North Sea workers aged between 35 and 64 are more likely to believe accessing mental health support will negatively impact their careers, a landmark report has revealed.
“Who believes that all incidents are preventable?” was the question Step Change in Safety boss Craig Wiggins asked the audience at an event on health and safety in Aberdeen.
Trade body Step Change in Safety has launched a new addition to its offshore automated observation system through a collaboration with data specialist, Empirisys.
As the energy sector waits with bated breath for the Labour government’s first budget this month, the head of a leading safety trade body lists “uncertainty” as a major concern for offshore safety.
Step Change in Safety has unveiled the findings of its Process Safety Workforce Survey which found greater collaboration is still needed across the industry.
The IADC's former North Sea Chapter's chairman championed the offshore energy industry's "first" mental health survey soon after his organisation rolled out questions to the workforce.
Step Change in Safety, the IADC North Sea Chapter and the Marine Safety Forum have launched a survey to gauge the offshore workforce’s mental and physical health.
Training and skills organisation OPITO has launched a new training standard which aims to reduce incidents in the safety zones around offshore installations.
Leading North Sea offshore workplace safety advocate Steve Rae has announced the next phase of his career after finishing his role at Step Change in Safety.
North Sea firms have been moving away from traditional training methods for staff and adopting technology from video games that force workers to live through vital training scenarios in the virtual world.
“It was a really hard decision for me because I’m passionate about what I do, but the executive director position at Step Change needs some to work on it full-time,” says Steve Rae.
“We should be ashamed of ourselves if we let our lawyers stop us from sharing things that can save people, businesses and lives,” a top North Sea safety boss has warned.
3t Energy Group, owner of AIS Survivex, has reached the finals of the Offshore Safety Awards, organised by Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) and Step Change in Safety.