Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) was set up in 1986 with the aim of formulation of standards and reviewing its implementation through safety audits to enhance safety level and reduce risk inherent with petroleum industry.  OISD regularly conducts External Safety Audits of Exploration and Production installations refineries, gas processing plants, LPG Plants, POL Depots/terminals, and cross country pipelines to check compliance and to further improve safety systems.  OISD also organizes safety workshops/training programmes for all oil/Gas installations across the country to share experiences, latest developments etc and to disseminate safety related information to industry personnel.  OISD also evaluates the safety performance of Oil Industry Safety award instituted by Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.  The work of entire Off shore safety monitoring of PSCs safety audit of exploration  and production installations (both onshore & offshore), Safety Audit of cross country pipelines has been entrusted to them by GOI.  Total grant released to OISD upto 31.03.2010 amounts to Rs.65.20 crore approximately.