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Personal Responsibility for Safety...
Personal Responsibility for Safety gap analysis tool is now available online...
ESRs/FPs/SLs Meeting - Britannia...
Joint Elected Safety Representatives, Focal Points & Site Leaders Networks Meeting - Wednesday 7th October 2009 at The Britannia Hotel, Bucksburn, Aberdeen...
Step Change in Safety Share Fair...
Over 200 people attend Step Change Share Fair to network and share best practice...
Elected Safety Reps eventually get...
Elected Safety Reps eventually get their National Vocational Qualification approved by SQA....
Reintroduction of PLBs on...
Oil and Gas Helicopter Task Group outlines plans for re-introduction of PLBs...
UK Oil and Gas Helicopter Task...
Latest update from the Uk Oil and Gas helicopter Task Group...
Oil & Gas UK Briefing Note on Flu...
Oil & Gas UK Briefing Note on Flu Travel Restriction...
Oil & Gas meets with helicopter...
Oil & Gas UK has met with the helicopter operators to discuss the reinstatement of personal locator beacons (PLB's as quickly as technically feasible....
New Co-Chair for Step Change in...
Gordon Ballard, Chairman of Schlumberger UK, has recently taken over from John Methven of Petrofac Facilities Management as Co-Chair of Step Change in Safety....
Swine Influenza - British Airports...
Swine Influenza - British Airports Authority Position...
Workforce Helicopter Briefing -...
This briefing is designed to update workers on the recent issues raised surrounding offshore helicopter travel, including the temporary suspension of some flights....
Oil & Gas UK industry response to...
Key Programme 3 Asset Integrity Report describes industry progress in response to the issues identified in the HSE’s Key Programme 3 Asset Integrity Programme Report....
Safety Reps Forum 10th June...
A date for your diaries as a Safety Rep 10th June 2009, at Britannia Hotel in Aberdeen...
Workforce Involvement Day - 11th...
Health and Safety Executive extends invite to workforce to attend 'Workforce Involvement Day'...
The Step Change in Safety website...
The Step Change in Safety website has been further enhanced by improving the “Incidents - alerts” by including a new Training Tool...
Minutes of the annual Step Change...
Annual Step Change Planning Day held on 29th October 2008...
The Safety Reps first meeting of...
Following on from the success of the Safety Reps first meeting of 2009 is the mid year meeting due to take place at the Britannia Hotel in Bucksburn, Aberdeen on Wednesday 10th June....
The Step Change in Safety...
On Thursday 19th March, 70 industry leaders gathered at the AECC for their annual Safety Leadership Day. The focus of this year’s event was on the launch of the Minimum Industry Safety Training (MIST) standard & the commitment of the industry to safety during the current downturn in activity. ...
Oil & Gas UK has introduced new...
Guidelines for Removal of Contractor Personnel Offshore...
Step Change in Safety website...
The Step Change website has been given a well earned facelift. As well as an obvious makeover, designed to give an enhanced look & feel, a new Sharing area promotes the content that is central to our core aim of sharing information, and greater visibility is given to Membership information and links to Members' websites....
2009 Step Change Dates for your...
2009 Step Change Dates for your Diary...
FIRST WORKFORCE NETWORK MEETINGS...
Step Change in Safety kick-off 2009 with key workforce network events...
WORKER INVOLVEMENT give it a...
Following the success of last years workforce event at Murrayfield, the Offshore Industry Advisory Committee Workforce Involvement Group are running two further events this year...
A list of bulletins on Fire and...
Newest information from the HSE in e bulletin format....
Oil & Gas UK, the industry's trade...
Occupational Health Seminar 2009 An Oil & Gas UK Occupational Health Seminar is being planned for Wednesday 4th March 2009...
It is agreed that Norway, Denmark,...
It is agreed that NOGEPA, NSOC-D, OLF and Oil and Gas UK will continue to recognisesafety training given in each of the countries. and in accordance with the attached matrix.Each association accepts training schools and courses approved by the other National Associations....
