Requirements for workplace health and safety are largely identical to those onshore. Assessment of workplace health and safety risks must be performed.
The requirements for workplace health and safety on offshore installations are largely identical to the provisions of the Working Environment Act applicable to businesses onshore. The requirements are laid down in the Offshore Safety Act (Act No. 1424 on Safety etc. on Offshore Installations for Exploration, Production and Transportation of Hydrocarbons), and the Danish Energy Agency is in charge of authority supervision offshore.
In addition to an assessment of the risk of major accidents which is related to the safe construction of the installation, an assessment of the health and safety risks at the individual workplaces is also required. In consultation with the safety organization, the employer is responsible for drawing up a risk assessment at the workplaces. In practice, this means the operator as regards fixed offshore installations and the company with overall responsibility for operating the unit as regards mobile offshore units.
The risk assessment must be documented in a socallled Health and Safety Case which must be submitted to the Danish Energy Agency in connection with applications for approvals and permits.
Other Health aspects
Besides health at the workplace there are also other health risks on an offshore installation. These risks include, but are not limited to, drinking water, smoking and in-door climate in the accommodation.
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supervision.