Bga-Hsse-Gen-Gl-0502 Glossary of Terms - Hsse Rev 01

BG Guideline
Glossary of Terms
(For use in conjunction with BG Group HSSE Standards and
Guidelines)
BGA-HSSE-GEN-GL-0502
Value Assurance Framework (VAF)
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Value Assurance Framework (VAF) Glossary of Terms (For use in conjunction with BG Group HSSE
Standards and Guidelines)
DOCUMENT INFORMATION SHEET

TITLE: HSSE Guideline Glossary of Terms (For use in conjunction with BG Group HSSE Standards and
Guidelines)
PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

This Glossary of Terms has been prepared as a guideline for employees and contractors engaged in BG
Group activities with respect to Health, Safety, Security and Environmental to ensure a consistent approach
to reporting of incidents and communication of information. Individual terms may have been ascribed more
specific meaning in various Group Standards where this is the case they will appear in the specific standards
list of defined terms and the defined term definition will take precedence within that Standard.
Document No: Issue No: One Issue Date:
BGA-HSSE-SAF-GL - 0502
FOR ISSUE: (Issue after peer and cross functional review)
Signature: Position: Head of HSSE Effectiveness
Name: Richard Head Email address: richard.head@bg-group.com
Originating Function : Group HSSE
HEAD FUNCTION APPROVALS: (NR Functional Approval not required)
Dept. Signed by/date Name Position
Safety
Environment
Health
Security
Safety
Engineering
FINAL APPROVAL:
Signature: Position: GM HSSE
Name: Date:
APPROVAL AND ISSUE RECORD:
Issue Author Approved

Date Description
No. (name) (name)
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1.0 INTRODUCTION 4
1.1 Purpose and Scope 4
1.2 Responsibilities 5
1.3 Quality 5
1.4 Definitions 6
1.5 Abbreviations 6
1.6 Units 10
1.7 Referenced / Associated document 10
2.0 HSSE GLOSSARY OF TERMS 11
2.1 Objective 11
2.2 Glossary 11
APPENDIX A Feedback Form 30
APPENDIX B 31
APPENDIX C 32
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
BG Standards and Guidelines provide structured and managed documents to capture and
communicate best practice and lessons learned for all areas of the business, to enhance value
and to prevent the repetition of unsatisfactory solutions and erosion of value.
BG Standards set minimum requirements in key areas of the business, e.g. HSSE and asset
integrity, and are mandatory. BG Guidelines are provided to support and complement the
mandatory standards and to provide advice and examples of recommended practice and are
therefore discretionary. It is required, however, that the content and recommendations of the
Guidelines shall be understood and considered for implementation.
It is BG policy to comply fully with all applicable statutory and local regulations. Note that if a BG
Standard requires a higher level of safety then it shall take precedence. If a conflict
arises whereby a BG Standard or Guideline appears to require a lower level of safety, then the
applicable statutory and local regulations shall be followed and the conflict shall be brought to the
attention of the appropriate BG Group Technical Authority / Document Custodian.
International Codes and Standards are referred to in BG Standards and Guidelines and underpin
many of BGs requirements. National Codes and Standards may also be considered where they
can be demonstrated to achieve an equivalent technical result.
BG Standards and Guidelines shall be used in BGs Operated assets including for new
developments / facilities and for modifications. The requirements for application in existing assets
and for Non-Operated and Joint Ventures are described in BG Standard BGA-ENG-GEN-OS-
0001.
As BG Standards are mandatory, any proposed deviation from a BG Standard shall be approved
by BG Advance, Head of the originating function (e.g. Head of Engineering, Safety, Operations,
Reservoir Engineering) or his/her delegate, before any work is undertaken. The formal
dispensation procedure BGA-ENG-GEN-OS-0004 shall be used to request any dispensations. As
BG Guidelines are not mandatory, dispensations for deviations from BG Guidelines are NOT
required.
1.1 Purpose and Scope
This Glossary of Terms has been prepared as a guideline for employees and contractors engaged
in BG Group activities with respect to Health, Safety, Security and Environmental activities within
the Group to ensure a consistent approach to reporting of incidents and communication of
information. Individual terms may have been ascribed more specific meaning in various Group
Standards where this is the case they will appear in the list of defined terms and the defined term
definition will take precedence within that Standard..
The range of business segments and Value Funnel lifecycle stages to which this Standard /
Guideline applies are identified below:
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All developments / projects, world-wide
Business
Upstream T&D Power LNG
Segment :
X X X X
Stage : Create Assess Select Define Execute Operate Decommission

X X X X X X X
Note: Assess includes Feasibility studies, Select includes Option assessments, Define includes both Pre-FEED
Definition and FEED studies, Execute includes Detail Design, procurement, Construction and
Commissioning.
1.2 Responsibilities
BG Group: Group HSSE will prepare and maintain this Glossary of Terms as a guideline to
support consistent reporting and classification of incidents within the BG Group.
Regions, Assets and TVP will use the Glossary of Terms and the referenced standards as first
point of reference when classifying incidents. Where there is a conflict in the guideline or the
guideline does not cover all the circumstances additional Guidance can be obtained from the
Group Technical Authority (document custodian).
Company representatives shall ensure that all personnel, including Company personnel and
Contractors involved in any works or services related to BG Standards and Guidelines, are
informed of their existence, the need for compliance with BG Standards and the adoption where
practicable of the recommendations in BG Guidelines.
The Company shall ensure that all Contractors involved in any works related to this Guideline are
informed of its existence and its purpose. Contractor & Sub Contractor incidents relating to work
for the company will be reported to the Company in a manner consistent with this guideline even if
the Contractors / Sub Contractors own guidelines use alternative definitions / terminology.
Company representatives / Contractors shall ensure that applicable Standards and Guidelines,
and requirements thereof, are included in any relevant purchase order, contract or sub-contract
documentation.
Company representatives / Contractors shall be responsible for developing suitable and sufficient
procedures and specifications (as appropriate to scope) to ensure that the requirements of BG
Standards are met and recommendations of BG Guidelines are adopted where practicable.
Any conflicts between this Guideline, other Company Guidelines, local or national legislation and
relevant national and international industry Codes and Standards shall be documented by
Company representatives / Contractor and submitted with a proposed resolution for review by the
Company (Group Technical Authority).
1.3 Quality
The correct application of BG Standards and Guidelines shall be subject to quality assurance
audit in accordance with the applicable Quality Management System.
Contractors shall have in place an accredited Quality Management System that complies with a
National or International Standard that is appropriate to their scope of service or supply, unless
agreed by the Company. A quality conformance / inspection plan shall be provided for the
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purchase, testing and supply of all services and items. Accredited systems shall be taken to
mean compliance with the appropriate part of ISO 9000 series of Quality Management Standards.
Accreditation to alternative codes and standards may be acceptable, subject to review and
approval by the Company.
1.4 Definitions
ASSET A wholly owned BG Group subsidiary company, Country office or partially

owned joint venture where BG either owns a controlling interest or is the
designated operator or joint operator. In respect of this standard BG
Headquarters (TVP) is designated an Asset.
COMPANY BG Group, any wholly owned subsidiary or Joint Venture where BG Group
or its subsidiary is the nominated operator.
CONTRACTOR The person, firm or company undertaking to supply services plant, or

equipment to which his document applies. Sub-contractor is synonymous
with Contractor
GROUP The principal discipline engineer or manager responsible for identifying,

TECHNICAL generating, approving and maintaining a given Standard / Guideline
AUTHORITY
NON OPERATED A Non Operated Joint Venture is a Project or Operating company where
JOINT VENTURE BG has an investment interest but is not the designated operator or the
majority shareholder and where BGs Management systems are not being
applied.
SUB See Contractor

CONTRACTOR
This Guideline defines commonly used terms with respect to HSSE activities within BG Group as
such the terms and definitions are contained below in Section 2.0
1.5 Abbreviations
ABC Antecedents, Behaviours, Consequences

AE Accountable Executive
AGM Asset General Manager
AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
ALARP As Low As Reasonably Practicable
API American Petroleum Institute
BAT Best Available Techniques
BATNEEC Best Available Techniques Not Entailing Excessive Cost
BBS Behavioural (or Behaviour) Based Safety
BG BG Group
BIP Business Improvement Plans.
BoD Basis of Design
BOSIET Basic Offshore Safety Induction Emergency Training
BPEO Best Practicable Environmental Option
BS British Standard
C&Es Cause & Effects drawings
C&P Contracts & Procurement
CBA Cost Benefit Analysis
CMMS Computerised Maintenance Management System
CMT Crisis Management Team (BG Group Team)
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CNI Critical National Infrastructure

COMOPS Combined Operations
C&P Contracts & Procurement
dB(A) Decibel
DoE Department of the Environment (now DEFRA)
DP Differential Pressure
DSE Display Screen Equipment
DSV Dive Support Vessel
EC European Commission
EIA Environmental Impact Assessment
ENVID Environmental (impact) Identification
EQS Environmental Quality Standard
ESD Emergency Shutdown
ESDV Emergency Shutdown Valve
F&G Fire & Gas
FAC First aid case
FMEA Failure Modes & Effects Analysis
FPSO Floating, Production, Storage & Off-loading vessel
GEC Group Executive Committee
JV Joint venture
GHG Greenhouse Gas
GHGE Greenhouse Gas Equivalent
GSA Governance Self-Assessment
HAF Health Assurance Framework
HAVS Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome
HAZOP Hazard and Operability Assessment
HAZID Hazard Identification Assessment
HIA Health Impact Assessment
HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HLO Helicopter Landing Officer
HMSO Her Majestys Stationary Office
HPI High Potential Incident
HR Human Resources
HRA Health Risk Assessment
HRCP Health Risk Control Plan
HSE Health, Safety and Environment.
HSE Health and Safety Executive (UK)
HSSE Health, Safety, Security and Environment.
HUET Helicopter Underwater Escape Training
IP Injured Person
IPIECA International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation
Association
ISO International Standards Organisation
ISPS International Ship and Port Facilities Security Code
ITT Invitation To Tender
IUCN World Conservation Union
JSA Job Safety Assessment
KPI Key Performance Indicator
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
LOLER Lifting Operations, Lifting Equipment Regulations
LoPA Layers of Protection Assessment
LTI Lost time injury
LTIF Lost Time Injury Frequency
m Meters
MAC Maximum Allowable Concentration
MAOP Maximum Allowable Operating Pressure
MOC Management of Change
MTC Medical Treatment Case
NIHL Noise Induced Hearing Loss
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NOJV Non Operated Joint Ventures

