supplier services

Verify is a supplier assessment service that involves a ‘verification visit’ to nominated suppliers’ premises to assess Health & Safety, Environment and Competence & Training practices.  For the Health & Safety and the Environmental practices this is in alignment with oil and gas industry's OGP & NORSOK standards.  The results of the visit, along with individual supplier improvement plans are then shared online between those purchasers who participate in the Verify scheme.

The Verify scheme contributes towards raising industry standards and reducing the burden of repetitive audits by replacing them with a single shared HSEC audit which is valid for up to two years.

how it works

six steps to verify

Verify meets the specific needs of the oil and gas industry

Verify is oil & gas industry specific

Verify was developed by the industry for the industry.  The content of the assessment focuses specifically towards the needs of the industry and FPAL assessors have a broad knowledge of oil and gas industry practices.

Verify gives the detail

When a company has been assessed through Verify, the report and the improvement plan enable Verify Purchasers to see the full detail of the assessment.

Verify enables objective selection

Verify enables a purchaser to make a fair comparison of suppliers and to identify those who exceed expectation rather than just meet a minimum certified standard.

Verify is assessed to a common standard

Verify is governed by the Verify Steering Committee that has both purchaser and supplier representation and this ensures that there is a consistent approach.  The assessors are highly trained, qualified and experienced and are subject to an ongoing competency programme.  This methodology means that when reviewing Verify reports, the purchaser can be confident that they are directly comparable.  With larger, less industry specific certification systems, it is harder to ensure the same level of consistency across the wide range of third-party accreditation providers.

supplier benefits

• Potentially eliminates repetitive client assessments / visits covering similar activities.
• Availability of verified assessment information through industry wide scheme.
• Opportunities identified to help construct improvement plan.
• Facility to update results during the validity period through a detailed improvement plan submission.