SEPCos

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• SEPCos
• Contractor Level 1
• Competency Assessment Requirements
• Implementation Deadline Dec. 31, 2008
• Chuck Simpson SEPCo Competency Advisor
• Chuck.simpson_at_shell.com
• 504-577-4743

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Level 1 Competency Assessment Overview

• Royal Dutch Shell mandated a Competency
  Assurance Program to
• Reduce incidents by assuring Shell and contractor
  personnel have the knowledge and skills to
  competently perform
• Establish worldwide, minimum competencies for
  personnel performing similar duties, roles, and
  jobs

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Two Levels of Competency Assessment

• Level 1 - workers who perform certain hands-on,
  HSE Critical Roles in operational environments
• Level 2 - HSSE professionals, senior management,
  and management/technical staff who directly
  support Level 1 personnel
• Only Level 1 being implemented in the contractor
  community at this time!

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HSE Critical Roles

• Derived from SEPCos risk assessment process
  (HEMP)
• Training requirements associated with Level 1
  Roles are a subset of mandated training think
  of this as a special focus program
• 23 Level 1 HSE Critical Roles

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HSE Critical Roles

• Ballast Control Operator
• Boat Captain
• Confined Space Competent Person
• Control Room Operator
• Crane Maintainer
• Crane Operator (Pedestal offshore, Mobile -
  onshore)
• Diving
• Driving a Vehicle (on SEPCo business)
• Escaping downed helicopter
• Fall Protection Competent Person
• Fire Brigade Chief
• Helicopter Landing Officer

• Helicopter Pilot
• Isolating HC Systems (LO/TO)
• Life Boat Commander
• Location ICS Incident Commander
• Maintain/Test Electrical Hazard Area Equipment
• Maintain/Test Emergency Response Equipment
• Medic
• Rigging Operations
• SEPCo Incident Commander
• Test/Set Safety SD devices
• Well Control

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HSE Critical Roles

• Virtually all personnel perform at least one
• Many individuals perform more than one
• Some only performed by SEPCo employees
• Some only performed by contractors

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HSE Critical RolesWith High Degree of Industry
OversightNo Additional Activity Required At This
Time

• Helicopter Pilot
• Life Boat Commander
• Medic
• Test/Set Safety SD devices
• Well Control

• Ballast Control Operator
• Boat Captain
• Diving
• Location ICS Incident Commander

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HSE Critical RolesWith Existing SEPCo Competency
RequirementsNo Additional Activity Required At
This Time

• Escaping Downed Helicopter (HUET)

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HSE Critical Roles Phase 1What You Need To
Worry About!

• Confined Space Competent Person
• Crane Operator (Pedestal offshore, Mobile -
  onshore)
• Fall Protection Competent Person

• Isolating HC Systems (LO/TO)
• Rigging Operations

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HSE Critical Roles Phase 2 Focus Pending

• Crane Maintainer
• Driving a Vehicle (on SEPCo business)
• Fire Brigade Chief
• Helicopter Landing Officer

• Maintain/Test Electrical Hazard Area Equipment
• Maintain/Test Emergency Response Equipment

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Contractor Level 1 Competency Assessment
Programs

• Use as existing processes to satisfy requirement,
  when possible (SSE, Training, Annual Performance
  Review, etc.)
• Not required to use SEPCos program
• Contractor programs must be equivalent
• basic elements must be addressed
• all applicable Safety Critical Roles must
  ultimately be addressed

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Determine Applicability

• Review job descriptions
• Interview supervisors and employees
• Document findings
• capture employee names
• job title
• Capture in spreadsheet or database

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Customize HSE Critical Role Templates

• Develop/implement new training/validation
  programs, where necessary
• Most contractors will have training programs in
  place already use them!
• Many contractors will need to enhance their
  validation process

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Training

• Training must conform to
• RTC equivalent or better
• SEPCo requirements
• Industry Consensus Standards, and/or
• Regulations.
• Contractor management determines
• Appropriate content,
• Duration, and
• Lesson format
• RTC Course Outline Provide Guidance
• Subject to SEPCo Assurance Audit (2007)

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Validation

• Confirmation supervisor / qualified individual
  (training instructor, etc.) that employee is
  capable of applying the information
• Method determined by contractor management
• Written test
• Verbal test
• Skills demonstration
• Work Observation
• Interviews
• Drills
• Must be done at least every three years, annual
  as part of Performance Review is probably best
• Must be documented

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Assurance

• Level 1 Competency Assessment deadline Dec. 31,
  2008
• Must have an internal auditing program for
  Competency Assessment
• Competency Assessment will be included in SEPCo
  Contractor HSSE audits (starting 2007)