A review of design for safety methodology for large marine and offshore engineering systems

This paper deals with problems involving the incorporation of safety into the design process of large marine and offshore engineering products from the initial stages. In this paper, the characteristics of large marine and offshore products are described and their design process is studied together with a proposed design framework. After investigating the current design for safety status of large marine and offshore products, a design for safety methodology is proposed in a generic sense and discussed in the context of the design process. The phases in the proposed design for safety methodology are studied together with their objectives and requirements. Finally, concluding remarks are given.