The obligation on an offshore...
The use of mechanical recovery devices, as deployed by emergency response and rescue vessels, has been a concern to some helicopter pilots for several years. This equipment, mainly DACON Scoops, is included in rescue and recovery arrangements in compliance with Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995. The ...
2008 Step Change Dates for Your...
Here are some Step Change Meeting Dates for your diary. Further information will be posted on the News section of the website providing full details of events nearer the time. To ensure that you are kept up to date, log in to the site and visit your User Profile to turn on News e-mail notifications....
Leading from the top and Avoiding...
The offshore industry recognises that good health and safety practice is critical to excellent business performance...
Joint Offshore Installation...
OIMs and company Step Change Focal Points meet to discuss topical issues and share experiences...
Organised by the European Agency...
Reducing the number of work-related accidents and illnesses is the target for the European Week for Safety and Health at Work from 20-24 October 2008....
Latest HSE...
Latest HSE e-Bulletins...
Permit-to-work 'essential rules'...
New Permit-to-work 'essential rules' pocket card should help reduce permit-related incidents....
Anchor handling guidlelines...
Following the Bourbon Dolphin accident the MarineSafety Forum publish anchor handling guidelines....
Step Change introduces nine common...
The UK offshore oil and gas industry's flagship safety initiative Step Change in Safety is currently creating new, OPITO approved, minimum safety training standards for employees working on installations in the UKCS....
Crane Transfer Safety...
Reflex Marine Ltd is hosting its 2nd “Crane Transfer Safety Seminar”, supported by UK HSE & Sparrows Offshore Services. ...
ABTA HEALTH & SAFETY...
Association of British Travel Agents holds Health and Safety Event for business...
Shaping the Industry Safety Agenda...
Oil & Gas UK Aberdeen Summer Breakfast featuring Step Change in Safety...
East of England Energy companies...
East of England Energy companies invite Step Change to participate in their annual networking and information sharing event....
Conference to discuss the findings...
The Energy Institute offers a range of conferences, seminars, dinners, lunches and other events dealing with all sectors of the energy business and catering for the various interests of EI Members and guests. ...
Competency within the hazardous...
This event has been cancelled due to lack of interest....
Leadership Safety Day 27 May...
Top industry leaders meet to discuss the way forward for Step Change In Safety....
Improving safety performance is...
Oil & Gas UK's Summer Breakfast will allow you to hear how the industry is tackling today's safety challenges & provide you with an opportunity to raise your views about the future safety agenda....
A Zero Tolerance Approach to...
DVD revision advocates zero tolerance approach to hydrocarbon releases...
Revitalising the Step Change...
Step Change Liaison role to be revitalised to reflect its importance in the future success of Step Change in Safety....
Health and Safety Executive, Tea...
The sum and quality of our individual contributions to the management of health and safety determine whether the colleagues we work with live or die...
IADC Lifting & Mechanical Handling...
Lifting and mechanical handling are routine operations performed daily on both offshore and onshore drilling units. Without effective management control, these activities possess the potential to inflict significant harm and damage. The vision for this conference is to demonstrate that the inherent systems of management control, training and equipment design h...
Piper Alpha: 20 Years On -...
Safety and Health Practitioner Magazine will be hosting an online seminar to mark the 20th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster. ...
The Personal Responsibility for...
Although our industry has extensive safety standards, processes and procedures in place to keep us safe, serious accidents and dangerous events continue to occur on and offshore. To achieve a further step change in safety performance, every one of us must accept a greater level of responsibility for our own safety and the safety of others and harmonisation of...
A revised guide to the Reporting...
This new edition contains the same regulations (with minor changes to regulation 2) but brings the associated guidance up to date, particularly in relation to the changes in reporting arrangements and the need to use the Incident Contact Centre (ICC)*. Revised may 2008 ...
Safe use of work equipment....
This is the third edition of the PUWER 98 ACOP and has been amended and updated to reflect the latest legislation. References throughout have been updated to include the most recent publications available, and obsolete information has been removed. The Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) and substance of the guidance remains unchanged. ...