NRA National Rivers Authority (now part of the Environment Agency)
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OGP International Association of Oil and Gas Producers
OH Occupational Health
OI Occupational Illness
OIF Occupational Illness Frequency
OSHA Occupational Safety & Health Administration (US)
P&ID Process & Instrumentation Diagram or Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams
depending on the application of the acronym. See definitions / abbreviations in
relevant standards.
PAH Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons
PC Performance Contract
PFD Process Flow Diagram
PPE Personal Protective Equipment
PSV Process Safety Valve
PTW Permit to Work
QRA Quantitative Risk Assessment
RACI Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed
RCA Root Cause Analysis
RTA Road Traffic Accident
RWDC Restricted Work Day Case
SA Sickness absence
SBV Stand by Vessel
SCE Safety Critical Elements
SI System International dUnites
SIL Safety Integrity Level
SIMOPS Simultaneous Operations
SMART Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Tangible
STP Standard Temperature and Pressure
THA Task Hazard Analysis
TR Temporary Refuge
TRA Task Risk Assessment
TRC Total recordable case
TRCF Total Recordable Case Frequency
TVP Thames Valley Park - BG Group headquarters
UKOOA United Kingdom Offshore Operators Association, now Oil & Gas
UK Limited
US EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
VAF Value Assurance Framework
VP Voluntary principles of Security and Human Rights
WHO World Health Organisation
WRULD Work-related Upper Limb Disorder
Specific Shipping Abbreviations
AIS Automatic Identification System

BIMCO The Baltic and International Maritime Council
BLEVE Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion
BOG Boil Off Gas
BWM Ballast Water Management
CDI Chemical Distribution Institute
COLREG Convention on International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.
CSO Company Security Officer
CSR - Continuous Synopsis Record, an on-board record of the history of a ship
required by ISPS code
DO Diesel Oil
DSC Digital Selective Calling
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
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ENC Electronic Navigation Chart (Vector Chart)

EPIRB Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon
ERS Emergency Release System
ESD Emergency Shut Down
ESP Enhanced Survey Programme
FO Fuel Oil
FOS Flat of Side (parallel side of VSL)
FPSO Floating Production Storage Unit
FW Fresh Water
GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
GMT Greenwich Mean Time (the same as UTC)
GO Gas Oil
GPC General Purpose Council (SIGTTO)
HFO Heavy Fuel Oil
HNS Hazardous and Noxious Substances
HSC Harbour Safety Committee
IBS Integrated Bridge System
ICS International Chamber of Shipping
IMDG International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code. Regulations published by IMO
for transporting hazardous materials internationally
IMO International Maritime Organization
INMARSAT International Maritime Satellite System
IOPC International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund
ISM International Safety Management Code (IMO)
LN2 Liquid Nitrogen
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
MARAD Maritime Administration (USA Department of Transport)
MARSPEC Marine Specification Services Department (Lloyds Register)
MCA Maritime and Coastguard Agency
MEPC Marine Environment Protection Committee, within the International Maritime
Organization.
MES Most Economical Speed
MSC Maritime Safety Committee (IMO)
MSI Marine Safety Information
NISA National Invasive Species Act (of 1996)
NM Nautical Miles
OCIMF Oil Companies International Marine Forum
OPA 90 Oil Pollution Act 1990
OPRC International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response, and
Cooperation
P&I Protection and Indemnity, an insurance term.
PERC Powered Emergency Release Coupler
PFSO Port Facility Security Officer
PSC Port State Control
QCDC Quick Connect/Disconnect Coupling
SAFIR Safety and Improvement Report System
SIGTTO Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators Ltd
SIRE Ship Inspection Report Programme
SOLAS Safety of Life at Sea Convention
SOP Safety Operating Procedures
SOPEP Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan
SSA Ship Security Assessment
SSO Ship Security Officer
SSP Ship Security Plan
VIQ Vessel Inspection Questionnaire
VPQ Vessel Particulars Questionnaire
WSNP Weather and Safe Navigation Permitting
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1.6 Units
Company requirements are that metric SI units shall be used throughout. If an asset requires
imperial units to be used for clarity then SI units will be stated followed by the local requirement in
brackets. The following exceptions shall apply:
Pressure shall be expressed as either gauge pressure in barg or absolute pressure in bara,
gauge pressure being referenced to Standard Atmospheric pressure of 1.01325 bara.
Temperature shall be expressed as degrees Celsius (oC)
Dynamic viscosity shall be expressed as centipoise (cP)
In addition, the following common industry units shall also be used (applying dual units where
appropriate):
Volume gas flow in million standard cubic feet per day (MMscfd)
Volume liquid flow in barrels per day (bpd) or US gallons per minute (gpm) as appropriate
Stock tank oil/condensate flow shall be expressed in stock tank barrels per day (stbpd) and
reflect the oil/condensate volumetric flow after flashing to stock tank conditions of 1.01325 bara
and 15.5556 oC.
The definition of Standard Conditions for pressure and temperature that shall be applied is 1
o
atmosphere pressure (or 1.01325 bara) and 15.5556 C (rather than 1 atmosphere and 273.15
o
degrees Kelvin (0 C).).
Any deviations to this definition to be consistent with local standards shall be discussed
and agreed with BG Advance Engineering but shall, as a minimum, be fully defined in the
project Basis of Design.
1.7 Referenced / Associated document
Appendix A contains a list of referenced and associated documents related to this BG Standard /
Guideline.
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2.0 HSSE GLOSSARY OF TERMS
2.1 Objective
The objective of this Guideline is to ensure consistent understanding and use of terms across the
Company. This Glossary is compiled to be consistent with OGP and UK Health and Safety
Executive reporting guidelines.
2.2 Glossary
Action Plan (may also be termed Improvement Plan): A fully authorised and resourced plan to
rectify a shortcoming(s) or to implement improvements to the HSSE management system.
Affreightment: Carrying goods by sea or air. Charterparties and Bills of Lading are contracts of
affreightment.
Arrived Ship: In conjunction with a voyage charterparty a ship has "arrived" when she is within
the usual waiting area of the port. Provided she is ready to load/discharge she can give NOR and
laytime starts to run.
As Low As Reasonably Practical (ALARP): Refers to a risk level which can be considered to be
tolerable if it has been demonstrated through formal means that any further risk reduction
measures are not considered to be reasonably practicable. The consideration of reasonable
practicability will include what is normally done as industry good practise as well as cost benefit
analysis and numerical risk comparison techniques. Demonstrating ALARP is a process which
should be commenced at the earliest stages of design and continue through management of
change systems throughout the whole life of an installation.
Asset: A wholly owned BG Group subsidiary company, Country office or partially owned joint
venture where BG either owns a controlling interest or is the designated operator or joint operator.
Asset Business Improvement Plan (BIP): Asset actions to deliver the BG Group Business
Improvement Plan.
Asset Damage: A direct loss of, or damage to, plant, equipment, tools or materials resulting from
an incident. The consequences of the incident may include both direct loss or damage or
consequential business loss.
Asset HSSE 14 Point Performance Improvement Plan (PIP): The plan developed by the
Assets from the 14 Point Assurance Tool profiling of the Assets and reported against via
percentage of target delivered on a quarterly basis. Assets may augment the elements identified
by the 14 Point Assurance Tool with additional improvement measures to mitigate or eliminate
local risks.
Asset Integrity: Asset Integrity is the outcome of good design, construction, operation and
maintenance. It is the desired state for our physical assets in that they are sound and that they
perform, as per their design, in a safe and effective manner over their full lifecycle.
Asset Integrity (AI) Indicator: An indicator used to measure the current status of an Asset
integrity key performance factor such as MOC, alarms in override, critical maintenance overdue
etc AI indicators can be both Leading and Lagging indicators of performance. The individual
indicators are rolled up to one overall AI indicator as an indicator of the status of AI in the Asset,
Region or Group.
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Asset/Equipment Damage Incidents: Incidents that involve damage to company property. For
instance damage to facilities, pipelines vehicles or office etc that results in cost to the company
even though there may be no physical injury or environmental damage.
Audit Findings: When BG conducts corporate audits the audit team will identify any necessary
improvement areas as Findings. These Findings are categorised in the final report in accordance
with their risk to the business so that the Asset can prioritise its improvement plans.
P1 High Priority
P2 Medium Priority
P3 Low Priority
Audit Recommendations: Audit Recommendations will be associated with Audit Findings and
will be the steps, in the view of audit team, that the Asset must take to rectify the finding. Audit
Recommendations will have agreed time frames for their implementation set by the Asset
management team. Each Audit Finding will have one or more associated Audit
Recommendations.
Audit Actions: Audit Actions are the improvement actions proposed by the Asset that will be
used to implement the Audit Recommendations. Each Audit Recommendation may have one or
more Audit Actions associated with it.
Ballast: Heavy substances loaded by a vessel to improve stability, trimming, sea-keeping and to
increase the immersion at the propeller. Sea water ballast is commonly loaded in most vessels in
ballast tanks, positioned in compartments right at the bottom and in some cases on the sides,
called wing tanks. On a tanker, ballast is seawater that is taken into the cargo tanks to submerge
the vessel to a proper trim.
BG Group Premises/Worksites: A site operated by a BG Group company or a marine vessel

owned or operated by a BG Group company e.g. office location, distribution streetworks site,
500m zone offshore, seismic block etc. However, specific contractual arrangements may define
these further.
BG Group Company: A company wholly owned by BG Group, or a company or joint venture

where BG Group has equity and is responsible for any aspect of H, S, S or E. Normally this is
where BG Group is considered to be the operator (e.g. where BG Group has a management or
technical service agreement).
Behaviour-Based Safety (BBS): BBS is a safety performance management process that

empowers workgroups to use behavioural observation, feedback and behavioural root cause
analysis to drive continuous improvement.
BBS Champion: A nominated or selected line manager(s) who has the responsibility to:
Provide guidance and support to the BBS Committee;
Approve the improvement plans and provide resources;
Participate in goal-setting workshops and goal-attainment recognition events;
Engage asset management team for their active support to the process.
BBS Committee: A committee of select BBS observers who are trained to run the process by:
Development of safety-critical behavioural measures and observation methodology;
Planning systematic observations to sample the work-place behaviours;
Trending the measurement data to identify improvement opportunities;
Analysis (ABC and RCA) of unsafe behaviours to develop improvement plans;
Assessing quality of observations to provide coaching for observers;
Conducting effective meetings, providing group feedback and facilitating communication;
Organising participative goal-setting workshops;
Organising goal-attainment recognition events.
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BBS Facilitator: An HSSE team member who has the responsibility to:
Facilitate trainings for staff, observers, committee members and managers;
Facilitate leadership trainings and individual coaching for line managers, BBS champion;
Facilitate database management, trending, analysis and action planning.
BBS Observation Checklist: A list of site-specific safety-critical behavioural measures based on

risk assessments, incident analysis, inspections and audits.
BBS Analysis: This is a combination of behavioural analysis (ABC; Antecedent-Behaviour-

