The Requirements for Incident Reporting
Incidents on the OCS involve everyday operations
and duties. An unsafe act or condition may cause a worker to lose his or her
life or be seriously injured. Unsafe acts or conditions may also result in
spills or other incidents that have the potential to affect the environment.
The Bureau uses the results of incident investigations and data analysis to
identify incident causes and trends. Appropriate actions are then identified
to prevent the recurrence of these incidents and to enhance safety and
environmental protection on the OCS. These actions may include publishing
Safety Alerts, initiating technical research, developing new/revised
regulations or standards, changing inspection strategies, holding safety
workshops, etc. Incident data is also used to calculate performance
indicators.
On April 17, 2006, MMS published a
Final
Rule (FR 19640)
that revised the agency’s incident reporting requirements. The new Incident
Reporting Rule more clearly defines which incidents must be reported,
broadens the scope to include incidents that have the potential to be
serious, and requires the reporting of standard information for both oral
and written reports. This will result in more consistent incident reporting
and the collection of more reliable incident information. Prevention of
future undesirable incidents on the OCS is a paramount goal of both industry
and the Bureau. Timely and accurate information will help us attain that goal.
This webpage is designed to answer questions
that the industry or others may have about the new incident reporting
requirements. We hope the information below is useful. If you have any
questions, please contact one of the following people:
Alaska Region:
Randy Howell
Gulf of Mexico Region:
David
Dykes
Pacific Region: Phil Schroeder
Headquarters: Melinda Mayes
For More Information
Federal
Register Notice – Final Rule for Incident Reporting
Summary
of Incident Reporting Requirements
Comparison
of the Current Incident Reporting Regulation with the Previous
Regulation
Questions
Submitted by Industry Prior to the Incident Reporting Workshops and the
Answers
Provided by MMS at the Workshops
District and Regional Contact Numbers
and Procedures for Reporting Incidents
Alaska
Region NTL
Gulf
of Mexico Region NTL 2008-G17
Gulf
of Mexico Region NTL 2007-G12
Pacific
Region NTL 2005-P02
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