ManagingHSEinageophysicalcontractReportNo.432December2009InternationalAssociationofOil&GasProducersGlobalexperienceTheInternationalAssociationofOil&GasProducershasaccesstoawealthoftechnicalknowledgeandexperiencewithitsmembersoperatingaroundtheworldinmanydifferentterrains.Wecollateanddistilthisvaluableknowledgefortheindustrytouseasguidelinesforgoodpracticebyindividualmembers.ConsistenthighqualitydatabaseandguidelinesOuroverallaimistoensureaconsistentapproachtotraining,managementandbestprac-ticethroughouttheworld.Theoilandgasexplorationandproductionindustryrecognisestheneedtodevelopconsist-entdatabasesandrecordsincertainfields.TheOGP’smembersareencouragedtousetheguidelinesasastartingpointfortheiroperationsortosupplementtheirownpoliciesandregulationswhichmayapplylocally.InternationallyrecognisedsourceofindustryinformationManyofourguidelineshavebeenrecognisedandusedbyinternationalauthoritiesandsafetyandenvironmentalbodies.Requestscomefromgovernmentsandnon-governmentorganisationsaroundtheworldaswellasfromnon-membercompanies.DisclaimerWhilsteveryefforthasbeenmadetoensuretheaccuracyoftheinformationcontainedinthispublica-tion,neithertheOGPnoranyofitsmemberspastpresentorfuturewarrantsitsaccuracyorwill,regard-lessofitsortheirnegligence,assumeliabilityforanyforeseeableorunforeseeableusemadethereof,whichliabilityisherebyexcluded.Consequently,suchuseisattherecipient’sownriskonthebasisthatanyusebytherecipientconstitutesagreementtothetermsofthisdisclaimer.Therecipientisobligedtoinformanysubsequentrecipientofsuchterms.CopyrightnoticeThecontentsofthesepagesare©TheInternationalAssociationofOilandGasProducers.Permissionisgiventoreproducethisreportinwholeorinpartprovided(i)thatthecopyrightofOGPand(ii)thesourceareacknowledged.Allotherrightsarereserved.AnyotheruserequiresthepriorwrittenpermissionoftheOGP.TheseTermsandConditionsshallbegovernedbyandconstruedinaccordancewiththelawsofEnglandandWales.DisputesarisingherefromshallbeexclusivelysubjecttothejurisdictionofthecourtsofEnglandandWales.PublicationsManagingHSEinaGeophysicalContractReportNo:432December2009iiInternationalAssociationofOil&GasProducers©OGPAcknowledgementsThisreport,anupdateofHSEaspectsinacontractingenvironmentforgeophysicaloperations(schedulesandplans),OGPref№317,wasputtogetherbyagroupofOGPandIAGCmembersover2008/2009.iiiManagingHSEinaGeophysicalContract©OGPTableofcontentsGlossaryiv1Introduction1-11.1General...................................................................................................................................................................................................1-11.2Purposeandscope...............................................................................................................................................................................1-12Projectdevelopment2-12.1Clientpreparationfortheproject....................................................................................................................................................2-12.2Invitationtotender(ITT)................................................................................................................................................................2-12.3Contractorandsubcontractorpreparationfortheproject..............................................................................................