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Appendix B: U.S. Coast Guard Inspection Program for Fixed OCS Oil and Gas Facilities
Pages 87-89

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From page 87...
... scheduled onsite inspection, at least once a year, of each facility on the Outer Continental Shelf which is subject to any environmental or safety regulation promulgated pursuant to this Act, which inspection shall include all safety equipment designed to prevent or ameliorate blowouts, fires spillages, or other major accidents; and 2. periodic onsite inspection without advance notice to the operator of such facility to assure compliance with such environmental or safety regulations." In the vast majority of instances the Coast Guard has had no reason to visit a fixed facility other than to conduct an annual inspection.
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From page 88...
... The efforts of Coast Guard marine inspectors then are focused on conducting unannounced oversight inspections of randomly selected fixed OCS facilities with resident personnel. Additionally, those fixed OCS facilities that are the subject of worker complaints or which have a poor safety record, as determined by Coast Guard field office and headquarters review of accident and self-inspection reports, are targeted for unannounced inspections by Coast Guard personnel.
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From page 89...
... Additionally, inspection reports involving manned and unmanned facilities and casualty reports now will be reviewed for inconsistencies and analyzed by Coast Guard field units and Headquarters, which will permit the Coast Guard to better evaluate the safety performance of individual operators. It will also provide a mechanism whereby industry trends can be identified or predicted.
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