Alternatives for Inspecting Outer Continental Shelf Operations (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780309042277)

Aggressive, effective safety inspection programs are key elements to ensuring that oil- and gas-producing platform operations on the outer continental shelf are conducted in a safe and environmentally sound manner. Although the oil and gas leaseholders themselves are primarily responsible for the soundness of their operations, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of the Interior is charged with prescribing safe practices and inspecting platforms. In response to an MMS request, this book examines possible revisions of MMS's inspection system, appraises inspection practices elsewhere--both in government and industry--assesses the advantages and disadvantages of alternative procedures, and recommends potentially more efficient practices aimed at increasing industry's awareness of its accountability for safety.

Author: National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sci,Commission on Engineering and Technical
ISBN-10: 0309042275
ISBN-13: 9780309042277
Publisher: National Academies Press
Language: English
Published: 02/01/1990
Pages: 122
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 10.84h x 8.40w x 0.33d