In late 2010 when a well site was being demobilised, a handrail fell from the sub-base walkway of a draw works skid being moved and struck a worker walking below at ground level. The initial contact...
A gas leak occurred at a compressor station when small bore pipework fractured. The incident resulted in a small natural gas release that was successfully resolved without harm, although the licensee...
Excavation of a pipeline within a compressor station for the purpose of inspecting the coating integrity resulted in an excavator damaging the pipeline coating. The incident was exacerbated by a lack...
During works at a compressor station, an excavator struck and fractured a 2 inch diameter utility line. Fortunately, no ignition occurred nor were there any injuries. However, the compressor station...
A side-boom was working in tandem with a second side-boom to move a pipeline segment into a trench. The working side of the trench had been elevated by placing the spoil on that side. The segment...
22 January 2024 It's trust account audit time! January is the perfect time to start preparing and referring last year’s trust account information to your auditor so the 2023 audit report can be...
18 January 2024 Odometer Adjustment Declaration publication now live Due to growing concerns from industry and the community about odometer tampering, Consumer Protection and the MTAWA have produced...
This guide highlights the importance of integrating human factors (HF) into safety management systems (SMS) to reduce the likelihood and outcome of major incidents. Many operators are already taking...
This self-assessment tool and the guide to using the tool have been developed to assist petroleum and major hazard facility operators in designing and maintaining safety management systems that...
This Guide has been developed to provide an overview of the processes for the decommissioning and management of ageing assets in relation to onshore and offshore petroleum and geothermal energy...
This Guide has been developed to provide operators with assistance to develop and submit a facility design case (FDC), and recognise when an FDC is warranted. You should use this Guide if you are:...
This guide provides operators with assistance to meet their obligations for effective involvement of workers under the requirements for: the duty to consult with workers on matters concerning health...
This guide provides operators with assistance to meet their obligations for validation of proposed operations and proposed significant changes to operations as set out in the Work Health and Safety (...
This Guide has been developed to provide operators with assistance to meet their obligations for inspection, testing and maintenance of the equipment and hardware that are the physical control...
This guide has been developed to provide operators with assistance to meet their obligations for effective emergency planning required under the Work Health and Safety (Petroleum and Geothermal...
This guide provides operators with assistance to meet their obligations for continual and systematic improvement of their safety management system (SMS). Audits and review are important for effective...
This Guide has been developed to provide operators with assistance to meet the requirements for management of change (MoC) within their safety management system (SMS).
This guide has been developed to provide operators with assistance to meet their obligations when managing dangerous goods and hazardous chemicals in petroleum and geothermal energy operations. It...
This Guide has been developed to provide operators with assistance to meet their obligations for effective hazard identification within their operations.
The purpose of this Guide is to provide advice to licensees and operators of all onshore and offshore petroleum, pipeline and geothermal energy facilities for nomination and registration of an...
This guide provides operators with assistance for effective records management and document control. There are specific requirements for record keeping in the Work Health and Safety (Petroleum and...