ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses a study that investigated how shared collaboration surfaces may improve hazard identification in maintenance planning involving distributed teams on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. It describes a software prototype designed to present risk information. Scenarios were developed in close collaboration with Statoil personnel. Feedback from the users participating in the study indicated that the technology could be turned into groupware for distributed collaboration, with some additions to accommodate the differing needs of users. While long-term plans are prepared by onshore planners, maintenance planning is mainly performed offshore. The software test bed, called the Integrated Operations Maintenance and modification Planner (IO-MAP) was designed to contribute to safer decision-making in future collaborative environments. A usability test of the IO-MAP interface was set up to gather data on the ability of planners to identify Health, Safety and Environment-related hazards when working with the shared surface.
