Health, Safety and Wellbeing
Comparitive Study
Greg Watt 1393319

Contents Executive Summary 3
Introduction 3 Comparison Framework 4
New Zealand 4
United Kingdom 6 Discussions/Conclusion 7 Bibliography 10

Executive Summary
Introduction

The object of this report will be to deliberate on the New Zealand Health, Safety and Wellbeing(HSW) codes, regulations and best practice. I will look at the minimum requirements and industry standards verses mandatory and statutory requirements. A comparison will be investigated for improvements or modification between the two countries HSW, to see if the needs of an ever expanding offshore petroleum exploration and production division are being me. This comparative study will look at the Health, Safety and Wellbeing for Offshore petroleum operations. I will be making comparisons against Shell New Zealand and BP in the United Kingdom’s standards and regulations from an individual, team, company, industry and National viewpoint. Suggestions made from the high level information gathered in this report will be used to form a comparative overview of the HSW offshore petroleum regulatory framework. All people are entitled to the same level of protection regardless of where in the world they work. To ensure a consistent approach to Health, Safety and Wellbeing I will be looking at all levels to recognise any major gaps. Many advances have been made to the HSW since the 1988 Piper Alpha disaster with the total revamp of the Permit to Work System, this had a massive effect not only on the UK and NZ offshore HSW but also to offshore work in general all over the world.
New Zealand has adopted many of its offshore HSW policies and regulations from many of the already developed petroleum countries, although many would say that these procedures have been adapted to suit our conditions and climate. Known the future