CONTENTS

The Assessment and Control of Offshore Safety: Prescriptive vs. Objective Requirements

D. J. Lloyd, Total Oil Marine plc

P. C. Hunter, AGIP (UK) Ltd

Education and Training for Safety and Reliability in the Offshore Industry

J. wolfram and D. G. Owen, Dept of Offshore Engineering, Heriot-Watt University

Piper Alpha and the Cullen Inquiry – Beyond "Distorted Communication"?

S. Tombs, The Polytechnic Wolverhampton

Harnessing Operational Experience and Learning the Lessons: the Value of Confidential Incident Reporting Schemes

P. I. Harrison, Technica Ltd

The Contribution of Human Factors/Ergonomics to the Safety of Offshore Platforms

J. Penington, W. S. Atkins North West

The North Sea Helicopter Operators'Safety Data Exchange

R. S. Elwell and D Harris, Cranfield Institute of Technology

Reliability Data for Use in Offshore Formal Safety Assessment Studies

M. Verwoerd, TNO Institute of Environmental and Energy Technology

The Interdependence of Reliable Source Data, Data Management and Safety and Reliability

J. R. Lilley, TASC(SONOMATIC) Ltd

Safety Inspection on Offshore Platforms - an IT Tool

A. Brown and A. Clark, Morgan Moore Engineering Limited,

D. Eagle, Teesside Polytechnic

An Expert System for Use in the Safety Assessment of Offshore Oil and Gas Process Installations

J. J. Norris, NNC Limited

Contribution of Tools, Methods and Techniques to Software Reliability

R. Carn, P. Muller and G. Hart, BMT Reliability Consultants Ltd

Reliability Analysis of the Template Manifold OCTOS-1000^TM

L. F. S. Oliveira and J. D. Amaral Netto, COPPE/UFRJ,

A. C. de Lima Neto, CENPES-PETROBRAS and

D. Faertes, DEPRO/DEMGE – PETROBRAS

The Integration of Quantitative Risk Assessment and Reliability Centered Maintenance to Optimize Platform Design and Operation

R. M. Marshall, S. T. Maher, P. R. Stevenson and B. C. Morris, Westinghouse, Pittsburgh

Gas Dispersion and Build-up Within Offshore Modules

R. P. Cleaver, M. G. Cooper and D. Piper, British Gas plc

Design Options for a North Sea Production Facility: An Availability Study

D. W. Thompson, BP Engineering

N. A. Colliver, SD-Scicon

Using Fault Tree Analysis to Identify Cost-Effective Design Improvements in Offshore Platform Safety Shutdown Systems

S. J. Morandini, S. T. Maher, Westinghouse, Pittsburgh

R. Schene, Westinghouse, Brussels

Evaluation of Computer-based Protection Systems for the Oil and Gas Industries

L. Bjorkegren, ERA Technology

Simulation of an Evacuation Process of an Offshore Structure

K. H. Drager, H. Soma and J. Wiklund, A/S Quasar Consultants

The Use of Modified HAZOPS in an Overall Safety Case

J. Mustoe and J. M. Lechmere, NNC Limited

Fire Prevention, a Vital Necessity

J A (Hans) Beele, CSD International BV