§285.810. When must I submit a Safety Management System (SMS) and what must I include in my SMS? — Inbound Citations

(b) If you are installing a facility or a combination of facilities deemed by BOEM to be complex or significant, as provided in 30 CFR 585.613(a)(1), you must comply with the requirements of subpart G of this part and submit the Safety Management System (SMS) description required by § 285.810 before construction may begin.

(b) You must submit your safety management system, as required by § 285.810.

If you are applying for a project easement, or installing a facility or a combination of facilities on your limited lease deemed by BOEM to be complex or significant, as provided in 30 CFR 585.648(a)(1), you also must comply with the requirements of subpart G of this part and submit your safety management system description required by § 285.810 before construction may begin.

You are not required to obtain a certification that your SMS meets acceptable health and safety standards (e.g., ANSI/ASSP Z10.0, API RP 75, ISO 45001) from a recognized accreditation organization. However, BSEE will consider such certification in determining the frequency and scope of SMS-related inspections that it conducts under this subpart, as well as the scope and nature of its oversight over any audit-induced corrective actions.

(a) Your SMS must be functional before you begin, and must remain functional while you perform, any activity on the OCS pursuant to a lease, including met buoy placement and site assessment work, or for any activities described in your approved SAP, COP, or GAP. You must conduct all activities described in your approved SAP, COP, or GAP in accordance with the SMS you described under § 285.810.

(b) Determine whether proper safety equipment has been installed and is operating properly according to your SMS, as required in § 285.810.

(c) If BOEM determines that your proposed site assessment facility or combination of facilities is complex or significant under § 585.613(a)(1), you must comply with the requirements in 30 CFR part 285, subpart G, regarding facility design and construction and submit your SMS as required by 30 CFR 285.810.

(b) If you are installing a facility or a combination of facilities deemed by BOEM to be complex or significant, as provided in § 585.613(a)(1), you must comply with the requirements of 30 CFR part 285, subpart G, and also submit your Safety Management System description required by 30 CFR 285.810 before construction may begin.

(d) You must submit a detailed description of your safety management system to BSEE as required by 30 CFR 285.810.

(b) You must submit your Safety Management System, as required by 30 CFR 285.810.

If you are applying for a project easement or installing a facility or a combination of facilities on your limited lease deemed by BOEM to be complex or significant, as provided in § 585.648(a)(1), you also must comply with the requirements of 30 CFR part 285, subpart G, and submit your safety management system description required by 30 CFR 285.810 before construction may begin.