Controlling airborne contaminants...
This book provides guidance on the supply of new LEV equipment. It describes the principles and good practice of deciding on, designing, commissioning and testing cost-effective local exhaust ventilation. The guidance is written for the suppliers of LEV goods and services. It will be helpful for employers and managers in medium sized businesses and trade union an...
The Offshore Emergency Response...
Improving safety performance is top of the agenda for all companies operating in the North Sea oil and gas industry. Although the industry’s safety record improved greatly in 2007, incidents do still happen and proper emergency response is vital in ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of our offshore workforce....
OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY LEADERS TO...
More than seventy oil and gas company managing directors and senior leaders will come together to underline their personal commitment to improving safety offshore, demonstrate visible leadership and promote effective collaboration through the sharing of best practice and learning across all industry sectors at the annual Step Change in Safety leadership day on 27...
STEP CHANGE IN SAFETY LEADS THE...
Revolutionising safety sharing in the oil and gas industry, Step Change in Safety held its first Safety Share Fair on April 16, 2008, as part of a three day safety networking event, which brought safety representatives,offshore installation managers and safety professionals networking together as well as the publication and launch of new guidelines on wireline op...
Safety of Wireline Operations....
In wireline work, the wireline itself can be used as the lifting/support medium for toolstrings and this has resulted in failed wireline and a consequent dropped object hazard. The aim of this document is to provide guidance specific to wireline operations which complements the general guidance in the ‘Lifting and Mechanical Handling’ guidelines to ensure that th...
Does your company use the Step...
From recent feedback and general enquiries, I have to assume that there is still some misunderstanding out there as to the part that the online StepChange Generic ECI plays in the Industry Standard, Common Induction Process since it has being suggested that some companies might be using it as their sole “in house ECI “....
Step Change In Safety April...
We are now registering delegates for the following Step Change meetings:- Elected Safety Reps Pre-Network Meeting 15th April, Combined Network Meeting (Share Fair) 16th April and the OIM / Step Change Liaison Meeting 17th April 2008....
Talisman are first to roll out new...
Talisman are one of the first companies to roll out a unique industry workshop intended to equip company leaders to ask the right questions about asset integrity and ensure that they are sufficiently well informed on the issue when setting business priorities and making decisions. The workshop aims to raise awareness of asset integrity with a view to further imp...
IADC Well Control Europe...
IADC Well Control Europe Conference & Exhibition, 9-10 April 2008, NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam CALL FOR ABSTRACTS (DEADLINE 23 November 2007) ...
CARRIAGE OF PASSPORTS. With...
It has been agreed by Oil & Gas UK that when a passenger checks in for a flight to an offshore location, the production of a valid passport will hold important Aviation Security benefits, notwithstanding the requirement to carry a passport on a flight using foreign airfield diversions. With effect from the 1st May 2008 all passengers bound for an offshore destin...
New Guidelines for the avoidance...
The EI is pleased to announce the publication of Guidelines for the avoidance of vibration induced fatigue failure in process pipework. These new guidelines assist all those concerned with minimising the risk of incurring loss of containment from vibration induced fatigue failures of process plant pipework....
‘Play Your Part’ Offshore...
‘Play Your Part’ Offshore Workforce Involvement Day - 8th May 2008, Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh The Health and Safety Executive, through the Workforce Involvement Group of the Offshore Industry Advisory Committee (OIAC), is organising a one day event to promote workforce involvement in the offshore industry. ...
Step Change In Safety workshop...
A new Step Change in Safety workshop, taking place today - Wednesday, 5 March at the Ardoe House Hotel in Aberdeen, will look at the scope and influence of the offshore engineering function. The workshop was developed following criticism from the Health and Safety Executive that the current status and influence of the engineering function seems to be declining...
Best Practice Guide to Handling...
The rig floor is still one of the most dangerous places on a drilling rig. Step Change are aware of other areas out with the rig floor where handling of tubulars have resulted in injury to personnel, however the intent of this booklet is to focus on the areas of concern as highlighted by the responses received to the industry questionnaire. ...
