HSE

Since 1940, the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) has exclusively represented the worldwide oil and gas drilling industry.


IADC HSE Case Guidelines

Offshore HSE Case Guidelines Land HSE Case Guidelines

Download Offshore HSE Case Guidelines

Version 3.4 – 1 November 2011

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Version 3.3.2 – February 2010

 

 

Download Land HSE Case Guidelines

Version 1.0.1 – July 2009

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Version 1.0.1 – July 2009

 

The IADC HSE Case Users Group met on 30 September 2011 and agreed to a series of amendments to the HSE Case Guidelines for MODU. A note detailing the agreed amendments can be found here. The agreed amendments are being incorporated into the Guidelines and an updated version of the Guidelines will be available soon. Please note that all changes are in red text. 


 

The IADC HSE Case Guidelines for both offshore and onshore drilling rigs have become increasingly popular with drilling contractors in many areas around the world.  The Guidelines provide a framework for developing an integrated health, safety and environmental management system for use in reducing the risks associated with offshore and onshore drilling activities.

The Guidelines provide the worldwide drilling industry with a means of harmonizing global health, safety and environmental principles applicable to drilling units into a single methodology tailored to the drilling contractor community.  This framework will greatly assist regulatory bodies, drilling contractors, and oil and gas producers in achieving higher degrees of personnel safety and environmental protection worldwide.

The Guidelines are gaining worldwide acceptance and exposure not only in Northwest Europe and Australia, but also in Cuba, Canada, Angola, South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago (see chart below).  As large, multinational oil and gas operators acknowledge the importance and benefits of the HSE Case Guidelines, their use may expand to other oil and gas provinces around the world.

As currently implemented, this safety management system represents a voluntary, core set of principles which can be applied to any drilling unit regardless of geographic location.  As such, use of the Guidelines can assist regulatory authorities when evaluating drilling contractors’ safety management programs, providing them assurance that the program encompasses a series of best industry practices designed to minimize operating risks.

In December 2007, IADC received the Carolita Kallaur Award for Outstanding International Safety Leadership, presented by International Regulators Forum (IRF). The award recognized IADC’s contribution to improving safety in drilling operations, through the development of the HSE Case Guidelines.

Regulatory AcceptanceHSE Case/Acknowledgement of Compliance (AOC) Currently Required by Regulation

Country Regulator Requirement
Australia National Offshore Petroleum
Safety Authority
IADC Guidelines
Cuba Ministry of Science,
Technology & Environment
IADC Guidelines
Denmark Danish Energy
Authority
IADC Guidelines
Faeroe Islands Ministy of Petroleum IADC Guidelines
Germany Landesamt fϋr Bergbau,
Energie und Geologie
IADC Guidelines
Ireland Department of Communications,
Energy & Natural Resources -
Petroleum Affairs Division
IADC Guidelines
The Netherlands State Supervision
of Mines
IADC Guidelines
New Zealand Department of Labor IADC Guidelines
Norway Petroleum Safety
Authority
AOC or IADC
Guidelines
United Kingdom Health & Safety
Executive
IADC Guidelines

 

Required as Best Practice – Regulation Pending in some countries, NOC requirements in others

Country Regulator Requirement
Angola Ministry of Petroleum IADC Guidelines
Brazil Agência Nacional
do Petróleo
IADC Guidelines
Canada Canada Newfoundland
Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, National Energy Board
IADC Guidelines
India Oil Industry
Safety Directorate
IADC Guidelines
Malaysia Department of
Occupational Safety
& Health
IADC Guidelines
Oman Petroleum
Development Oman
IADC Guidelines
Qatar Qatar Petroleum IADC Guidelines
Senegal Senegal National
Oil Company
IADC Guidelines
South Africa Department of Minerals
& Energy
IADC Guidelines
Trinidad & Tobago Ministry of Energy IADC Guidelines

NOTE: IADC makes every attempt to keep the information here up to date, but cannot not warranty the accuracy or reliability of this information.