There are a number of features of the Safety Case Regime that Premier has fi rmly established within its current and planned operations including: A series of technical studies, or the “Formal Safety ∙ Assessment” which identify the risks associated with major accident hazards and how these can be mitigated Quantifi cation of the risk to demonstrate that the ∙ facilities meet established safety benchmarks, and that further steps to reduce the risks are adopted as far as is reasonably practical (the ALARP principle) Periodic (fi ve year) revalidation of the Safety Case ∙ and risks Development of Performance Standards which dictate ∙ how the facility, plant, equipment and people are expected to perform to protect safety Regular maintenance and inspection routines, or a ∙ series of critical function tests, to ensure that the criteria defi ned in the Performance Standards are met Independent verifi cation by a competent body to assure ∙ the appropriateness of the Performance Standards and the critical function testing regime We have recently completed a major fi ve-yearly Safety Case review of the Anoa Field in line with United Kingdom practice.