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Strategic report
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management. For the full report and periodic updates on progress see
bp.com/internalinvestigation.
The Bly Report – independent assessment
The BP board appointed Carl Sandlin as independent expert to provide an
objective assessment of BP’s global progress in implementing the
deliverables from the Bly Report.
As part of his work, Mr Sandlin visited the regional wells teams with
active operation twice in 2013. During each visit Mr Sandlin conducted
reviews with their senior management and held discussions with key
wells personnel and drilling contractors onsite.
The BP board and Mr Sandlin have agreed, in principle, that his
engagement, initially scheduled to finish in June 2014, will be extended to
June 2016.
Process safety monitor
Following legal settlements with the US government in 2012, BP has
retained a process safety monitor for a term of up to four years from
February 2014. The process safety monitor will review and provide
recommendations concerning BP Exploration & Production Inc’s process
safety and risk management procedures for deepwater drilling in the Gulf
of Mexico.
Sharing lessons learned
We continue to share what we have learned to advance global deepwater
capabilities and practices that enhance safety in our company and the
deepwater industry. We have conducted more than 200 briefings over the
past three years to share lessons learned. We have worked with a range
of industry partners including trade associations, host governments,
national oil companies and regulators. For example we are working with
the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, Marine Well
Containment Company, API and the International Association of Drilling
Contractors.
Safety in the Downstream business
The process safety incident index (PSII) is a weighted index that reflects
both the number and severity of events per 200,000 hours worked. In
2013 our PSII was down 60% compared to a baseline year of 2009. There
were 101 LOPCs in 2013 down from 117 in 2012, with divestments
accounting for a significant part of this reduction.
We measure personal safety performance through recordable injury
frequency (RIF) and day away from work case frequency (DAFWCF) as
well as severe vehicle accident rate (SVAR). In 2013 our RIF was 0.25
compared to 0.33 in 2012. The 2013 DAFWCF, the number of cases
where an employee misses one or more days from work per 200,000
hours worked, was 0.063 compared to 0.089 in 2012.
Our SVAR which is the number of vehicle incidents that result in death,
injury, a spill, a vehicle rollover, or serious disabling vehicle damage per
one million kilometres travelled, was 0.10 in 2013 compared to 0.16 in
2012. Driving safety remains an area of focus for us.
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Process safety incident index
Loss of primary containment
Recordable injury frequency
Indexed (2009=100)
We focus on the safe storage, handling and processing of hydrocarbons
in our facilities across the Downstream business. BP takes measures to:
• Prevent loss of hydrocarbon containment through well designed,
maintained and operated equipment.
• Reduce the likelihood of any hydrocarbon releases and the possibility
of ignition.
• Provide safe locations, emergency procedures and other mitigation
measures in the event of a release, fire or explosion.
Some areas where we worked to manage risks in our refining and
petrochemicals portfolio in 2013 included:
• Corrosion: Improving the way we detect, measure and monitor corrosion
with the aim of reducing the risk of leaks and increasing the reliability of
our equipment. We are using industry benchmarks and technology to
improve routine detection.
• Coaching: Nine manufacturing facilities participated in the Exemplar
programme which aims to help sites apply our operating management
system using continuous improvement processes.
• Site occupied buildings: We moved workforce further away from higher
risk processing areas at our petrochemical plant in Zhuhai, China and
installed an improved evacuation alert system at our chemical plant in
Hull in the UK, as part of a multi-year programme.
Process safety expert for our Downstream business
The board’s safety, ethics and environment assurance committee
appointed Duane Wilson in May 2012 as process safety expert and
assigned him to work in a global capacity with the Downstream business.
In his role as process safety expert, Mr Wilson provides an independent
perspective on the progress that BP’s fuels, lubricants and petrochemicals
businesses are making globally toward becoming industry leaders in
process safety performance. Mr Wilson’s contract has been extended to
April 2015.
Working with partners and contractors
BP, like all our industry peers, rarely works in isolation – we need to work
with suppliers, contractors and partners to carry out our operations. In
2013, 54% of the 373 million hours worked by BP were carried out
by contractors.
Our ability to be a safe and responsible operator depends in part on the
conduct of our suppliers and contractors. To this end we set operational
standards through legally-binding agreements. Training and dialogue also
help build the capability of our contractors.
Contractors
We expect our contractors to comply with legal and regulatory
requirements and to operate consistently with the principles of our code
of conduct when working on our behalf. Our OMS includes requirements
A contractor checks a pump in the production module on the Thunder Horse
platform in the Gulf of Mexico, US.