COS News

Center for Offshore Safety Announces 2023 Safety Leadership Award Winners

September 14, 2023

The Center for Offshore Safety (COS) has announced the winners of the 2023 Safety Leadership Awards during its Annual Safety Forum, held September 12 in Houston. The awards honor companies that demonstrate outstanding leadership in developing safety management and performance practices. These practices and projects play an important role in advancing the culture of safety within the offshore industry. 

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Center for Offshore Safety now offering SEMS Certificates for Offshore Wind and Operations outside the U.S. OCS

July 26, 2023

The Center for Offshore Safety (COS) is pleased to announce the publication of two new guidance documents that provide a pathway for qualified companies to receive recognition for their commitments toward enhancing safety and environmental performance in offshore operations.

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EnVen Achieves COS SEMS Certificate

October 21, 2022

Offshore energy developer EnVen Energy Corporation has received a Center for Offshore Safety (COS) Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) certificate demonstrating their commitment to the highest standards for safety and environmental protection.

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COS Announces Winners of the 2022 Safety Leadership Awards

September 20, 2022

The Center for Offshore Safety (COS) has announced the winners of the 2022 Safety Leadership Awards during its Annual Safety Forum. The awards recognize companies for their outstanding leadership in developing safety management and performance practices and projects that advance the offshore industry’s culture of safety.

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Podcast: Everything you need to know about The Center for Offshore Safety

July 19, 2022

COS Director Russell Holmes joins the World Oil Deep Dive podcast to talk about the history of COS, its mandate, and how we continue to make our industry significantly safer for workers and the environment

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Center for Offshore Safety Sponsors Health, Safety and Environment Program At 2022 Offshore Technology Conference

May 12, 2022

The Center for Offshore Safety (COS) sponsored sessions on health, safety and the environment at the 2022 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston involving technical panels, speakers and presentations.

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COS Announces Winners of the 2021 Safety Leadership Awards

November 15, 2021

The Center for Offshore Safety (COS) awarded its highest honor – the 2020 Safety Leadership Awards – to Shell Offshore Inc. and Baker Hughes, at the 2021 COS Safety Forum.

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COS Highlights Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Safety Alert No. 402

December 8, 2020

The Center for Offshore Safety (COS) highlights the recommendations contained in the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Safety Alert No. 402, Common Operator Deficiencies in Process Piping Cause Gas Release Incidents.

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BSEE Director Scott Angelle and USCG Commander Matt Denning Address Eighth Annual Center for Offshore Safety (COS) Forum 

December 2, 2020

The Center for Offshore Safety welcomed Scott Angelle, the Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), and Commander Matt Denning, The U.S. Coast Guard District 8 Outer Continental Shelf Officer in Charge Marine Inspection, in addressing the Eighth Annual COS Forum, held on November 10-12.

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COS Announces Winners of the 2020 Safety Leadership Awards 

December 2, 2020

The Center for Offshore Safety (COS) awarded its highest honor – the 2020 Safety Leadership Awards – to Shell Offshore Inc. and Baker Hughes, at the 2020 COS Safety Forum.

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Center for Offshore Safety Announces Accreditation Body Audit Results 

August 14, 2020

After a seven-month audit by the Bureau of Safety Environmental Enforcement’s (BSEE) contractor ICF International Inc., COS’s Accreditation Program received zero nonconformities among some 450 areas that were evaluated.

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COS Highlights Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Safety Alert No. 381

July 14, 2020

The Center for Offshore Safety (COS) highlights the recommendations contained in the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) Safety Alert No. 381, Common Operator Deficiencies Discovered by Safety Environmental Management System Audits (May 7, 2020).

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COS SEMS Certificates Expands to All Offshore Companies

July 10, 2020

The Center for Offshore Safety (COS) helps companies develop, implement, and improve their Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) to meet industry’s safety, sustainability, and environmental performance objectives. 

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Q&A: New Center For Offshore Safety Director Talks Responsibilities, Goals

May 20, 2020

Capt. Russell Holmes is the Center for Offshore Safety’s (COS) new director after serving for nearly three decades with the U.S. Coast Guard. Read more of what his goals are for COS and how he plans to achieve them.

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