Concurrent 7. Presentation for: Queensland’s risk-based petroleum and gas regulator
William Date A *A Resources Safety & Health Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
The APPEA Journal 62 - https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ21321
Published: 3 June 2022
Abstract
Presented on Tuesday 17 May: Session 7
Resources Safety & Health Queensland (RSHQ) is the new independent regulator for occupational safety and health in Queensland’s petroleum and gas, mining, quarrying and explosives sector. RSHQ was created by the Queensland Government on 1 July 2020 as a singular focussed statutory body. It is a stand-alone organisation quite separate from its former portfolio Department – the Department of Natural Resources Mines and Energy. RSHQ’s vision is ‘zero serious harm’. In pursuit of this lofty vision – which is defined as operations and activities free from fatality, hospitalisation and confirmed cases of disease – RSHQ applies its regulatory approach which is risk-based and data-driven. This paper outlines the regulator’s approach, values and principles to supporting the upstream petroleum sector in Queensland in order to protect its workers and meet its obligations under law. Importantly, RSHQ compliance principles and practice should be understood by operators, contractors, workers and other key stakeholders in the petroleum sector. Case studies demonstrate the efficacy of this approach as it applies to the construction, operation and decommissioning of wells, gathering systems and plant. Operators, contractors and service companies will significantly benefit from reading and hearing more from the regulator at the APPEA Conference in Brisbane in 2022.
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Keywords: data‐driven, petroleum and gas, regulator, risk based, RSHQ, zero serious harm.
William (Bill) Date an Australian Army officer for 38 years, Brigadier Date is no stranger to taking on challenges and providing leadership. He served in the Army Combat Engineers for 20+ years, in the later part of his career as a Senior Officer (regular and reserve), reaching Commander 11th Brigade in 2015–2016 (Army Reserve formation in Queensland). He served on three operational deployments to Bougainville, Iraq and Afghanistan as Senior Military Advisor; and Chief of UN Military Advisory Unit. In his first role in the petroleum and gas industry, as Director of the Coal Seam Gas (CSG) Engagement Unit (2009), Bill led his team through many challenging situations between concerned communities, activists and the CSG industry. He has been the Executive Director CSG Compliance Unit (2012–2016) and since July 2016, the Chief Inspector Petroleum and Gas. |
