5.2.1Health, Safety and Security Reporting

The HSS performance indicators boundaries take into account:

  • Employees, which include all direct hires, part-time employees, locally-hired agency staff (’direct contractors’) in the fabrication sites, offices and offshore workers, i.e. all people working for the Company
  • Contractors which include any person employed by a contractor or contractor’s subcontractor(s) who is directly involved in execution of prescribed work under a contract with SBM Offshore.

SBM Offshore implements consultation and participation in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations, and with the ISM onboard offshore units in the form of joint committee. The committee meets with the management team at an agreed frequency to address health and welfare and safety concerns of the employees.

All employees are provided HSSE trainings to familiarize themselves with the Company’s health, safety, and security rules and regulations. As part of the training content, individuals attend internal classroom training, attend external training, practice on hands-on training or perform e-learning. The training topics are based on the hazards identified through the structured identification process as well as the regulatory requirements and includes Company standard training package such as security, Life Saving Rules, display screen equipment, site hazard awareness etc.

HSS incidents are reported and managed through the Company centralized incident management tool (SRS – Single Reporting System) which is a web-based reporting system that is used to collect data on all incidents occurring in all locations where the Company operates. The system records safety, environmental, security incidents, loss of containments, equipment failure and damage only incidents.

SBM Offshore reports on all incidents classified as fatalities, injuries and high consequence injuries - work-related injuries that results in a fatality or in an injury from which the worker is not expected to recover from within six months. Safety incidents are reported based on the incident classifications as defined by the IOGP Report 2018 – June 2019. Health incidents are reported based on the occupational illnesses classification given in IOGP Report Number 393 – 2007. The main-type of work-related injury categories are related to slips, trips and falls (walking at same level & on stairs) (40%) as well as finger injuries (30%). 

All incidents with an actual or a potential consequence for the Health, Safety and Security of personnel and/or impact on the environment arising out of Company’s activities are investigated. Investigations, based on the type, criticality and severity of the event, are performed by specifically identified personnel using methods amongst which TapRoot® and 5 Why. The Company also reports incident data from contractor’s construction facilities if the incident is related to an SBM Offshore project.

Safety incidents are reported based on the incident classifications as defined by the IOGP Report 2018 – June 2019. Health incidents are reported based on the occupational illnesses classification given in IOGP Report Number 393 – 2007.

The Company uses records of exposure hours and SRS data to calculate Health and Safety performance indicators set by SBM Offshore.