PASSING THE BATON TO THE NEXT...
PASSING THE BATON TO THE NEXT GENERATION The first ever interactive conference specifically tailored for young people in the oil and gas sector is being run by Oil & Gas UK. The Next Generation Conference, on April 23 at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, will encourage delegates to think innovatively about the challenges faced by the UK oil and g...
"Persooonlijke...
"Persooonlijke Verantwoordelijkheid voor Veiligheid". If you can read that, then perhaps this version of the Personal Responsibility for Safety documents is for you....
2008 dates for MSF Marine...
The Marine Awareness Course was developed to familiarise and update knowledge and awareness of marine operations in connection with offshore installations. It is intended for those personnel who have responsibility for, or are engaged in, marine activities...
REACH – how it will affect YOUR...
The Competent Authority is organising a series of regional roadshows around the UK to mark the coming into effect of REACH. REACH is new EU legislation that could affect ANY business that uses ANY chemicals. It is very broad and could impact across the whole range of UK business. ...
Play your part! How offshore...
Play your part! Offshore operations are carried out in remote locations and in a hazardous environment of continual change.Typically,the employees of several different employers will be working closely together,or in close proximity,and they will need to co-operate with each other.All these factors add to the importance of continuing vigilance and positive pla...
Oil & Gas UK shares corporate...
Oil & Gas UK, the leading representative organisation for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, is to give presentations to young industry trainees to pass on the important lessons learnt from the Piper Alpha disaster twenty years ago and ensure that the corporate memory is shared with the next generation of offshore workers. The students, who are either in their...
Schlumberger Oilfield...
CLEAR EXPECTATIONS ! GOOD COMMUNICATIONS ! Have you ever had one of those conversations where you were a bit hazy as to what the other fellow was talking about because he was using all those shortened terms? For many, the biggest challenge when coming into our industry was, and still is, getting to know what all those shortened terms mean. Its possible that so...
Step Change In Safety Plan...
The attached plan has been derived from the output of the annual Step Change Planning Day on the 2nd November 2007 and has been endorsed by the Step Change Leadership Team as the key areas to be worked throughout 2008. Regular updates will be presented at the Step Change Leadership Team meetings throughout the year to ensure that the issues are being progressed....
MDs Event Underlines Commitment to...
Around seventy oil and gas company managing directors and senior leaders came together to underline their personal commitment to improving safety offshore, reconfirm their engagement with the Step Change in Safety initiative and engage in an exchange of best practices and lessons learned. ...
IADC Health, Safety, Environment &...
This timely conference reviews the industry's HSE and training challenges and initiatives covering issues of great interest to drilling contractors, operators and service companies. ...
Asset Integrity - raising our game...
Step Change has taken on the challenge of supplementing the ongoing occupational safety drive with more "Process Safety" emphasis through: More effective sharing of good practices/lessons learned; Better communication of the good work already going on; Use Step Change website as sharing focal point...
HSE's Tea-shack news - Issue No. 6...
The Tea-shack News is the HSE's regular news leaflet aimed at keeping the offshore workforce informed. ...
John Methven Joins Rick Cohagan as...
John Methven, director of group HSSE and integrity assurance at Petrofac, has been appointed new co-chair of Step Change in Safety, taking over from Doug Halkett, who had reached the end of his two year term as co-chair. John said "Step Change in Safety has made a significant difference to date and I am confident that, with the support of my co-chair Rick Cohaga...
HSE Key Programme 3 (KP3)...
The attached report has been produced to communicate the results and conclusions of the Asset Integrity Key Programme carried out between 2004 and 2007 by the Health and Safety Executive’s Offshore Division. ...
New Co-Chair for Step Change In...
Rick Cohagan, Managing Director of Chevron Upstream Europe, has been appointed new co-chair of Step Change in Safety. He will work with the Step Change leadership team and co-chair John Methven on improving the oil and gas industrys safety record, with the aim of making the UK the safest place to work in the world-wide oil and gas industry...
