The ICRARD web site

”Sharing information –

connecting people”

IRF meeting October 28

Sharon Buffington, Chief, ERB,

Minerals Management Service (MMS)

About ICRARD• The International Committee on Regulatory Research and

Development - ICRARD

• ICRARD is organized under the primary sponsorship of the • United States' Minerals Management Service (MMS) • Great Britain's Health and Safety Executive (HSE) • Canada's National Energy Board (NEB) • Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA)

• Main goal is to coordinate research activities, exchange information and promote research cooperation between the member organizations

… but information is difficult

• Annually ICRARD meetings, – Minutes of meeting,

• A few e-mails …– …and then …

• Growing requirement: An ICRARD web site• Goal: Share information - connect people• The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway* has funded the costs

related to developing the web site * (Former: The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate - NPD)

• The PSA Norway is funding the two first years of management

The result: www.icrard.org

Unique HSE search engine

Information on authorities & contact persons, HSE researchprojects andrelevant links

Relevant news (Anyone interested may subscribe to ICRARD news)

Authorities & contact persons

Contact-info on each member country

HSE research and projects

List of projects– descr. and links

Relevant links

Overview on each member country

Unique Search Engine: • The Big Issue!

– International industry – common challenges

• Search selected web sites only• Automatically updated• Easy to use • Easy to add/remove relevant web sites• Ref. the ICRARD slogan:

“Sharing information– connecting people”

Search engine - Example 1: Search for ”pipeline + corrosion + fatigue”

2:Relevant?

- Part of the result:

Example - cont.

3: List of projects - ”Is this what I’m looking for?”

4: Fast check-out

List of relevant contact info, research description, the actual reports etc

>> EASY ACCESS TO RELEVANT INFO IN THE MEMBER COUNTRIES!

The future …• October: Officially launched at this IRF meeting!

– Press release sent from the MMS, HSE, C-NOPB and PSA

• November: Workshops - sharing info on operating the ICRARD web site – incl. MMS, HSE, C-NOPB and PSA

• Thereafter: – Continual publishing of updated info on relevant research/development

projects in the member countries (One can subscribe to news)– Offensive marketing

• International forums (IRF, NSOAF, relevant conferenses)• National forums (Relevant milieus/organisations – industry – research –

authorities etc.)– Involving other ICRARD member countries

Thanks!