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Suggested Citation:"Glossary." National Research Council. 1990. Alternatives for Inspecting Outer Continental Shelf Operations. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1517.
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GLOSSARY ANSI API ASME BAST BLS BOM C.~.R. COE EPA EPRI FMEA HA INC INPO MMS MODU NED NRC OCS OCSLA OOC OSAPE OSHA PING PRA SAFE SPPE USCG USGS American National Standards Institute American Petroleum Institute American Society of Mechanical Engineers Best Available and Safest Technology Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Mines Code of Federal Regulations United States Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Protection Agency Electric Power Research Institute Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Hazard Analysis Incident of Non-Compliance Institute for Nuclear Power Operations Minerals Management Service Mobil Offshore Drilling Unit Norwegian Petroleum Directorate Nuclear Regulatory Commission Outer Continental Shelf Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act API's Offshore Operators Committee API's Offshore Safety and Anti-Pollution Equipment Committee Occupational Safety and Health Administration Potential Incident of Non-Compliance Probabilistic Risk Analysis Safety Analysis Function Evaluation Chart Safety and Pollution Prevention Equipment United States Coast Guard United States Geological Survey 112

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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.

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