Oil industry has ‘clear and robust’ plan for tackling leaks, OGUK says
The oil and gas industry has a “clear and robust” plan to tackle leaks in the UK North Sea, a sector trade body said today.
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New Aberdeen conference to spotlight North Sea health and safety
A new conference has been announced which will focus on the most pressing health and safety issues in the North Sea.
Diving boss reflects on 30 years of North Sea health and safety
Reflecting on safety, diving contractor KD Marine’s managing director, Hamish Petersen, thinks back to a lecture at Aberdeen University around a decade ago titled “Is HSE going to be the end of the North Sea?”
Norwegian union blames near-fatal refinery leak on maintenance backlog
A Norwegian union has blamed a potentially fatal hydrogen leak at a refinery as part of a wider problem with maintenance backlogs.
Updated: Total’s Elgin well issues no longer ‘ongoing incident’
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating after a well incident during one of Total's North Sea drilling operations.
Half of all Norweigian accidents should have raised red flags beforehand
Red flags should have been raised in half of all health and safety incidents in the Norwegian sector prior to the mishap, according to new research.
Probe after worker gets foot trapped under container
An investigation has been launched after a rig worker got his foot trapped under a container during an offshore lifting operation.
ASCO workers asked to be on 24/7 standby, “unsafe” say insiders
Oil and gas services firm ASCO is forcing workers to be available 24/7 under shift changes that have been branded "extremely serious".
ASCO move to “highly flexible” working hours
ASCO have moved a number of staff to a "highly flexible" working pattern in a bid to increase efficiency during port operations.
Iqarus designs new hostile-environment medical training centre
Aberdeen-based occupational healthcare business Iqarus has designed an £800,000 simulation facility to toughen up medical professionals.
UKCS gas leaks up in 2015 as detection technology improves – OGUK report
Better technology could be behind an increase in the number of oil and gas leaks reported on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) in 2015, according to new research. In its latest annual health and safety report, Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) said the number of offshore hydrocarbon releases went up by 9% last year. But the industry body said the rise was largely made up of minor incidents, as the frequency of major leaks was flat.
Updated: AAIB report says pilot error was responsible for fatal Sumburgh helicopter crash
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch today said pilot error was responsible for a fatal offshore helicopter crash, which left four people dead.
Linklater: Safety “must always come first” as weather batters North Sea
The head of industry body Step Change in Safety urged offshore workers operating in the harsh conditions of the North Sea to use their "stop work authority" if they felt working in severe offshore weather was compromising safety.
Oil price downturn adding to “stress” for offshore workers
Oil companies must consider the effects of the oil downturn on the health and wellbeing of their workforce and work to support people through the most challenging period in a generation, a leading psychologist has warned.
Falck wins safety award
Safety training provider Falck proved it practices what it preaches by winning an occupational health and safety award.
Tyco agrees global rights deal for RigDeluge technology
Fire protection multinational Tyco has agreed a global rights deal with Aberdeen-based RigDeluge to produce and market its oil and gas safety systems.
Opito launches 2015 global safety and competency awards
Nominations are now open for the sixth annual Opito Safety and Competency Awards.
Map shows regions which pose most risk to oil and gas workers
A map of the world has been created to help keep oil and gas companies updated on regions that pose the most risks to their staff. International SOS has released its Health Risk Map 2015, which helps oil companies, non governmental organisations, educational institutions and governments understand health threats around the world. For Aberdeen-based oil companies in particular, it helps employers ensure that their staff are safe ahead of overseas assignments.
Safety still a “priority” one year on from offshore helicopter safety report
Safety remains an "absolute priority" one year on from the publication of a report addressing issues on offshore helicopter flights. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)'s CAT-1145 report was released on February 20, 2014 and listed 61 actions and recommendations aimed at addressing accident prevention for workers travelling offshore by helicopter. It comes one month after the CAA said there is still work to be done to improve flight safety.
Almost 52,000 trained for new EBS
Almost 52,000 offshore workers have been trained to use a mandatory new emergency breathing system (EBS) as new rules on their use come into for today, the industry safety body has revealed.