Equinor – System for Follow-up of Technical & Operational Barriers

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has carried out an audit of Equinor’s system for follow-up of technical and operational barriers. The audit was conducted from 27 August to 20 September 2021.

Objective
The objective of the task was to verify that Equinor’s own management system complies with the regulatory requirements in terms of detecting faults or weaknesses in technical and operational barriers, such that Equinor maintains a prudent HSE level.

Result
No non-conformities were identified.

Three improvement points were identified, concerning:
- The system for updating the TTS (technical condition safety) process
- Competence requirements for TTS verifiers
- Revision of the TTS process and implementation plan

What happens now?
We have asked Equinor for their assessment of the improvement points observed. The reply deadline is set at 15 November 2021.