IOGPLife-SavingRulesleadtogetherAUGUST2018REPORT459AcknowledgementsThisreportwasauthoredbytheLife-SavingRulesTaskForceoftheIOGPSafetyCommittee.Photographyusedwithpermissioncourtesyof©Dutchy/iStockphotoand©MaerskOil-PhotographerMortenLarsen(Frontcover)©botulinum21/iStock(Backcover)FeedbackIOGPwelcomesfeedbackonourreports:publications@iogp.orgDisclaimerWhilsteveryefforthasbeenmadetoensuretheaccuracyoftheinformationcontainedinthispublication,neitherIOGPnoranyofitsMemberspastpresentorfuturewarrantsitsaccuracyorwill,regardlessofitsortheirnegligence,assumeliabilityforanyforeseeableorunforeseeableusemadethereof,whichliabilityisherebyexcluded.Consequently,suchuseisattherecipient’sownriskonthebasisthatanyusebytherecipientconstitutesagreementtothetermsofthisdisclaimer.Therecipientisobligedtoinformanysubsequentrecipientofsuchterms.Thispublicationismadeavailableforinformationpurposesandsolelyfortheprivateuseoftheuser.IOGPwillnotdirectlyorindirectlyendorse,approveoraccreditthecontentofanycourse,eventorotherwisewherethispublicationwillbereproduced.CopyrightnoticeThecontentsofthesepagesare©InternationalAssociationofOil&GasProducers.Permissionisgiventoreproducethisreportinwholeorinpartprovided(i)thatthecopyrightofIOGPand(ii)thesourcesareacknowledged.Allotherrightsarereserved.AnyotheruserequiresthepriorwrittenpermissionofIOGP.TheseTermsandConditionsshallbegovernedbyandconstruedinaccordancewiththelawsofEnglandandWales.DisputesarisingherefromshallbeexclusivelysubjecttothejurisdictionofthecourtsofEnglandandWales.IOGPLife-SavingRulesRevisionhistoryVERSIONDATEAMENDMENTS3.0August2018Majorrevision2.0April2013Amendmentstosafetyicondesigns1.0February2012FirstissuedAUGUST2018REPORT4591.Foreword62.TheLife-SavingRules83.ImplementingtheLife-SavingRules93.1Fundamentalrequirements93.2Lessonslearnedinrulesimplementation103.3TheLife-SavingRulesaspartofasystem123.4Life-SavingRulesimplementationresources194.DataanalysisintherevisionoftheLife-SavingRules20Contents4IOGPLife-SavingRulesScopeWiththerevisionofReport459,IOGPlaunchesasimplifiedsetofLife-SavingRulestoprovideworkersintheindustrywiththeactionstheycantaketoprotectthemselvesandtheircolleaguesfromfatalities.IOGPaimstoimprovethelevelofindustry-wideadoptionacrosstheglobaloilandgasindustry.Thereducednumberofrules(nine)stillcoverasimilarscopetothatoftheoriginal18Life-SavingRules:since2008,376livescouldhavebeenpotentiallysavedbyfollowingtherevisedIOGPLife-SavingRules.IOGPReport459introducestherevisedIOGPLife-SavingRules,providesimplementationguidanceandthebackgrounddataanalysis.Additionalimplementationmaterialsareavailablefromhttps://www.iogp.org/life-savingrules.IOGPLife-SavingRules51.ForewordIOGPMembercompaniesrecognisethevalueofprovidingclear,simple,andconsistentinformationregardingrisksintheworkplaceandtheproperuseofbarriersandsafeguardstoprotecttheworkforce.In2010IOGPpublishedasetofLife-SavingRulestomitigateriskandreducefatalitiesintheoilandgasindustry.ThesewerederivedfromanalysisdatareportedtoIOGP:1484fatalincidents(1991-2010)and1173highpotentialevents(2000-2010).Followingthesesimplerulescouldhavepreventedaround70%ofthesefatalities.Whilemembercompaniesandothersbenefitfromimplementingtheirownprogrammes,thereisgreaterclarityandeffectivenesstobegainedinstandardisingLife-SavingRulesacrosstheindustry.Over80%oftheworkforce,andaround80%offatalities,are...