Kim
Fawvor
| Company: |
Apache Corporation |
| Nominators: |
Jack Leezy, OMM, GOM
Region, Operations Analyst, Office of Safety Management David Dykes,
OMM, GOM Region, Safety Management Specialist, Office of Safety
Management,
Joe Gordon, OMM, GOM Region, Section Chief, Office of Safety
Management |
Left to Right:
MMS Director Johnnie Burton, Willie Ard, Kim Fawvor, Jack Schneider, and
Offshore Minerals Management Associate Director Tom Readinger
Apache Corporation acquired Mr. Fawvor in
attempts to improve Apache’s compliance in the Gulf of Mexico and to
institute a Safety and Environmental Management Program (SEMP). Apache
Corporation anticipated that SEMP would improve not only Apache’s
performance but also its overall corporate process. The SEMP is a
nontraditional, performance-focused tool for integrating and managing
offshore operations. The purpose of SEMP is to enhance the safety and
cleanliness of operations by reducing the frequency and severity of
accidents. The MMS has asked industry to adopt SEMP voluntarily.
Mr. Fawvor’s expertise in the development and
implementation of SEMP on offshore facilities enhanced Apache’s regulatory
compliance. Mr. Fawvor has been very successful in implementing the SEMP
process into Apache’s corporate structure, where it has become one of the
cornerstones. One of the MMS objectives for regulating safe operations has
been to promote continuous improvement in safety and pollution prevention.
Integral to that is some method of determining if the safety management
systems have the necessary components, that they are in place, and that they
are effective. This is accomplished through a sound audit program.
Mr. Fawvor persuaded Apache’s corporate
leaders to conduct an audit of its SEMP in cooperation with MMS. Personnel
from the Office of Safety Management, along with personnel from the New
Orleans District, participated in a 4-day audit of Apache’s safety
management system. The audit began on November 26, 2001, in Apache’s
Lafayette, Louisiana, office and concluded on November 30, 2001.
The audit included one day spent offshore to
conduct a drill-down at Main Pass 289, platform "C." This audit proved
successful and produced a complete, detailed report highlighting strengths
and weaknesses within Apache’s safety management program. Mr. Fawvor’s goal
of making Apache a leader in the performance of SEMP deserves appropriate
recognition.
For these reasons, Mr. Fawvor is most
deserving of the MMS Corporate Leadership Award.
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