Consequence) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to remove system barriers for safe behaviours.
BBS Observation: BBS observation measures safety through planned systematic behavioural
observations using a BBS observation checklist; scoring safe-unsafe; positively reinforcing safe
behaviours and identify drivers for unsafe ones by individual feedback.
BBS Trained Observer: Personnel who conduct planned systematic observations to sample the
work-place behaviours and are trained on interpersonal skills required for behavioural observation
and individual feedback. They fill the BBS Observation Checklist and periodically do quality
checks for consistency and accuracy of the safe-unsafe scores.
Best Available Techniques (BAT): This is a whole life approach to environmental control.
BAT is defined as: the most effective and advanced stage in the development of activities and
their methods of operation which indicate the practical suitability of particular techniques designed
to prevent and, where that is not practicable, to reduce, emissions and the impact on the
environment as a whole.
The essence of BAT is that the selection of techniques to protect the environment should achieve
an appropriate balance between the environmental benefits they bring and the costs to implement
them.
The objective is to help to drive improvements in environmental management by adoption of

accepted international methodology that provides an integrated, systematic approach across all
media which might be affected.
Best: most effective in achieving a high general level of protection of the environment as a
whole.
Available: those developed on a scale which allows implementation in the relevant
industrial sector, under economically and technically viable conditions, taking into
consideration the costs and advantages, whether or not the techniques are used or
produced inside the country in question, as long as they are reasonably accessible to the
operator.
Techniques: includes both the technology used and the way in which the installation is
designed, built, maintained, operated and decommissioned.
Bill of Lading (BoL): A document issued by a ship owner to a shipper of goods. Its purpose is
threefold:
1. It serves as a receipt for the goods;
2. it serves as evidence of a contract of carriage; and
3. it serves as a document of title.
As a receipt, it contains the description and quantity of the goods, notations of goods which are
not in apparent good order and condition when received by the vessel. As evidence of the
contract of carriage, the BoL contains the terms and conditions of the contract of reference to the
charter-party. As a document of title, the BoL can be used by the consignee to take delivery of
the goods from the vessel. Often, but not always, BoL is a non-negotiable document.
BOSIET: Basic Offshore Safety and Emergency Training required training for all BG employees
and contractors who work offshore.
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Breach of environmental standards: This refers to any breach of legislation relevant to

environmental aspects such as emissions to air, discharges to water, waste or noise. A breach
may or may not result in a release to the environment. Examples may include fly tipping,
exceeding noise limits and exceeding maximum permissible limits for defined parameters in
produced, grey or black water discharges.
Breach of standards also refers to non-compliance with any BG Standards that set maximum
permissible limits for emissions to air, discharges to water and noise. Where a breach is detected
through sample analysis and that excursion may be due to sampling or analytical error, it should
be reported to the Group if two consecutive samples exceed the national and/or BG maximum
permissible limit.
Brownfield site: Land that has previously been developed e.g. for urban, industrial, military or
infrastructure purposes. Development may be complicated by the presence of hazardous
materials and/or site contamination as a result of previous use.
Business Improvement Plan: A programme for Assets or BG Group of actions intended to

improve the performance of the business. The HSSE Improvement Plan is an integral part of the
BIP.
Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO2e): Unit for comparing the radiative forcing, or global warming
potential of a GHG, to carbon dioxide.
Cargo Plan: A plan giving the quantities and description of the various grades carried in the
ship's cargo tanks, after the loading is completed.
Certified: Certificate or License issued by a relevant regulatory authority following completion of

a recognised competency based training course.
Change: A modification, addition, extension, removal or alteration to an existing Asset or Project

and may be physical, e.g. a change to hardware or software, an organisational change, a change
of critical procedures or documents, management systems, operations manning levels, logistics,
or working practices. Changes may be designated as permanent or temporary.
The definitions and guidance apply equally to both. However for temporary changes, which are
made only for the duration of a specific activity or set of circumstances, the duration shall be
recorded and re-assessment may be required at the end of the duration.
Charterer: The person to whom is given the use of the whole of the carrying capacity of a ship for
the transportation of cargo or passengers to a stated port for a specified time.
Charter Party: A contractual agreement between a ship owner and a cargo owner, usually
arranged by a broker, whereby a ship is chartered (hired) either for one voyage or a period of
time.
Classification Society: Worldwide experienced and reputable societies. which undertake to

arrange inspections and advise on the hull and machinery of a ship. A private organisation that
supervises vessels during their construction and afterward, in respect to their seaworthiness, and
the placing of vessels in grades or "classes" according to the society's rules for each particular
type. It is not compulsory by law that a ship owner have his vessel built according to the rules of
any classification society; but in practice, the difficulty in securing satisfactory insurance rates for
an un-classed vessel makes it a commercial obligation.
Clinical Standard: Clinical standards are quality standards which stipulate best practice in
clinical procedures and include; competence; legal precedent; assessment criteria, record
keeping and management.
Coal bed Methane: Natural Gas, predominantly methane, obtained from in-situ coal seams.
Commuting: See Work Related Activities.
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Company work-related activities: All work by Company personnel, including attendance at

courses, conferences and Company-organised events where participation is perceived by the
employee as mandatory, business travel, field visits or any other activity or presence expected by
the employer. Refer to the section on work-relatedness for the exemptions that apply.
Company Employee: Any person employed by and on the payroll of the reporting Company,
including corporate and management personnel. Persons employed under short-service contracts
are included as Company employees provided they are paid directly by the Company.
Company Vehicle: Any car, bus, people carrier, van or other commercial vehicle that is directly
owned, leased or rented by BG Group.
Compassionate leave: Leave taken by employee, authorised by or at request of a line manager,

following a traumatic incident in order to gain reasonable recovery not an LTI or Illness.
Competent: To have acquired, through training, qualifications or experience, the knowledge and
skills to an agreed standard to do the task in a safe way, including knowledge of:
Any relevant local regulation or standard;
Any applicable code of practice, including ISO;
Any relevant BG Standard.
Consequence: The actual or potential cost to BG from an incident in terms of: financial loss,
human impact, environmental impact or reputational impact including legal impact. The higher the
consequence level the higher the level of investigation required.
Consignee: The receiver of the merchandise.
Consignor: The sender or the shipper of the goods.
Contract of Affreightment (COA): A service contract under which a ship owner agrees to
transport a specified quantity of cargo, at a specified rate per ton, between designated loading and
discharge ports.
Contractor: The person, firm or company undertaking to supply services plant, or equipment to
which his document applies. Sub-contractor is synonymous with Contractor.
Contractor work-related activities: All work by Contractor personnel in the below modes:
Mode 1: The contractor provides people and tools for the execution of work under the
supervision, instructions and HSSE-MS of the company. The contractor has a management
system to provide assurance that the personnel for whom they are responsible are qualified and
fit for work and that the tools and machinery they are providing are properly maintained and
suitable for the job.
Mode 2: The contractor executes all aspects of the job under its own HSSE-MS, provides the
necessary instructions and supervision and verifies the proper functioning of its HSSE-MS. The
company is responsible for verifying the overall effectiveness of the HSSE management controls
put in place by the contractor, and assuring that both the companys and the contractors HSSE-
MS are appropriately compatible.
Contractor reporting exceptions:

Mode 3: Contractor operates within its own HSSE-MS that has no interfaces with the company
HSSE-MS.
NOTE: For reporting purposes, Sub-Contractor personnel are to be treated as if they were
Contractor personnel and work hours and work-related incidents reported as Contractor incidents.
Contractor Employee: Any person employed by a Contractor or Contractors Sub-Contractor(s)

who is directly involved in execution of prescribed work under a contract with the reporting
Company.
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Cost Insurance and Freight (CIF): Belongs to Group C of Incoterms, under which the main
carriage is paid by the seller. The seller delivers when the goods pass the ship's rail in the port of
shipment, and thus the main carriage and insurance are to be paid by the seller. Risk and cost
transfer at the port of destination, and the buyer is paying such costs, since are not for the seller's
account under the contract of carriage.
Coxswain: Coxswain is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering for
safety of the passengers.
Credible: A reasonably foreseeable outcome based on the knowledge and experience of the
person in charge of the incident investigation.
Crisis: A crisis may be defined as a significant negative event that contains actual or potential
risk to life, health, environment, business continuity, reputation or those relationships the
company requires to maintain its business.
Deadweight (dwt): The total weight which a ship can carry, including cargo, provisions, fuel,
stores, crew and spares up to her loadlines. Alternatively, the difference between light and loaded
displacements.
Delivered Ex Ship (DES): Contractual arrangement under which the seller must make the goods
available upon arrival at the agreed destination before discharging. "named port of destination"
Dispensation: Any deviation from BG Standards by an Asset shall require a Dispensation. A

Dispensation is an approval, following review, issued by the relevant BGA Group Technical
Authority / Head of Function for the temporary non compliance with an element of the BG
Standards. BG Advance shall not approve any deviation from a local regulation, unless there is
documentary evidence that the law allows such a deviation The Dispensation is issued in
accordance with BG Standard BGABGAGENOS-0004.
Documentation: Any material (such as text, video, audio, etc., or combinations thereof) used to
explain attributes of an object, system or procedure. Documentation may be in electronic or hard
copy format.
Emergency: A sudden unforeseen event or situation (usually involving danger) that requires
immediate action.
Environmental Commitments and Corrective Actions: A Commitment or a Corrective Action

should be tracked and monitored if it is external, i.e. made to a third party outside of BG (and
JVs) and its contractors, and therefore carries the risk of a negative outcome if not acted upon.
Actions and commitments that are part of internal BG (and JV) activities do not need to be
reported as part of this process.
Examples of sources of Environmental Commitments include:

Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessment (EIA/ESHIA) or Environmental
Management Plan (EMP);
Stakeholder engagement (ranging from governments to local communities);
Licence Agreements;
Environmental Permits (EMS Commitments Register);
EMS Environmental Improvement Plan;
Voluntary Research Programmes.
Examples of sources of Environmental Corrective Actions include:

Non Conformities or Excursions from the EMS Standard (ISO 14001);
Formal inspection by government agencies;
A breach of a regulation, such as a discharge standard.
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Environmental Emissions Database: A database used to collate and calculate environmental

emissions. In BG Group, data are entered directly into the EC (also known as xEM) Database.
More advanced reporting functionality is available via the Portal.
Environmental Incident: Any unplanned or uncontrolled event or sequence of events which has
caused contamination of the environment through hydrocarbon releases to atmosphere, spills to
land or water and loss of control of waste. The term also includes any breach of relevant
environmental legislation and/or emission limits as defined in the BG Standards.
See also: breach of environmental standards; environmental near miss; gaseous hydrocarbon
leaks, loss of containment; spills.
Environmental Near Miss: Any unplanned event (or a sequence of events) which, under slightly
different circumstances, could have resulted in an incident causing contamination of the
environment.
This includes any loss of primary containment without actual release to environment, for example
a spill that is prevented from reaching the receptor by a secondary containment bund.
Fatal Incident: A death resulting from a work related activity or from a single instantaneous
exposure in the work environment. This shall apply whether death occurs at the time of the
incident or at some future time provided that the primary causes of the fatality are related to the
original incident.
Fires and Explosions: All fires that necessitated the use of a fire extinguisher or other
extinguishing means e.g. fire blanket, switching off fuel or switching off electricity supply and
including all flammable explosions or over pressure explosions irrespective of the extent of
containment.
First Aid Case: An incident is classified as First Aid if the treatment of the resultant injury is
limited to one or more of the 14 specific treatments. These are:
(1)
1. Using non-prescription medication at non-prescription strength ;
2. Administering tetanus immunizations;
3. Cleaning, flushing or soaking wounds on the surface of the skin;
4. Using wound coverings such as bandages, Band-Aids, gauze pads, etc.; or using
butterfly bandages or Steri-Strips;
5. Using hot or cold therapy;
6. Using any non-rigid means of support, such as elastic bandages, wraps, non-rigid back
belts, etc;
7. Using temporary immobilization devices while transporting an accident victim (e.g.,
splints, slings, neck collars, back boards, etc.);
8. Drilling of a fingernail or toenail to relieve pressure, or draining fluid from a blister;
9. Using eye patches;
10. Removing foreign bodies from the eye using only irrigation or a cotton swab (Not
embedded bodies);
11. Removing splinters or foreign material from areas other than the eye by irrigation,
tweezers, cotton swabs or other simple means;
12. Using finger guards;
13. Using massages; or
14. Drinking fluids for relief of heat stress.
Note: When determining whether a prescription medicine was used the normal practise is to
apply the definitions used in the country where the incident occurred. However, when making
this classification it should be remembered that the intent is to distinguish those more severe
situations that require a medical practitioner to use strong antibiotics and painkillers from those
that only require first aid. The definition of Prescription Medication may be used as guidance
in making decisions between those that are strong antibiotics and painkillers from those that
only require first aid.
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(1)
- For medications available in both prescription and non-prescription form, a recommendation
by a physician or other licensed health care professional to use a non-prescription medication at
prescription strength is considered medical treatment. The definition of Prescription
Medication may be used to determine when the prescription strength threshold has been
crossed. Group Health will make this decision.
Force Majeure: The title of a common clause in contracts, exempting the parties for non-
fulfilment of their obligations as a result of conditions beyond their control, such as earthquakes,
floods or war.
Free Pratique: Certificate from the Port Health Authority that the ship is free of disease and has a
clean bill of health.
Gaseous Hydrocarbon Leak (also referred to as Unplanned Gas Release): Any unplanned
release of gas due to a loss of containment which was not a part of any routine operations.
Gaseous Hydrocarbon Leaks can be classified as either ignited or non-ignited.
All unplanned gas releases should be reported except for outside T&D operations where only
those greater than 0.5 tonnes should be reported. The latter calculation should be based on best
estimates of pressure, duration and size of hole in the pipeline (see Appendix C).
Global Warming: The continuous gradual rise of the earth's surface temperature thought to be
caused by the enhanced greenhouse effect.
Global Warming Potential (GWP): The GWP is an index that compares the relative potential of
greenhouse gases to contribute to global warming. The unit impact of greenhouse gases are
compared with that of carbon dioxide (CO2) and referred to in terms of CO2 equivalents (CO2eq).
Carbon dioxide has been designated a GWP of 1, Methane has a GWP 21 (currently under
revision to 23) whilst Nitrous Oxide (N2O) has a GWP of 310.
Example: GWP of Methane (CH4) = 21, GWP of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) = 1. Combustion of one
tonne of CH4 produces 2.75 tonnes of CO2; therefore the capture and combustion of one tonne of
otherwise fugitive CH4 emissions yields a GWP benefit of at least 18.25 tonnes CO2 equivalent. If
the captured CH4 is used as an energy source (on-site or delivered into a pipeline) the full 21
tonnes of emission reductions can be claimed.
Greenhouse Gas Effect: The phenomenon whereby the earth's atmosphere traps solar
radiation, caused by the presence in the atmosphere of greenhouse gases that allow incoming
sunlight to pass through but absorb heat radiated back from the earth's surface. This causes the
earth to warm at a faster rate than usual. It is named after the phenomena of glass trapping heat
in a greenhouse.
Greenhouse Gases (GHG): The 6 gases regulated under Kyoto are carbon dioxide, methane,
nitrous oxide, sulphur hexafloride, HFC, PFCs. For practical purposes, CO2 and CH4 are the
most relevant to BGs business.
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project: Are improvement projects designed to produce a

sustainable reduction in GHG emissions when compared with a business as usual case.
Greenfield Site: Land which has not previously been developed.
Group Technical Authority: The principal discipline engineer or manager responsible for
identifying, generating, approving and maintaining a given Standard / Guideline
Guidelines: Extensive information related to risk management or incident preparedness

designed to assist facility staff to develop appropriate plans.
Or depending on context
A document providing extensive information related to a Standard that is designed to assist in
implementing a Standard.
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Hazard: An existing condition or situation with the potential to result in an Incident at a later time
or in different circumstances that may be reasonably expected to occur at that location. Hazards
will be identified through formal hazard reporting systems before a Near Miss or Incident has
occurred e.g. BBS observation cards, defect reports, potential dangerous situations, unsafe acts
etc.
Hazard Report: A report of a hazardous condition or act (but not a BBS observation) made to
line management or the HSSE department by an employee or contractor which is logged for
investigation or action
Health Risk Control Plan: A written plan setting out actions to be taken during a calendar year
to reduce the risks identified in the Health Risk Assessments, Health Surveillance and 14 Point
Assurance Tool plus any Group Health initiatives. May be part of the HSSE Improvement Plan.
High Potential Incident (HPI): An Incident or Near Miss, where under different, plausible
circumstances the most serious credible outcome is one of the following:
A person, or persons, would have been fatally injured;
Major site shutdown leading to significant production loss or project delay;
Severe environment damage or extended breach of statutory requirement (including oil spill
> 25 Tonnes);
Major national or international impact to company reputation.
High Potential Incident Frequency (HPIF): High Potential Incident Frequency is the number of
High Potential Incidents per million hours worked.
Hours Worked: The total hours worked by all employees and contractors. Actual hours should
be used where possible. Actual hours worked should be the sum of scheduled hours plus
overtime less leave, holidays, hours sick, etc. If not available, estimated hours worked may be
used.
For onshore activities, actual hours worked, including overtime hours, should be recorded.
The hours worked by an individual will generally be about 2000 per year (8 hours/day X 5
days/week X 50 weeks/year).
For offshore activities, hours worked should be calculated on the basis of a 12-hour
workday. Average hours worked in a year will generally lie between 1600 and 2300 per
person and will depend upon the on/off shift ratio.
A person whose normal place of work is onshore but who occasionally visits offshore may have all
working hours allocated to onshore, but then any injury occurring whilst offshore should be
recorded as an onshore incident, i.e. in the same location as working hours are counted.
HSSE Improvement Plan: A written plan setting out actions to be taken during a calendar year
to achieve the annual HSSE objectives.
HSSE Management System: The BG Group Health, Safety, Security and Environment
Management System for the effective management of HSSE risks inherent in BG Groups
business.
HSSE Management System Gap Analysis: A process carried out by an Asset to identifying any
shortcomings within the Assets working practices when compared to the requirements of the BG
Group Health, Safety, Security and Environment Standards.
HUET: Helicopter Underwater Escape Technique required training for all BG employees and
contractors who work offshore.
Hydrocarbon Containment: Is the containment of hydrocarbons within the primary containment

mechanism, for instance within a pipeline or storage tank.
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Hydrocarbon Containment Significant Releases: Hydrocarbon Containment Significant

Releases is a key performance indicator with respect to Asset integrity. A significant release is
defined as:
inside a site boundary (whether fenced or not)

100 kg or more of flammable liquid or
10kg or more of a flammable liquid at a temperature above its normal boiling point or
10 kg or more of flammable gas
in the open air - outside a site boundary

500 kg or more of any of the substances referred to above
Immediate Causes: Immediate causes are the circumstances or active failures that immediately
precede an event. These are frequently called unsafe / substandard practices (behaviours which
could permit the occurrence of an incident) or unsafe / substandard conditions (circumstances
which could permit the occurrence of an incident).
Improvement Plans: See Action Plans.
Incident: An Incident is any unplanned or uncontrolled event or sequence of events which has
caused harm to people, contamination and / or damage (loss) to; asset, environment, company
reputation, or third parties; including process safety events. The term incident includes any
breach of relevant environmental legislation and/or emission limits as defined in the BG standards.
The term incident also includes Occupational Illnesses.
See also: environmental incident
Incident Reporting Coordinator: A suitably competent person appointed within each Asset for
the co-ordination of Incident reporting for all activities associated with the Asset and subsidiary
NOJVs.
Incident Reporting Database: A database containing relevant data pertaining to Incidents,

Hazards, and Near Misses. In BG Group this is the Synergi Database.
Induction: General introduction to BG Group, an asset, facility, site and includes general HSSE
and other requirements, usually given by asset HSSE staff.
Investigation: A reactive process which includes all those activities carried out in response to an
incident or a near miss incident to: gather and establish the facts; identify immediate and root
causes and the lessons to be learned; detect breaches of legislation, to help the Company to
assess its legal position and properly defend any legal action brought against it following an
incident.
Inert Gas System: A system of preventing any explosion in the cargo tanks of a tanker by
replacing the cargo, as it is pumped out, by an inert gas, often the exhaust of the ship's engine.
Gas-freeing must be carried out subsequently if workers have to enter the empty tanks.
Intertanko: An association of independent tanker owners whose aims are to represent the views
of its members internationally.
Knowledge Management system: A process established by BG Group for the review and
dissemination of incident lessons across the Group.
Legal Privilege: Confidential communication (written or oral) between a lawyer (acting in a

