TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Alternatives for Inspecting Outer Continental Shelf Operations SN - 978-0-309-04227-7 DO - 10.17226/1517 PY - 1990 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1517/alternatives-for-inspecting-outer-continental-shelf-operations PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Transportation and Infrastructure AB - Aggressive, effective safety inspection programs are key elements to ensuring that oil- and gas-producing platform operations on the outer continental shelf are conducted in a safe and environmentally sound manner. Although the oil and gas leaseholders themselves are primarily responsible for the soundness of their operations, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) of the Department of the Interior is charged with prescribing safe practices and inspecting platforms. In response to an MMS request, this book examines possible revisions of MMS's inspection system, appraises inspection practices elsewhere—both in government and industry—assesses the advantages and disadvantages of alternative procedures, and recommends potentially more efficient practices aimed at increasing industry's awareness of its accountability for safety. ER -