Mutual Acceptance of Basic Safety...
The immediate benefit for people traveling to work offshore in Norway is that the additional training, required until now, has been significantly reduced. ...
Employing Company Induction (ECI)...
Since the launch of the Standard Employing Company Induction (ECI) course on the 23rd March this year, over 2000 certificates have been issued. ...
Minutes of The Combined Network...
The theme of the meeting was based on positive sharing experiences from each of the Networks....
Flyer 40 August...
Revised Green Hat Policy, ECI, Asset Integrity Workgroup, Leadership Expectations Guidelines, Revised Task Risk Assessment Guide, Martin's Story DVD, Consequences DVD...
Ten Years of Step Change In...
Striving to make the UK the safest place to work in the worldwide Oil & Gas Industry - The attached flyer details the achievements of Step Change over the last 10 Years....
Quarterly Report for Step Change...
This report is produced by the Health and Safety Executive for Step Change in Safety. It provides a quarterly summary of offshore accident statistics for the current year and the previous year. ...
HSE urges offshore industry to...
Provisional statistics relate to offshore incidents reported so far to Offshore Division and may change when final figures are available. A further breakdown of the headline figures contained in this Bulletin will be provided later this year in the annual Offshore Injury and Incident Statistics Report, produced as part of the HID Statistics Report (HSR) series of...
Marine Safety Forum: Marine...
This course is intended for those personnel who have responsibility for, or are engaged in, marine activities. With a reduction in the number of available marine personnel, those appointed to these roles may have no previous marine experience....
Launch of a 'Fire & Blast...
The Technical Directory was recently uploaded onto the newly revamped FABIG website within the 'Regulations', 'Technical Information' and 'Accidents' sections. It is available to all ...
Offshore Collisions - 'An...
Collision or impact are general terms to describe any contact between an offshore oil and gas installation and another vessel and are one of the 'major' hazards that can befall a fixed or floating installation. ...
Consequences Library Resource...
Following the successful launch of the DVD “Martin’s Story” which highlighted the impact of a real life incident offshore to a young roustabout, the workgroup has now produced the Consequences Library Resource DVD featuring 9 short films about the impact of accidents and incidents. ...
The International Regulators...
Regulatory officials from all nations with ongoing or proposed offshore oil and gas activity are invited to share experiences and to compare differences in regulatory approach and safety performance....
Combined Network Meeting Lochter...
Day 1 – opened by Ian Aitchison who gave the safety brief and an overview of the 2 days agenda. Doug Halkett Co-Chair then gave an update on Step Change highlighting increased focus on process safety and asset integrity....
New Publication from the Energy...
The EI in association with UK Oil and Gas (formerly UKOOA) has published new guidance to assist the aim of securing improvement in the management of offshore installation integrity by development and promotion of industry good practices and suitable performance measures....
COSHH. List of approved...
The list of workplace exposure limits EH40, for use with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002 has been updated to include new workplace exposure limits which come into force on 1 October 2007. ...
HSE publish Issue 5 of Tea-shack...
Issue 5 of HSE's Tea-shack News includes brief articles on workforce involvement on offshore safety cases, installation integrity, HSE's inspection themes for 2007/8 and asbestos offshore. Full text is in the attachment....
Guidelines for the Management of...
The EI in association with Oil & Gas UK (formerly UKOOA) has published new guidance to provide best practice for the management of safety critical elements for offshore installations, which will be of use principally for those involved in assurance and verifi cation. The document should also provide a useful guide for duty holders, managers of operations, safety,...
New Task Risk Assessment Guidance...
Step Change has revised its Task Risk Assessment guidance to highlight the need for continuous assessment of risks throughout the execution of a task. Use of situational awareness and dynamic risk assessment tools are seen as key elements to recognise and address hazards and risks to prevent incidents...
Step Change in Safety Agenda...
