COS Awards 1st SEMS Certificate to a Deepwater Consortium, HWCG Holdings, LLC

The Center for Offshore Safety (COS) has awarded a SEMS Certificate to HWCG Holdings, LLC, recognizing the organization’s successful completion of an independent audit and verification of its Safety and Environmental Management System (SEMS) by a COS-accredited Audit Service Provider (ASP). The certificate was presented during HWCG’s recent Board meeting.

SEMS Certificates are awarded to organizations that not only undergo an independent SEMS audit by a COS-accredited ASP but also implement and close out all improvement actions identified during the audit process—actions that support a culture of continual improvement.

“The achievement is particularly impressive in that HWCG voluntarily chose to have their SEMS independently audited as part of their commitment to protect people, property, and the environment,” said Russell Holmes, COS Senior Director, in presenting the award. “Under US regulations, only oil and gas operators are required to have their SEMS audited by a COS-accredited ASP.”

HWCG is a consortium of deepwater operators and non-operators formed to provide a rapid and comprehensive response to subsea well containment events. They are the first consortium of their kind to earn a SEMS Certificate.

The audit and verification were conducted by CICS Americas, a COS-accredited ASP.

To learn more, visit: HWCG, COS, and CICS Americas.