Professional capacity) and the client made for the dominant purpose of either the lawyer
providing, or the client obtaining legal advice.
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Lessons Learnt Bulletin (LLB): Lessons Learnt Bulletins are single page incident summaries
produced by Assets for all High Potential Incidents that capture:
Details of the incident;
Root Causes;
Actions taken to prevent a repeat incident;
LLBs are used to disseminate lessons across the group and within Asset.
LNG: Liquefied Natural Gas is natural gas which has been reduced in temperature to below its
liquid gas transition temperature so that it can be stored or transported in liquid form. In liquid
th
form Natural Gas takes up about 1:600 of its vaporised STP volume.
LNG Carrier: Liquefied natural gas carrier, perhaps the most sophisticated of all commercial
ships. The cargo tanks are made of a special aluminium alloy and are heavily insulated to carry
natural gas in its liquid state at a temperature of -285F. The LNG ship costs about twice as much
as an oil tanker of the same size.
Loss of Containment: Any unplanned event where hydrocarbons, electricity, hazardous or

environmentally damaging substances are released from a primary containment and result in the
need for action such as shutdown, evacuation or maintenance to mitigate the effect of the loss of
containment.
Any loss of primary containment without actual release to environment, for example a spill that is
held within a secondary containment bund, should be reported as an environmental Near Miss or
a High Potential Incident depending on the potential consequences under slightly different
circumstances. Any loss of containment resulting in contamination of the environment should be
reported as an Incident. Typically loss of containment would include but not be limited to;
Unplanned Gas Release ( see Gaseous Hydrocarbon Leak)

Spills (see Spills):
Ionizing Radiation: exposure to ionizing radiation as a result of failure of procedure,
source containment, or loss from secure storage.
Electrical Short-Circuit: Electrical short-circuit due to damage to insulation, equipment, or
overload.
However, if a breach of primary containment occurs as a result of damage to plant, asset or

equipment, it should be reported as an Incident under the 'plant/asset/equipment damage'
category in Synergi, even if the spill does not breach secondary containment such as a pipeline
sleeve or tank bund.
Loss Potential: An Incident, Hazard or Near Miss, may have a different outcome under slightly
different circumstances i.e. with one more safety barriers removed a more serious outcome may
have resulted. The Loss Potential is the most serious credible outcome that could have resulted
under different, plausible circumstances.
Loss potential is used to identify potential future incidents before the circumstances are repeated
and a less favourable outcome happens. This allows remedial measure(s) to be taken to remove
or mitigate the risk.
Lost Time Injury (LTI): A disabling Occupational Injury which results from a work related activity
or from a single instantaneous exposure in the work environment and that results in a person
being unfit for work on any day beyond the day of the incident. Any day includes rest days,
weekend days, leave days, public holidays or days after ceasing employment. Where the injured
party returns to work on the following day but subsequently has to take time off as a result of the
injury this shall count as a Lost Time Injury.
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Lost Time Injury Frequency (LTIF): The number of lost time injuries (including fatalities) per
1,000,000 hours worked.
Injury rates are calculated by:

number of cases in the period X 1,000,000
hours worked in the period
Where,
Hours worked = total hours worked by all employees and contractors during the period
2000 hours/yr = base for a full-time equivalent workers (working 40 hours per week, 50
weeks per year).
Lost Workdays: In the event of a Lost Time Injury or Restricted Work Day Case it is necessary
to calculate the number of lost workdays or days on restricted work. Lost workdays or restricted
workdays are the number of calendar days from the day after the incident that the employee /
contractor is unfit for work.
Example
3 employees were severely injured and unfit for work after an incident. Employee A was unfit for 2
working days, a weekend and 2 further working days. Employee B was unfit for 3 weeks, and
Employee C was fit for work the day after the injury but thereafter not fit for the following three
days.
A was unfit for work for 2+2+2 days = 6 days
B was unfit for work for 3x7 days = 21 days
C was unfit for work for 3 days = 3 days
Number of days unfit for work = 30 days
In the case of an occupational illness or sickness absence the number of lost workdays should be
recorded as the number of calendar days from when the employee / contractor first failed to turn
up to work until the day before the day they return to work (inclusive).
Major Incident: All Category 1 and 2 Incidents plus a significant incident that caused major
injuries where legal proceedings are reasonably contemplated.
Major Injury Cases: To conform to the UK Health and Safety reporting requirement the
Company tracks major injuries as a subset of injuries. LTIs, RWDCs or MTCs, which cause any
of the following should be described as major injuries in the narrative.
Any fracture, other than to the fingers, thumbs or toes;
Any amputation;
Dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or spine;
Loss of sight (whether temporary or permanent);
A chemical or hot metal burn to the eye or any penetrating injury to the eye;
Any injury resulting from an electric shock or electrical burn (including any electrical burn
caused by arcing or arcing products) leading to unconsciousness or requiring resuscitation
or admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours;
Any other injury -
(a) leading to hypothermia, heat-induced illness or to unconsciousness;
(b) requiring resuscitation, or;
(c) requiring admittance to hospital for more than 24 hours.
Loss of consciousness caused by asphyxia or by exposure to a harmful substance or
biological agent;
Either of the following conditions which result from the absorption of any substance by
inhalation, ingestion or through the skin -
(a) acute illness requiring medical treatment; or
(b) loss of consciousness, including seizure.
Acute illness which requires medical treatment where there is reason to believe that this
resulted from exposure to a biological agent or its toxins or infected material.
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MARPOL 73/78: The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973,
as modified by the Protocol of 1978.
Medical Treatment Case (MTC): An incident is classified as Medical Treatment (MT) when the
management and care of the patient to address the injury is above and beyond First Aid (see 14
First Aid treatments listed under the definition of First Aid Case).
A medical treatment case is defined as one in which, one or more of the following apply:
Treatment is carried out by a physician or licensed medical personnel (or would normally
have been carried out under the supervision of a doctor);
There is permanent impairment of bodily functions (i.e. normal use of senses, limbs, etc.);
There is damage to the physical structure of a non-superficial nature (e.g. fractures, full
thickness burns);
There are complications requiring follow up medical treatment;
There was loss of consciousness in the work place. This is a recordable condition and
should be included with medical treatment cases.
The following may not involve any treatment but for purposes of severity classification, shall be
reported as Medical Treatment:
Any loss of consciousness (More than simple fainting);
Significant injury or illness diagnosed by a physician or other licensed health care
professional for which no treatment is given or recommended at the time of diagnosis.
Examples include punctured ear drums, fractured ribs;
Needle stick injuries and cuts from sharp objects that are contaminated with another
persons blood or other potentially infectious material.
Medical Treatment does not include: -

The conduct of diagnostic procedures, such as x-rays and blood tests, including the
administration of prescription medications used solely for diagnostic purposes (e.g., eye
drops to dilate pupils);
Visits to a physician or other licensed health care professional solely for observation or
advice.
Note: First Aid carries a very specific meaning for this purpose. Please refer to the definition of
First Aid. Please also refer to Occupational Illness definition.
Motor Vehicle Accidents: A motor vehicle accident is: -

Any occurrence involving a motor vehicle that results in death, injury, or property damage,
unless such vehicle is properly parked;
A properly parked motor vehicle is one completely stopped and parked where it is legal to
park such a vehicle. On a construction work site, a properly parked vehicle should be away
from immediate hazards and activities. A vehicle stopped in traffic in response to a sign,
signal or police signal is not considered parked.
Work-relationship is presumed for crashes resulting from business being conducted on behalf of
the company while operating a company assigned vehicle. Examples of company business
include driving a client to the airport, driving to the airport for a business trip, taking a client or
work colleague out for a meal, deliveries, visiting clients or customers, or driving to a business
related appointment.
Personal business which should not be counted includes, but is not limited to, personal shopping,
getting a meal by yourself, commuting to and from home, or driving to a private medical
appointment.
Contractor Motor Vehicle Crash includes any vehicle procured (owned, leased, fleeted or rented)
by a contractor or sub-contractor while performing work on behalf of the company.
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If used motor vehicle accident rates should be calculated by:
Number of MVAs X 1,000,000

total kilometres driven
Where,
MVA = motor vehicle accidents
1,000,000 miles = base of 1,000,000 miles driven per year for entire fleet
Total kilometres driven = total kilometres driven by all vehicles combined in fleet on
company / contractor business. Personal use and commuting should be excluded.
Incidents involving mobile plant would only be vehicle incidents if it were being moved between
locations. Pedestrians struck by a vehicle are classified as vehicle incidents.
Nautical Mile: Distance of one minute of longitude at the equator, approximately 6,076.115 feet.
The metric equivalent is 1852 meters
Near Miss: Any unplanned or uncontrolled event (or a sequence of events) which, under slightly
different circumstances, could credibly have resulted in an Incident causing harm to people,
contamination and/or damage (loss) to asset, environment, company reputation or third parties;
including process safety event.
See also: environmental near miss
New Starter: A new Employee or Contractor who has not received a full course of induction
training. Normally this will be someone within their first 6 months of employment.
Non-Operated Joint Venture (NOJV): A Non-Operated Joint Venture is a Project or Operating

company where BG has an investment interest but is not the designated operator or the majority
shareholder and where BGs Management systems are not being applied
Number of Fatalities: The total number of Company employees and/or Contractor employees
who died as a result of an incident. Delayed deaths that occur after the incident are to be
included if the deaths were a direct result of the incident. For example, if a fire killed one person
outright, and a second died three weeks later from lung damage caused by the fire, both are
reported.
Occupational Illness: Any abnormal condition or disorder, other than one resulting from an
occupational injury, caused by exposure to environmental factors associated with employment. It
includes acute and chronic illnesses or diseases that may be caused by inhalation, absorption,
ingestion or direct contact as well as exposure to physical and psychological hazards. It will
generally result from prolonged or repeated exposure. Hearing loss, malignancies, back injuries
or other joint and muscular disorders resulting from repeated exposure are examples of
occupational illnesses. Illnesses resulting from infectious diseases (malaria, typhoid, cholera,
etc.) or from food poisoning, seasickness and like ailments should only be included if they result
from exposure due to the individual's work or assignment location.
Thus malaria would be an occupational illness in an international assignee who originates in a

country where malaria is not endemic, but would not be in a national employee who normally lives
in a malaria endemic region. A disease such as leptospirosis, however, resulting from exposure
to water during work, would qualify as an occupational illness in any employee.
Occupational illnesses should be confirmed by an occupational physician or by a doctor with