Workforce ideas from the Boots on for Safety campaign are driving the Step Change agenda in 2007. Five initiatives have been adopted by the Step Change Leadership Team to address some of the key issues that workers have raised. ...
Ian Aitchison Support Team Leader...
After 3 months in the job, having taken over as Step Change Support Team Leader from Greg Washington, I’d like to share with you how I feel about Step Change and its objectives....
Offshore Manual Handling Incidents...
Forty case studies are presented that show the root causes of manual handling incidents offshore. Identifying the root cause provides the basis for finding solutions that will minimise the likelihood of the incident happening again. Analysis of a total sample of 126 recent manual handling incidents from the offshore industry indicated a variety of root causes, th...
“Creating and Sustaining...
The International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) is pleased to issue a call for abstracts for presentations at its upcoming IADC Drilling HSE Middle East Conference & Exhibition. The conference will take place 17-18 April 2007, at the Sheraton Bahrain Hotel & Towers, Manama, Bahrain. ...
New UK Green Hat Policy to...
Step Change in Safety has agreed to launch a new UK green hat policy from 1st May 2007. The new policy has been adopted as a direct response to the workforce feedback from the Boots on for Safety campaign, when workers called for more support for new starts to the industry....
Employing Company Induction (ECI)....
Russell Robertson of the Step Change Support Team said “ The upgraded web site based course will be welcomed by the industry, both for its ease of access and its new user friendly features. In 2006, we saw some 700 ECI completions registered with VANTAGE each month. As we continue to see high industry activity levels, it is imperative that we reinforce our sa...
BOSIET Standards Reviewed and...
OPITO have recently approved the implementation of revised training standards for basic emergency training for offshore workers. The aim of these changes is to ensure that the courses are updated to reflect today’s offshore working environment, the systems which control it and to build confidence among trainees in a step by step manner....
Martin's Story - how an accident...
Martin's Story. A new Step Change DVD about the true story of an offshore accident and how the lives of those involved will never be the same again. Martin's story highlights the full consequence of an accident, not only for Martin, but also for his family, friends and work colleagues. ...
Forthcoming legislation: how to...
Public consultations are held by HSE whenever it plans to introduce new occupational health and safety legislation or amendments to existing legislation....
Step Change responds to the key...
Results from the feedback from Boots on for Safety will be key drivers for the Step Change Agenda in 2007. The top ten key issues have been identified and the Leadership Team have already started to work on some of the ideas you have indicated need to change....
When climbing or working from a...
When climbing or working from a ladder or stepladder, three points of contact should be maintained. A recent media story has highlighted the need to clarify this term which appears in HSE guidance leaflet INDG402. ...
Did You Know? Turning data into...
New information that can help prevent incidents for maintenance and constructiion crews has been identified by the Step Change Information Workgroup. The Group, headed by John Pearson of Amec, has reviewed industry data on maintenance and construction incidents and identifed some key findings that reveal fresh insight into incidents which can help companies redu...
Elected Safety Representative...
Step Change has recently reprinted “Understanding the SI 971 Safety Reps Function” and “Guidance for Supervision on the SI 971 Safety Rep Function”. We feel that each manned location should have a copy, firstly to aid new Safety Reps and secondly to refresh the knowledge of Safety Reps who have been carrying out the function for some time....
November 2006 Tea Shack...
Tea-shack News is a publication produced by HSE's Offshore Division. HSE aim to keep the offshore workforce informed about current offshore related issues and also advise about our current work activity....
UKOOA UK Medical Frequency Changes...
UKOOA has decided to adopt a standard medical frequency of 2 yearly. This change will take effect from 1st January 2007.For further information, please see the attached information leaflet. ...
Boots on for Safety - thousands of...
Boots on for Safety visits are enabling thousands of offshore workers to share their ideas about safety and how the industry can improve its safety performance in the UK. ...
Offshore workers are sharing their ideas and views about safety to help shape the Step Change agenda for 2007. To date over 130 Boots on for Safety visits have taken place, offshore, at heliports and at onshore facilities. Industry leaders have been tasked with recording the ideas and views of the workforce about how the industry can improve its safety performa...
