During the period from 27 November to 3 December 2009, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of ConocoPhillips Scandinavia AS (CoPSAS) and the contractors Fabricom AS (Fabricom) and the IKM Group AS (IKM) and their identification and follow-up of groups potentially at risk on Eldfisk.

The audit was carried out by means of a start-up meeting on land on 27 November 2009 with CoPSAS, Fabricom and IKM, as well as verification on Eldfisk from 1 to 3 December 2009.

We have assessed how the companies' system for managing the working environment safeguards follow-up of groups particularly at risk.

CoPSAS was assessed in relation to their supervisory responsibility and facilitation of conditions for the relevant contractor employees on Eldfisk. The company's follow-up of own groups potentially at risk was therefore not assessed. Fabricom and IKM were assessed in relation to follow-up of own employees.

The companies were to demonstrate to the PSA that a functioning management system had been established which had ensured that risks for groups of employees were identified, mapped and followed up so that working environment and personal safety issues were fully safeguarded in all parts of the contract chain.

Special focus was placed on how CoPSAS, Fabricom and IKM assessed the significance of the framework conditions for risk for contractor employees. In this context, framework conditions means, for example contractual issues and division of responsibility between the operator, contractor and subcontractor.

Background for the audit This audit is part of the PSA's main priorities for 2009: Groups at risk.

This has also been one of the PSA's main priorities in 2007 and 2008.

From 2007 to 2008, the PSA carried out an inter-company audit of seven operators and eight contractors under contract.

The audit was aimed at the companies' systematic work to develop a comprehensive picture of groups at risk, the development of measures and cooperation between operator and contractor in this work.

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