain or reward otherwise than under a contract of employment or apprenticeship, whether or not the individual is an employer: (Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 - SECT 3) Semi-submersible An offshore drilling vessel which has its deck supported by columns fixed to pontoons which can be ballasted below the wave action and provide a stable drilling base Senior Inspector In relation to a mine, means the district inspector appointed by the State mining engineer to be the senior inspector responsible for the region in which the mine is located - (Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995 Ver. 05-a0-00 Part 1 r.1.3) Sensitisers
Sensitisers cause or provoke allergic reactions such as asthma or allergic dermatitis (eg. isocyanates, formaldehyde or chromium salts) Sensitivity
(of the performance indicator). Measurement used to detect changes in the level of performance over time. These changes should preferably lend themselves to some statistical analysis. Source: Reason, J.T.(1990)
Serious DI Injury that does not result in any lost time but injured person is disabled for a period of two weeks or more Serious harm Actual or potential adverse effects on health or safety of human beings or on the environment or to environmental values which is of high impact or on a wider scale or irreversible, or results in loss of property damage or clean-up or prevention costs which exceeds 10 times the threshold amount (which start at $5,000 (the multiple is 5 times in WA but the threshold is $20,000)
Serious LTI Lost time injury that results in injured person being disabled (unable to perform his or her ordinary occupation) for a period of two weeks or more and absent from work for at least one day Service level agreement A part of a service contract where the level of service is formally defined. In practice, the term SLA is sometimes used to refer to the contracted delivery time (of the service) or performance
Severity rate The number of days lost per million hours worked Shale shaker Equipment near the rig floor which separates the drill cuttings from the drilling mud Shift
The hours between the start and finish of established rostered hours Short term exposure limit (STEL) In relation to an exposure standard, means a concentration of atmospheric contaminant averaged over a period 15 minutes - (Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995 Ver 05-a0-00 Part 9 r.9.2.) Sidetracking When a well is deliberately deviated around an obstruction or branched off part way down a completed well to reach another part of the reservoir Significant Obstacle Any natural terrain feature or fixed (whether temporary or permanent) or mobile object, or parts thereof, which has vertical significance in relation to adjacent or surrounding features and which is considered a potential hazard to the safe passage of rotorcraft for a particular type of rotorcraft operation
Single number rating (SNR) value Method of indicating the degree of protection offered by a hearing protector Simple listening checks An easy way of establishing whether there might be a noise problem. Where it is difficult to hold a normal conversation without shouting or where there is heavy machinery operating, it is probable that the noise is above the lower exposure action value Smoke
Consists of carbon or soot particles or tarry droplets less than 0.1 micrometer in size and suspended in air. This occurs as a result of incomplete combustion of carbonaceous materials such as coal or oil Sour crude Crude oil that contains appreciable amounts of sulphur compounds Source rock The rock in which natural gas or oil originates Specified
In relation to a notice, certificate or other instrument, means specified in the notice, certificate or instrument - (Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995 Ver 05-a0-00 Preliminary Part 1 r.1.3) Specified occupational exposure work Any category of work in which an employee may be exposed to agents or substance which may warrant monitoring to assess potential adverse health effects or potential excessive exposure - (Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995 Ver 05-a0-00 Part 3 Div. 4 r.3.24) Spot market
The sale of individual shipments of crude oil priced at the international market rate at the time of sale Spud in To begin drilling. To start a well Spud date
The date when drilling of a well begins Standard
Documents that set out the minimum requirements for manufactured goods, processes or procedures Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) The same as Safe Work Procedure (SWP)
- is a written instruction for a task that outlines the preferred and safest method of undertaking a task based on a Risk Assessment to assess the procedure. Statute Law Statute law is developed through the process of Government and includes Acts and supporting regulations. The terminology may differ in various jurisdictions; for example, the term ordinance is used in some jurisdictions but not in others, however the principle is the same. Statute law is enforceable and breaches may result in prosecution
Strategic Business Plan (SBP) An organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people
Stratigraphy A description of the rock formations in sequence from top to bottom in a sedimentary basin Streamer
The string of capable with hydrophones attached which is towed behind a vessel during an offshore seismic survey Stress
Tension: (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense; "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"; "stress is a vasoconstrictor" Storm surge A rise above normal water level of the ocean due to the combined effects of surface wind and reduced atmospheric pressure associated with a tropical cyclone Storm tide The combined action of storm surge, astronomical tide and wave setup Structure In oil industry terms it refers to a feature within the earth’s crust with the potential to trap migrating hydrocarbons Structure or Building Includes any erection, edifice, wall, chimney, fence, bridge, dam, reservoir, wharf, jetty, or ship or other floating structure, and includes any part of any of those things - (Occupational Safety and Health Regulation 1996 Part 1 Div.1 r. 1.3)
Water rising naturally in a well to a height above that of the surrounding water table but not flowing out of the well Sub-Contractor
The person, partnership or corporation bound by the contractor to execute work under the contract
Where a rock type comes close to or is exposed to the surface Submersible
A form of floating drill rig which can be ballasted down to sit on the sea floor or lake floor during marine drilling mode. The term can also refer to a remote-controlled or a manned submarine used in inspection and maintenance offshore
A production wellhead which is placed on the seabed instead of on a platform at the surface Subsidiary Legislation Any proclamation, regulation, rule, local law, by-law, order, notice, rule of court, local or region planning scheme, resolution, or other instrument, made under any written law and having legislative effect (Interpretation Act 1984 (WA) SECT 5) Substance
1) Any natural or artificial substance, whether in solid or liquid form or in the form of a gas or vapour 2) Any natural or artificial entity, composite material, mixture or formulation, other than something (that is not a fluid or particle) that: (a) is formed during production to a specific shape or design, or to have a specific surface, and, (b) has an end use that depends in whole or in part on its shape, design or surface, and (c) undergoes no change in chemical composition or physical state during its end use, except as an intrinsic aspect of that end use.Note. In a number of publications relating to hazardous substances the things that are excluded from the definition of substances are called "articles" - (Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2001 Chapter 1 Prel.3 (1) ) Substitution
Replace the material or process with a less hazardous one. For example, replace mercury thermometers with spirit thermometers
A specially designed boat to ferry supplies to offshore structures Surface mining operation Any mining operation that is not underground - (Mines Safety and Inspection Regulations 1995 Ver 05-a0-00 Part 1 r.1.3)
Suspension trauma The effect that can occur when a person's legs are immobile in an upright posture for a prologed period, after an arrested fall with a fall-arrest system. The person is suspended and caught in an upright, vertical position and the harness straps cause pressure on the leg veins. The blood flow to the heart is reduced, resulting in fainting, restriction of movement or loss of consciousness. This may lead to renal failure and eventually death, depending on a person's susceptibility. The condition may be worsended by heat and dehydration Sweet crude Crude oil that is free of sulphur compounds Syncline
A tectonic structure in which strata are folded to form a dip. Opposite to anticline System
A concept where there is a recognisable whole consisting of a number of parts or components which interact in an organised way Systematic
Logical, ordered, methodical. In the context of managing OHS it is based on a continuous improvement process that includes policy and commitment, planning, implementation, measurement and evaluation, and review and improvement
Systems audit Examination of the Occupational Health and Safety system of an organisation and provision of support documentation to ensure that the intent of law and company policy has been addressed. This is a formal audit and generally requires expert input
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