Seen this anywhere recently?....
The following items have recently been added to the HSE Offshore web pages: Offshore external corrosion guide: Offshore Information Sheet 4/2006: Wells Organagram:Operations Notice ON 73...
Combined Networks Meeting 4th...
We had a very successful Combined Network Meeting with a record turnout of almost 190 attendees, the highest attendance we have had for many years. Doug Halkett kicked off the meeting by saying “Step Change is creating energy to deliver the 2010 vision”. He believes that by continuing to focus on the 3 strategic areas, and engaging at all levels, the 2010 vision...
HSE and The Offshore Oil and Gas...
This is a dynamic rapidly changing industry but with an ageing infrastructure and increasing cost pressures as the available oil and gas declines. These issues, together with the geographically isolated workforce, and the inherent hazards in working offshore require high standards of management of health and safety. ...
RR489 - Structural strengthening...
This report deals with the re-assessment and strengthening methods for blast walls, decks and floors. ...
Biggest shake-up in fire safety...
The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 introduces significant change. As well as simplifying current legislation, it introduces the need for employers, building owners and occupiers to have a greater understanding of fire safety and nominate a "responsible person" to ensure compliance. ...
Website Problems? Here is the...
Feedback on the new site has been largely positive however some users have had problems...
Latest HSE quarterly offshore...
Latest HSE quarterly offshore accident statistics. This contains the 2006 second quater details....
HSE indicates that the offshore...
HSE indicates that the offshore industry has more to do to meet safety targets. New statistics for 2005/2006 showed an increase in fatalities but also indicated a decline in the rate of for more serious incidents. ...
Boots on for...
Industry leaders are getting their Boots On For Safety to visit installations and rigs on the UKCS to share the Step Change vision and, more importantly, listen to workforce views and ideas about safety. They want to hear how safety performance can be improved to ensure that everyone goes home safe and unhurt. ...
OIMs and Snr Supervisors, Q :...
What's in it for you? Well, the whole site is for you really. In the Resources section, you will see that ESR and SPAN networks have their own page but OIM/Snr Supervisors don't get a mention. That's because we felt that the entire site was relevant to you and your requirements. ...
New Step Change Website has...
The new Step Change website has a section under Resources specifically for Elected Safety Representatives. We hope, with your help, we can build a site that will be of value to you and your colleagues in the years to come. The site has a few items we think might be of use in enhancing your role as a Safety Rep and we will keep you up to date with articles and i...
Offshore Gas Turbines Integrity...
Gas turbines are widely used offshore for a variety of purposes including power generation, compression, pumping and water injection, but relatively little information is included about them in offshore safety cases and information on integrity management and maintenance is limited or at a high level....
Reduction in number of fatally...
Reduction in number of fatally injured workers Lord Hunt, Minister for Health and Safety, today welcomed the latest figures showing a fall in the number of fatal workplace injuries, but stressed there was no room for complacency. ...
Launch and Recovery of Fast Rescue...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has commissioned research reviewing the possibility of using existing offshore pedestal type cranes for the launch and recovery of fast rescue craft (FRC) as an alternative means of providing emergency rescue and field support services....
Successful Safety Event at Lochter...
Over 120 people attended another successful Step Change Combined Network Event at Lochter on 14th and 15th of June. Highlights included finding your "colours" and helping to design the Boots on for Safety campaign this summer....
Welcome to the new Step Change in...
The new site's discussion forum has a new look and you can now upload your material to share with others. The alert system has also been extended so that you can make comments on alerts. For new visitors, please feel free to use the website. Our remit is to improve Safety through sharing and co-operation so we invite all to use the site regardless of industry or...
Commission endorses publication of...
Commission endorses publication of the initial report of the independent board's investigation into the explosion and fires at the Buncefield oil storage depot...
Axial Fatigue Tests on Offshore...
Axial Fatigue Tests on Offshore Container Slings and Chains...
New Chairmenship Partnership Leads...
