Health & Safety Report 2018

3.3 Asset Integrity Performance Indicators The industry has an asset integrity Key Performance Indicator (KPI) scheme which uses the data provided by Oil & Gas UK member companies on a voluntary basis at the end of every quarter. KPI-1 measures HCRs, while KPI-2 and -3 measure verification non-compliance and safety-critical maintenance backlog, respectively.

Figure 18: UK Asset Integrity Key Performance Indicators

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KPI-2 Verification Non-Compliance The Offshore Safety Case 4 regime requires duty holders to identify and maintain safety and environmentally critical elements (SECE). SECE are systems that are critical to preventing, controlling or mitigating the safety and/ or environmental impacts of potential major accident hazards (MAH) and are specific to an installation. Each SECE must comply with a defined performance standard which has been developed based on the parameters of the MAH present on the installation. Every installation will have many SECE, including fire and gas detection systems, emergency shutdown systems and lifeboats. To ensure that these are suitable for their intended purpose, remain in good condition and repair, and comply with the relevant performance standard, they are subject to a verification process. Verification is undertaken by an independent competent person (ICP), who must report any deficiencies in relation to the performance standards or the verification scheme itself. Findings raised by the ICP are ranked as levels 1, 2 or 3 depending on their severity using common definitions as outlined below. Oil & Gas UK collects data on the performance of these systems from duty holders on a quarterly basis. KPI-2 monitors and measures non- compliances under levels 2 and 3, as they are the more significant findings.

4 Every offshore installation has a Safety Case – accepted by HSE – that demonstrates the ability and means to control major accident risks effectively.

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