Acquacoltura e Pesca Pubblicazione scientifica EU Directive on Offshore Safety – Problem or Opportunity? FILONE TECNOLOGICO TEMA sicurezza e qualità sui luoghi di lavoro RIASSUNTO AbstractThe Directive 2013/30/EU on Safety of offshore Oil&Gas operations is now being implemented into the National legislations of EU member states.The Directive introduces in the legislation concepts and practices similar to those already adopted for onshore major hazard plants in EU Member States following the "Seveso" Directive (96/82/EU) and practices similar to those adopted by Operators in the technical assessment of offshore operations. Among the points introduced by Directive, three having technical and practical implications are discussed in this paper: the request for a Major Hazard Report (MHR) as a requisite for granting an operation permit, the request for an Independent Verification to be performed to assure that barriers against Major Hazard occurrence are efficient, the need for developing Emergency response plans, including Oil Spill response plans.The paper will discuss how these requirements can contribute to improve design and operation of facilities. DATA Data di pubblicazione: 25/03/2015 AUTORI UGUCCIONI G RENTOCCHINI P GIACCHINO C ENTE DI AFFERENZA D APPOLONIA SPA RIVISTA Offshore Mediterranean Conference and Exhibition, Ravenna, Italy IMPACT FACTOR N.D.