Improving regulatory coordination and organisational capability to monitor and enforce health & safety

Author: 
Mike Holm, Partner, Atkins Holm Majurey

Specialist environmental law firm Atkins Holm Majurey and international environmental consultants ERM NZ Ltd were appointed by MED to undertake the high-level review set out in the Review Report.
This paper includes a large number of extracts from the Review Report including the purpose, methodology and discussion of a number of agencies with responsibilities for regulating different parts of offshore petroleum operations.
Recommendations for Improvement are listed along with recent changes and reviews – all for the purpose of getting health and safety right in the offshore petroleum sector.