significant knowledge and experience of the working environment and reported in Synergi at the
date the diagnosis is confirmed. All illnesses that may have an occupational element in their
causation or exacerbation should be reported as suspected.
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Occupational Injury: Any injury such as a cut, fracture, sprain, amputation, etc., which results
from a work related activity or from a single instantaneous exposure in the work environment such
as deafness from explosion, one-time chemical exposure, back disorder from a slip/trip, animal or
insect bites.
Orientation: Area-specific introduction given to all new employees to acquaint them to specific
area rules and procedures, usually given by the supervisor of the area.
Performance Contract: The annual individual performance contracts in place between

employees and the Company that establish key deliverables and schedule for the calendar year.
Port State Control: The inspection of foreign ships in national ports for the purpose of verifying
that the condition of a ship and its equipment comply with the requirements of international
conventions and that the vessel is manned and operated in compliance with applicable
international law.
Procedure: A document that defines the method, activities and responsibilities associated with
implementing a Standard or performing a task.
Production Loss: The unplanned partial or complete loss of hydrocarbon or electrical

production, transmission or distribution as a result of process upset, damage or error associated
with an Incident.
Projects: Activities covered by the VAF process in the; Create, Assess, Select, Define, Execute,,
Decommission and Abandonment phases and major plant modifications during the operating
phase.
Property Damage (as referenced in the BG incident triangle): Asset Damage, Loss of
Containment (including Unplanned Gas Release and Spills), Fire and Explosion, Environmental,
Road Traffic Accident (RTA), Production Losses, Security Incidents (not resulting in injury).
Purchaser: A Procurement Contractor acting on behalf of Company, or Company itself, in the

case of a direct purchase.
Recordable Cases: All Reportable Cases associated with Work Related Activities in BG Group
and Operated Joint Ventures. Recordable cases in Non-operated Joint Ventures are not
recordable on Company statistics.
Note: the TRCF indicator is based on Fatalities + LTIs + MTCs+ RWDCs and does not include
First Aid Cases, Hazards, Near Misses or Occupational Illnesses.
Regions: The regional groupings of BG Group Assets and country offices reporting to a Regional
Managing Director.
Reportable Cases: All Fatalities, Near Misses, Hazards, High Potential Incidents, Occupational
Illnesses, Lost Time Cases, Medical Treatment Cases, First Aid cases, Property Damage and
Production Loss cases occurring in; BG Group, Assets and Joint ventures. Reportable cases
include incidents in all four categories: People, Asset, Environment and Reputation. Reportable
incidents are reportable using the BG Synergi reporting data base in accordance with standard
BGA HSSE-SAF-STD-1201. Reportable incidents may not be recordable against BG incident
statistics.
Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR 95):

The UK Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR 95)
are enacted under the UK Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and require companies operating
in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales, in UK territorial waters and the UK sector of the
Continental Shelf) to report to the UK Health and Safety Executive all:
Fatalities as a result of an incident whether or not the deceased was at work;
Major injuries (see Major Injury Cases) at work as a result of an incident;
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An injury to a member of the public requiring hospital treatment;

One of the following Dangerous Occurrences happens
(a) Failure, collapse or malfunction of any of the following:
Lifting machinery / equipment
Pressure vessels or associated pipework
Collapse of scaffolding
Collapse of building or structure
Pipelines
Conveyance of dangerous substances by road
Breathing apparatus
Overhead electric lines
Explosives
Diving support equipment
Wells
(b) Any of the following events

Electric short circuit or overload
Explosion or fire
Escape of flammable substances
Escape of biological agent, dangerous substance or pathogen
Transportation collision
An employee or contractor is unable to do the full range of duties for more than three days
as a result of an injury caused by an incident at work (i.e. LTIs and RWDCs of over 3 days
duration);
Fatalities occurring some time after a RIDDOR reportable incident which lead to the
employees death but not more than one year after the incident;
An Employee or Contractor is identified as suffering from one of the diseases identified in
Appendix D provided that a doctor diagnoses the disease and the persons job involves a
specified work activity
Restricted Workday Case (RWDC): Any work-related Occupational Injury other than a fatality or
lost workday case which results in a person being unfit for full performance of their regular job on
any day after the occupational injury. Work performed might be:
an assignment to a temporary job;
part-time work at the regular job;
working full-time in the regular job but not performing all the usual duties of the job (i.e.
Light duties.
Where no meaningful restricted work is being performed, the incident should be recorded as a
Lost Time Injury.
Restriction should be determined by competent medical practitioner in conjunction with the line
manager, to ensure reasonable recovery from any treatment or ill health effect from injury. Any
injury requiring a surgical procedure carried out under more than simple local anaesthesia will
require recovery and should be recorded as lost time injury.
Review: An examination of the effectiveness, suitability and efficiency of the corrective or

preventive actions.
Risk: The probability of harmful consequences, or expected losses (deaths, injuries, property,
livelihoods, economic activity disrupted or environment damaged) resulting from interactions
between natural or human-induced hazards and vulnerable conditions.
Risk = Likelihood x Consequence.
Road Traffic Accident (RTA): is defined as Motor Vehicle Accident above.
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Root Cause: Root causes are the most basic causes (e.g. specific reasons as to why an incident
occurred that enable recommendations to be made) and underlying issues that can reasonably be
identified, that management must fix, and for which effective corrective actions for preventing
recurrence can be generated.
Security Incidents: Theft from an individual, burglary of premises, corrupt practice, bomb threat,
fraud, demonstration and invasion, or violent assault on an employee or contractor whilst at work.
Shall: A mandatory term applied with BG Standards. No deviation is permitted without written
approval from the Group Technical Authority using the formal dispensation procedure.
Sickness absence: An absence from work as a result of a non-work related illness or injury. The
following data is record with respect to Sickness absence.
Number of spells separate absences
Number of days per spell
Long term absences over 28 days
Sour Gas: Gas mixture which contains significant amounts of hydrogen sulphide (H2S)
Spills: Unplanned emissions to atmosphere, land or water as a result of loss of containment or a

planned emission that exceeds originally planned limits. Emissions include (but are not
necessarily restricted to) oil, condensate, diesel, chemicals, drilling fluids and cuttings, sewage
and process water.
Suitably Competent Person:

With respect to BG Group Standards: An employee of the Company with the relevant
training and experience, who is at an appropriate level in the management structure to
ensure that the objectives of the standard are met.
With respect to other activities: An employee or contractor with the relevant training and
experience (see Competent above) to undertake an allocated task in a safe and efficient
manner.
Synergi: Synergi is the BG Group incident reporting database.
Total Recordable Case Frequency (TRCF):
TRCF= Fatalities + LTIs + RWDCs + MTCs

(Hours worked (Staff + Contractor) / 1,000,000)
Unit GHG emissions: Greenhouse gas emissions unitised relative to a specified business
characteristic. Commonly expressed as GHG per unit of throughput (production, electricity
generation, gas transported etc.).
Unplanned Gas Release: See Gaseous Hydrocarbon Leak.
Vendor: The main supplier or manufacturer of the items of plant or equipment, including items
that may be designed and / or manufactured by others.
Vehicle: Company Vehicles, personal vehicles, vehicles provided by BG Group for private use
and contractor vehicles that are used on BG Group Business (with respect to the driving
standard).
Work-Related Injury: See Occupational Injury.
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Work-Related Activity: An injury or illness must be considered work-related if an event or

exposure in the work environment caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly
aggravated a pre-existing injury or illness. Work-relatedness is presumed for injuries and
illnesses resulting from events or exposures occurring in the work environment unless one of the
following exceptions applies in its entirety:
Occurs when an employee or contractor is present in the work environment as a member of
the general public. In case of a fatality, it will be included in the 3rd party statistics;
Results solely from voluntary participation in a wellness program or in a medical, fitness, or
recreational activity, such as blood donation, physical examination, flu vaccination, exercise
class, racquetball, or baseball etc. where the activity is company-sponsored the
participation must be perceived by the employee as voluntary for this exception to apply;
Involves signs or symptoms that surface at work but result solely from a non work-related
event or exposure;
Is solely the result of eating, drinking, or preparing food or drink for personal consumption
(whether bought on the employers premises or brought in). For example, if the employee
is injured by choking on a sandwich while in the employers establishment, the case would
not be considered work-related. Note: If the employee is made ill by ingesting food
contaminated by workplace contaminants (such as lead), or gets food poisoning from food
supplied by the employer, the case would be considered work-related;
Is solely the result of doing personal tasks in the work environment outside of the
employees assigned working hours;
Is solely the result of personal grooming, self medication for a non-work-related condition or
is intentionally self-inflicted;
Is the common cold or flu (Note: contagious diseases such as tuberculosis, brucellosis,
hepatitis A, or plague are considered work-related if the employee is infected at work);
Occurs during a commute from the home to the normal place of work or first stop unless it is
company-mandated transport.
The Home away from Home rules does not apply.
NB: An International Assignee (Employee or Contractor) who contracts and illness endemic to
their country of assignment, and not endemic to their home country, will be deemed to have
acquired a Work Related occupational illness even if by virtue of being assigned to that country,
even if the illness was acquired out of work hours.
The following Company and Contractor activities are considered work-related since they should
be subject to management control:
Company work-related activities: All work by Company personnel, including attendance at

courses, conferences and Company-organised events where participation is perceived by the
employee as mandatory, business travel, field visits or any other activity or presence expected by
the employer. Refer to the section on work-related activity for the exemptions that apply.
Contractor work-related activities: All work by Contractor personnel in the below modes:
Mode 1: The contractor provides people and tools for the execution of work under the
supervision, instructions and HSSE-MS of the company. The contractor has a management
system to provide assurance that the personnel for whom they are responsible are qualified and
fit for work and that the tools and machinery they are providing are properly maintained and
suitable for the job.
Mode 2: The contractor executes all aspects of the job under its own HSSE-MS, provides the
necessary instructions and supervision and verifies the proper functioning of its HSSE-MS. The
company is responsible for verifying the overall effectiveness of the HSSE management
controls put in place by the contractor, and assuring that both the companys and the
contractors HSSE-MS are appropriately compatible.
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Contractor reporting exceptions:
Mode 3: Contractor operates within its own HSSE-MS that has no interfaces with the company
HSSE-MS.
NOTE: For reporting purposes, Sub-Contractor personnel are to be treated as if they were
Contractor personnel and work hours and work-related incidents reported as Contractor incidents.
Commuting: Commuting is not at work if travelling between the normal residence and normal
place of work, otherwise it is an at work activity. For rotational staff / contractors working
overseas, travelling from the normal residence to normal place of work would include journeys to
and from the airport in the home country. See also Motor Vehicle Accidents.
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APPENDIX A
FEEDBACK FORM
FEEDBACK FORM
This form should be used to notify comment or suggestions for improvement, relating to any aspect of the
document identified below. Please return the completed form by Email, to the Technical Authority identified in the
associated Document Information Sheet.
Document title: Document No:
Technical Standard / Operating Standard / Guideline - BGA-
Issue No:
Issue Date:
Comments by: Date:
Name: ... Email address / Contact Tel.No: ..

