Petroleum Safety Authority Norway
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| Formed | January 1, 2004 |
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| Type | Regulatory and oversight |
| Jurisdiction | Norway |
| Headquarters | Stavanger |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion |
| Website | www |
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The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (Norwegian: Petroleumstilsynet, PSA) is a Norwegian governmental supervisory authority under the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. The PSA has regulatory responsibility for safety, emergency preparedness and the working environment in petroleum-industry activities in Norway, both on land and offshore. The director is .
The PSA was established on 1 January 2004 as an independent, governmental supervisory body, having formerly been part of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. Its headquarters are located in Stavanger.
The PSA has regulatory responsibility for safety, emergency preparedness and the working environment in the petroleum activities, including petroleum facilities and associated pipeline systems at Melkøya, Tjeldbergodden, Nyhamna, Kollsnes, Mongstad, Sture, Kårstø and Slagentangen, as well as any future, integrated petroleum facilities.
The regulatory responsibility covers all phases of the activities; such as planning, engineering, construction, use and finally, removal.
The Norwegian government has assigned the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway the following tasks:
In the broadest sense, the entire work and purpose of the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway is to ensure that the petroleum activities are conducted prudently as regards health, environment and safety. The ministry has issued the following guidelines for how the PSA should carry out its tasks:
Follow-up shall be system-oriented and risk-based. This follow-up must be in addition to, and not instead of, the follow-up which the industry carries out for its own part. There shall be a balanced consideration between the PSA's role as a high risk/technological supervisory body and as a labour inspection authority. Participation and cooperation between the parties are important principles and integral preconditions for the activities of the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway.
In 2005, the PSA was made part of the Coexistence Group II working group, a joint project of the Norwegian gevernment, the Institute of Marine Research, the Norwegian Fishermen's Association, the Norwegian Foundation for Nature Research and the Norwegian Oil Industry Association. Coexistence Group II's mission is to explore the feasibility of coexistence between the fishing and petroleum industries in Norwegian waters. The PSA also coordinates supervisory responsibility with Norway's national Health Examination Survey (HES).
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