Health
Requirements for health are largely identical to those onshore.
Assessment of health risks must be performed.
The requirements for health on offshore installations are largely
identical to the provisions of the Working Environment Act
applicable to businesses on shore. The requirements are laid down
in the Offshore Safety Act (Act No. 1424 on Safety etc. on Offshore
Installations for Exploration, Production and Transportation of
Hydrocarbons), and the Danish Energy Agency is in charge of
supervision offshore.
In addition to an assessment of the risk of major accidents which
is related to the safe construction of the installation, an
assessment of the health and safety risks at the individual
workplaces is also required. In consultation with the safety
organization, the employer is responsible for drawing up a risk
assessment at the workplaces. In practice, this means the operator
as regards fixed offshore installations and the company with
overall responsibility for operating the unit as regards mobile
offshore units.
The risk assessment must be documented in a socaledd Health and
Safety Case which must be submitted to the Danish Energy Agency in
connection with applications for approvals and permits.