Position: .. Project / Business Unit: .
Page / Section No: Comment
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APPENDIX B
Gas Released from Damaged Mains/Services
The rate of gas release from damaged pipework is dependent on many factors, including the gas
pressure, dimensions of the pipework, dimensions and characteristics of the hole/crack, length of
service to damage and characteristics of the material surrounding the main/service.
As a guide to the amount of gas which may be released from damaged pipework, the following Tables
have been derived from calculations included within BG Research & Technology Report No. ERS
R5503, June 1995. Table 1 shows the flow rate of gas which could be expected from a damaged pipe
where the pipe diameter is more than twice the diameter of the hole, and Table 2 indicates the times
taken under various conditions to release sufficient gas to require a formal report to be made.
If the time of leakage is known, an estimate of the amount of gas likely to have been released can be
made.
Previously, estimates of the time to release specific amounts of gas from open-ended pipe systems
have been given. However, under any particular circumstances the amount of gas released is
dependent on the system, relative main/service dimensions, length of pipe from main to open end,
pressure, pipe material, cover, etc. The Tables below give an indication of the maximum amount of gas
which would be released from an open end by assuming the hole diameter is the diameter of the pipe.
2.2.1.1 Table 1: Damaged Pipe (Pipe Diameter > 2x Hole Diameter) Flow Rates
Hole diameter Hole LP 10" wg LP 15" wg MP 5psi MP 20 psi

(inch) area
0.5 0.2 21 25 87 201 cu.m/h
1 0.8 89 110 378 871
2 3 356 442 1,512 3,485
4 12 1,424 1,766 6,049 13,940
10 75 8,990 11,040 37,800 87,130
If Main is cracked divide main diameter by 4 and use this figure as hole diameter.
Table 2: Damaged Pipe (Pipe Diameter > 2x Hole Diameter). Times to Release 735 cu.m (500kg)
Hole diameter Hole area LP 10" wg LP 15" wg MP 5psi MP 20 psi

(inch)
0.5 0.2 2,151 1,736 506 220 mins
1 0.8 496 401 117 51
2 3 124 100 29 13
4 12 31 25 7 3
10 75 5 4 1 0.5
If Main is cracked divide main diameter by 4 and use this figure as hole diameter.
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APPENDIX C
RIDDOR 95 Reportable Diseases
Number Disease Activities

1 Inflammation, ulceration or malignant
disease of the skin due to ionising radiation
2 Malignant diseases of the bones due to Working with Ionising Radiation
ionising radiation
3 Blood dyscrasia due to ionising radiation
4 Cataract due to electromagnetic radiation Work involving exposure to
electromagnetic radiation (including
radiant heat)
5 Decompression illness
Work involving breathing gasses at
6 Barotrauma resulting in lung or other organ
increased pressure (including
damage
diving)
7 Dysbaric osteonecrosis
8 Cramp of the hand or forearm due to Work involving prolonged periods
repetitive movements of handwriting , typing or other
repetitive movements of the fingers
hands or arm
9 Subcutaneous cellulitis of the hand (beat Physically demanding work causing
hand ) severe or prolonged friction or
pressure on the hand
10 Bursitis or subcutaneous cellulitis arising at Physically demanding work causing
or about the knee due to severe or severe or prolonged friction or
prolonged external friction or pressure at or pressure at or about the knee
about the knee(beat knee)
11 Bursitis or subcutaneous cellulitis arising at Physically demanding work causing
or about the elbow due to severe or severe or prolonged friction or
prolonged external friction or pressure at or pressure at or about the elbow
about the elbow (beat elbow)
12 Traumatic inflammation of the tendons of Physically demanding work,
the hand or forearm or of the associated frequent or repeated movements,
tendon sheaths constrained posture or extremes of
extension or flexion of the hand or
wrist.
13 Carpal tunnel syndrome Work involving the use of hand
held vibrating tools
14 Hand-arm vibration syndrome Work involving:
(a) the use of chain saws, brush
cutters or hand-held or hand-fed
circular saws in forestry or
woodworking;
(b) the use of hand-held rotary
tools in grinding material or in
sanding or polishing metal;
(c) the holding of material being
ground or metal being sanded or
polished by rotary tools;
(d) the use of hand-held percussive
metal-working tools or the holding
of metal being worked upon by
percussive tools in connection with
riveting, caulking, chipping,
hammering, fettling or swaging;
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(e) the use of hand-held powered

percussive drills or hand-held
powered percussive hammers in
mining, quarrying or demolition, or
on roads or footpaths (including
road construction); or
(f) the holding of material being
worked upon by pounding
machines in shoe manufacture
Infections due to biological agents
15 Anthrax (a) Work involving handling
infected animals, their products or
packaging containing infected
material; or
(b) work on infected sites
16 Brucellosis Work involving contact with:
(a) animals or their carcasses
(including any parts thereof)
infected by brucella or the
untreated products of same; or
(b) laboratory specimens or
vaccines of or containing brucella.
17 Avian chlamydiosis Work involving contact with birds
infected with chlamydia psittaci, or
the remains or untreated products
of such birds
Ovine chlamydiosis Work involving contact with sheep

infected with chlamydia psittaci or
the remains or untreated products
of such sheep.
18 Hepatitis Work involving contact with:
(a) human blood or human blood
products; or
(b) any source of viral hepatitis.
19 Legionellosis Work on or near cooling systems
which are located in the workplace
and use water; or work on hot
water service systems located in
the workplace which are likely to be
a source of contamination
20 Leptospirosis (a) Work in places which are or are
liable to be infested by rats, field
mice, voles or other small
mammals;
(b) work at dog kennels or involving
the care or handling of dogs; or
(c) work involving contact with
bovine animals or their meat
products or pigs or their meat
products
21 Lyme disease Work involving exposure to ticks
(including in particular work by
forestry workers, rangers, dairy
farmers, game keepers and other
persons engaged in countryside
management).
22 Q fever Work involving contact with
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animals, their remains or their

untreated products
23 Rabies Work involving handling or contact
with infected animals
24 Streptococcus suis Work involving contact with pigs
infected with streptococcus suis, or
with the carcasses, products or
residues of pigs so affected.
25 Tetanus Work involving contact with soil
likely to be contaminated by
animals
26 Tuberculosis Work with persons, animals,
human or animal remains or any
other material which might be a
source of infection
27 Any infection reliably attributable to the Work with micro-organisms; work
performance of the work specified in the with live or dead human beings in
entry opposite hereto the course of providing any
treatment or service or in
conducting any investigation
involving exposure to blood or body
fluids; work with animals or any
potentially infected material derived
from any of the above
Conditions due to substances
28 Poisonings by any of the following: Any activity
(a) acrylamide monomer;
(b) arsenic or one of its compounds;
(c) benzene or a homologue of benzene;
(d) beryllium or one of its compounds;
(e) cadmium or one of its compounds;
(f) carbon disulphide;
(g) diethylene dioxide (dioxan);
(h) ethylene oxide;
(i) lead or one of its compounds;
(j) manganese or one of its compounds;
(k) mercury or one of its compounds;
(l) methyl bromide;
(m) nitrochlorobenzene, or a nitroor
aminoor chloro-derivative of benzene or of
a homologue of benzene;
(n) oxides of nitrogen;
(o) phosphorus or one of its compounds
29 Cancer of a bronchus or lung. (a) Work in or about a building
where nickel is produced by
decomposition of a gaseous nickel
compound or where any industrial
process which is ancillary or
incidental to that process is carried
on; or
(b) work involving exposure to
bis(chloromethyl) ether or any
electrolytic chromium processes
(excluding passivation) which
involve hexavalent chromium
compounds, chromate production
or zinc chromate pigment
manufacture
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30 Primary carcinoma of the lung where there Any occupation in:

is accompanying evidence of silicosis. (a) glass manufacture;
(b) sandstone tunnelling or
quarrying;
(c) the pottery industry;
(d) metal ore mining;
(e) slate quarrying or slate
production;
(f) clay mining;
(g) the use of siliceous materials as
abrasives;
(h) foundry work;
(i) granite tunnelling or quarrying;
or
(j) stone cutting or masonry.
31 Cancer of the urinary tract 1. Work involving exposure to any
of the following substances:
(a) beta-naphthylamine or
methylene-bis-orthochloroaniline;
(b) diphenyl substituted by at least
one nitro or primary amino group or
by at least one nitro and primary
amino group (including benzidine);
(c) any of the substances
mentioned in sub-paragraph (b)
above if further ring substituted by
halogeno, methyl or methoxy
groups, but not by other groups; or
(d) the salts of any of the
substances mentioned in sub-
paragraphs (a) to (c) above.
2. The manufacture of auramine or

magenta.
32 Bladder cancer Work involving exposure to
aluminium smelting using the
Soderberg process.
33 Angiosarcoma of the liver (a) Work in or about machinery or
apparatus used for the
polymerisation of vinyl chloride
monomer, a process which, for the
purposes of this sub-paragraph,
comprises all operations up to and
including the drying of the slurry
produced by the polymerisation
and the packaging of the dried
product; or
(b) work in a building or structure in
which any part of the process
referred to in the foregoing sub-
paragraph takes place.
34 Peripheral neuropathy Work involving the use or handling
of or exposure to the fumes of or
vapour containing n-hexane or
methyl n-butyl ketone.
35 Chrome ulceration of: Work involving exposure to chromic
(a) the nose or throat; or acidor to any other chromium
(b) the skin of the hands or forearm. compound
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36 Folliculitis. Work involving exposure to mineral

oil, tar, pitch or arsenic
37 Acne. Work involving exposure to mineral
38 Skin cancer Work involving exposure to mineral
39 Pneumoconiosis (excluding asbestosis). 1. (a)The mining, quarrying or
working of silica rock or the working
of dried quartzose sand, any dry
deposit or residue of silica or any
dry admixture containing such
materials (including any activity in
which any of the aforesaid
operations are carried out
incidentally to the mining or
quarrying of other minerals or to
the manufacture of articles
containing crushed or ground silica
rock); or
(b) the handling of any of the

