Oil & Gas / Health, Safety & Environment New bid to cut leaksStep Change in Safety, the oil and gas industry safety initiative, launched a programme yesterday to help reduce hydrocarbon leaks offshore. January 28th 2013, 11:38 pm Updated: January 28th 2013, 11:38 pm 1 min read Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Step Change in Safety, the oil and gas industry safety initiative, launched a programme yesterday to help reduce hydrocarbon leaks offshore.