materials specified in the foregoing
sub-paragraph in or incidentally to
any of the operations mentioned
therein or substantial exposure to
the dust arising from such
operations.
2. The breaking, crushing or

grinding of flint, the working or
handling of broken, crushed or
ground flint or materials containing
such flint or substantial exposure to
the dust arising from any of such
operations.
3. Sand blasting by means of

compressed air with the use of
quartzose sand or crushed silica
rock or flint or substantial exposure
to the dust arising from such sand
blasting.
4. Work in a foundry or the

performance of, or substantial
exposure to the dust arising from,
any of the following operations:
(a) the freeing of steel castings
from adherent siliceous substance
or;
(b) the freeing of metal castings
from adherent siliceous substance:
(i) by blasting with an abrasive
propelled by compressed air,
steam or a wheel, or
(ii) by the use of power-driven
tools.
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5. The manufacture of china or

earthernware (including sanitary
earthenware, electrical
earthenware and earthenware tiles)
and any activity involving
substantial exposure to the dust
arising therefrom.
6. The grinding of mineral graphite

or substantial exposure to the dust
arising from such grinding.
7. The dressing of granite or any

igneous rock by masons, the
crushing of such materials or
substantial exposure to the dust
arising from such operations.
8. The use or preparation for use of

an abrasive wheel or substantial
exposure to the dust arising
therefrom.
9. (a) Work underground in any

mine in which one of the objects of
the mining operations is the getting
of any material;
(b) the working or handling above
ground at any coal or tin mine of
any materials extracted therefrom
or any operation incidental thereto;
(c) the trimming of coal in any ship,
barge, lighter, dock or harbour or at
any wharf or quay; or
(d) the sawing, splitting or dressing
of slate or any operation incidental
thereto.
10. The manufacture or work

incidental to the manufacture of
carbon electrodes by an industrial
undertaking for use in the
electrolytic extraction of aluminium
from aluminium oxide and any
activity involving substantial
exposure to the dust therefrom.
11. Boiler scaling or substantial

exposure to the dust arising
therefrom.
40 Byssinosis The spinning or manipulation of
raw or waste cotton or flax or the
weaving of cotton or flax, carried
out in each case in a room in a
factory, together with any other
work carried out in such a room
41 Mesothelioma. (a) The working or handling of
asbestos or any admixture of
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asbestos;
(b) the manufacture or repair of
asbestos textiles or other articles
containing or composed of
asbestos:
(c) the cleaning of any machinery
or plant used in any of the
foregoing operations and of any
chambers, fixtures and appliances
for the collection of asbestos dust;
or
(d) substantial exposure to the dust
arising from any of the foregoing
operations
42 Lung cancer. (a) The working or handling of
asbestos;
asbestos:
or
operations
43 Asbestosis (a) The working or handling of
asbestos;
asbestos:
or
operations
44 Cancer of the nasal cavity or associated air 1. (a) Work in or about a building
sinuses where wooden furniture is
manufactured;
(b) work in a building used for the
manufacture of footwear or
components of footwear made
wholly or partly of leather or fibre
board; or
(c) work at a place used wholly or
mainly for the repair of footwear
made wholly or partly of leather or
fibre board.
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2. Work in or about a factory

building where nickel is produced
by decomposition of a gaseous
nickel compound or in any process
which is ancillary or incidental
thereto
45 Occupational dermatitis Work involving exposure to any of
the following agents:
(a) epoxy resin systems;

(b) formaldehyde and its resins;
(c) metalworking fluids;
(d) chromate (hexavalent and
derived from trivalent chromium);
(e) cement, plaster or concrete;
(f) acrylates and methacrylates;
(g) colophony (rosin) and its
modified products;
(h) glutaraldehyde;
(i) mercaptobenzothiazole,
thiurams, substituted
paraphenylene-diamines and
related rubber processing
chemicals;
(j) biocides, anti-bacterials,
preservatives or disinfectants;
(k) organic solvents;
(l) antibiotics and other
pharmaceuticals and therapeutic
agents;
(m) strong acids, strong alkalis,
strong solutions (e.g. brine) and
oxidising agents including
domestic bleach or reducing
agents;
(n) hairdressing products including
in particular dyes, shampoos,
bleaches and permanent waving
solutions;
(o) soaps and detergents;
(p) plants and plant-derived
material including in particular the
daffodil, tulip and chrysanthemum
families, the parsley family
(carrots, parsnips, parsley and
celery), garlic and onion,
hardwoods and the pine family;
(q) fish, shell-fish or meat;
(r) sugar or flour; or
(s) any other known irritant or
sensitising agent including in
particular any chemical bearing the
warning "may cause sensitisation
by skin contact" or "irritating to the
skin".
46 Extrinsic alveolitis (including farmer's lung). Exposure to moulds, fungal spores
or heterologous proteins during
work in:
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(a) agriculture, horticulture,

forestry, cultivation of edible fungi
or malt-working;
(b) loading, unloading or handling
mouldy vegetable matter or edible
fungi whilst same is being stored;
(c) caring for or handling birds; or
(d) handling bagasse
47 Occupational asthma Work involving exposure to any of
the following agents:
(a) isocyanates;
(b) platinum salts;
(c) fumes or dust arising from the
manufacture, transport or use of
hardening agents (including epoxy
resin curing agents) based on
phthalic anhydride,
tetrachlorophthalic anhydride,
trimellitic anhydride or triethylene-
tetramine;
(d) fumes arising from the use of
rosin as a soldering flux;
(e) proteolytic enzymes;
(f) animals including insects and
other arthropods used for the
purposes of research or education
or in laboratories;
(g) dusts arising from the sowing,
cultivation, harvesting, drying,
handling, milling, transport or
storage of barley, oats, rye, wheat
or maize or the handling, milling,
transport or storage of meal or
flour made therefrom;
(h) antibiotics;
(i) cimetidine;
(j) wood dust;
(k) ispaghula;
(l) castor bean dust;
(m) ipecacuanha;
(n) azodicarbonamide;
(o) animals including insects and
other arthropods (whether in their
larval forms or not) used for the
purposes of pest control or fruit
cultivation or the larval forms of
animals used for the purposes of
research or education or in
laboratories;
(p) glutaraldehyde;
(q) persulphate salts or henna;
(r) crustaceans or fish or products
arising from these in the food
processing industry;
(s) reactive dyes;
(t) soya bean;
(u) tea dust;
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(v) green coffee bean dust;

(w) fumes from stainless steel
welding;
(x) any other sensitising agent,
including in particular any chemical
bearing the warning "may cause
sensitisation by inhalation".
Diseases additionally reportable in respect of
offshore workplaces
48 Chickenpox.
49 Cholera
50 Diphtheria
51 Dysentery (amoebic or bacillary).
52 Acute encephalitis.
53 Erysipelas
54 Food poisoning.
55 Legionellosis.
56 Mmalaria.
57 Measles.
58 Meningitis.
59 Meningococcal septicaemia (without
meningitis).
60 Mumps.
61 Paratyphoid fever
62 Plague
63 Acute poliomyelitis
64 Rabies
65 Rubella.
66 Scarlet fever
67 Tetanus.
68 Tuberculosis
69 Typhoid fever
70 Typhus
71 Viral haemorrhagic fevers
72 Viral hepatitis
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PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

FOR ISSUE: (Issue after peer and cross functional review)

Signature: Position: Head of HSSE Effectiveness

Name: Richard Head Email address: richard.head@bg-group.com

Originating Function : Group HSSE

HEAD FUNCTION APPROVALS: (NR Functional Approval not required)

Dept. Signed by/date Name Position

APPROVAL AND ISSUE RECORD:

Issue Author Approved

1.1 Purpose and Scope

All developments / projects, world-wide

Stage : Create Assess Select Define Execute Operate Decommission

ASSET A wholly owned BG Group subsidiary company, Country office or partially

CONTRACTOR The person, firm or company undertaking to supply services plant, or

GROUP The principal discipline engineer or manager responsible for identifying,

SUB See Contractor

ABC Antecedents, Behaviours, Consequences

CNI Critical National Infrastructure

NOJV Non Operated Joint Ventures

Specific Shipping Abbreviations

AIS Automatic Identification System

ENC Electronic Navigation Chart (Vector Chart)

1.7 Referenced / Associated document

2.0 HSSE GLOSSARY OF TERMS

BG Group Premises/Worksites: A site operated by a BG Group company or a marine vessel

BG Group Company: A company wholly owned by BG Group, or a company or joint venture

Behaviour-Based Safety (BBS): BBS is a safety performance management process that

BBS Observation Checklist: A list of site-specific safety-critical behavioural measures based on

BBS Analysis: This is a combination of behavioural analysis (ABC; Antecedent-Behaviour-

The objective is to help to drive improvements in environmental management by adoption of

Breach of environmental standards: This refers to any breach of legislation relevant to

Business Improvement Plan: A programme for Assets or BG Group of actions intended to

Certified: Certificate or License issued by a relevant regulatory authority following completion of

Change: A modification, addition, extension, removal or alteration to an existing Asset or Project

Classification Society: Worldwide experienced and reputable societies. which undertake to

Commuting: See Work Related Activities.

Company work-related activities: All work by Company personnel, including attendance at

Compassionate leave: Leave taken by employee, authorised by or at request of a line manager,

Consignee: The receiver of the merchandise.

Consignor: The sender or the shipper of the goods.

Contractor reporting exceptions:

Contractor Employee: Any person employed by a Contractor or Contractors Sub-Contractor(s)

Dispensation: Any deviation from BG Standards by an Asset shall require a Dispensation. A

Environmental Commitments and Corrective Actions: A Commitment or a Corrective Action

Examples of sources of Environmental Commitments include:

Examples of sources of Environmental Corrective Actions include:

Environmental Emissions Database: A database used to collate and calculate environmental

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project: Are improvement projects designed to produce a

Greenfield Site: Land which has not previously been developed.

Guidelines: Extensive information related to risk management or incident preparedness

Hydrocarbon Containment: Is the containment of hydrocarbons within the primary containment

Hydrocarbon Containment Significant Releases: Hydrocarbon Containment Significant

inside a site boundary (whether fenced or not)

in the open air - outside a site boundary

Improvement Plans: See Action Plans.

Incident Reporting Database: A database containing relevant data pertaining to Incidents,

Legal Privilege: Confidential communication (written or oral) between a lawyer (acting in a

Loss of Containment: Any unplanned event where hydrocarbons, electricity, hazardous or

Unplanned Gas Release ( see Gaseous Hydrocarbon Leak)

However, if a breach of primary containment occurs as a result of damage to plant, asset or