A New Co-Chair Partnership has been initiated to lead Step Change in 2006. ...
Step Change reports 2005/2006...
Step Change highlighted its new strategic approach to PILOT in its 2005/2006 Report. ...
UKOOA / HSE Asset Integrity...
UKOOA / HSE will hold an Asset Integrity Seminar 29th June 2006 at Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre...
Safety Award presented to Stuart...
Stuart Anderson, Apprentice Technician on the Brae Alpha was presented with the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry Technician Training Scheme (UOGITTS) Safety Award for 2006 by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) and OPITO for his...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, Minister...
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, Minister for Health and Safety today addressed the 17th Annual Hazards conference in Manchester ...
Industry’s First Leadership Safety...
Industry leaders attending the first Industry Leadership Safety Day on 31st May 2006 committed themselves to re-energising the safety agenda to improve safety. The event, designed to replace the various contractor safety days held throughout the year, created considerable momentum to reinvigorate the safety agenda and put the industry back on track to realise t...
Raising awareness of the health...
HSE guidance to help shiftworkers run like clockwork ...
Common Guidelines (30) for...
A groundbreaking project to harmonise industry guidance for OSVs throughout the North Sea is now complete. This guidance replaces the UKOOA/Chamber of Shipping Guidelines with effect from 1 April 2006....
International Guidelines for the...
Responding to industry needs as supply vessels have been increasingly fitted with DP (dynamic positioning), a cross-industry workgroup has published ‘International Guidelines for the Safe Operation of Dynamically Positioned Offshore Supply Vessels’....
JOINT HSE AND STEP CHANGE STAND...
The head of the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Offs …...
Flyer 39 - May...
Step Change StrategiesEmploying Company Induction (ECI)N …...
NEW MANPOWER TRACKING SYSTEM...
Common POB tracking system will simplify offshore logistics...
Flyer 37 - June...
Employing Company Induction - July 1st New UKOOA Medica …...
Offshore Europe Safety...
OIAC flyer for Offshore Europe Safety Day 4th of Septemb …...
Flyer 36 - March...
Initiative Proposals for Step Change 2004Personal Respo …...
Flyer 35 - December...
Loading of Lifeboats during Drills Step Change Occupati …...
Alison Goligher to be NEW...
Alison Goligher new Chair for 2004...
Guidelines for lifting and...
Items being lifted or mechanically handled have the potential to cause serious injury. This has been seen in the last few years where a number of fatalities and serious accidents have occurred during lifting and mechanical handling operations. As a re...
Flyer 29 - August...
HAVs you seen it; Improving Drill Floor Safety; Well Construction Safety Leadership Group News from COGENT...
HSE AND STEP CHANGE IN SAFETY JOIN...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Step Change in …...
Flyer 34 - August...
Offshore Europe 2003 Health & Safety Executive Step Ch …...
Flyer 33 - July...
Wet Re-breather Training Now Mandatory The fatality Rev …...
Flyer 32 - April...
Look this Way - Safety Observation Systems Cargo Basket …...
Leading Performance Indicators - A...
What leading KPIs should you chose and why...
MUTUAL ACCEPTANCE OF SAFETY...
Memorandum of Agreement for between UK, Norway, Netherlands and Denmark concerning Basic Offshore Safety and Emergency Preparedness....
Manual...
Manual Handling is one of the most common activities we all do in our daily duties. Lifting, pushing and pulling activities are a root cause of many injuries suffered in the industry. Many of these injuries could so easily been prevented by stopping to...
Flyer 31 - January / February...
Unsafe Cargo - Dropped Objects Step Change - New Initi …...
Safety and the Offshore UK Oil &...
Information Paper produced on safety and the UK Oil & Ga …...
Flyer 30 - November / December...
Silence is Consent Combined ESR/OIM/SPA Network Meeting …...
Workforce Involvement Network...
What are the Southern North Sea Safety issues...
Step Change Status Report -...
Report giving high level overview of Step Change to date and the focus for the future....
Flyer 28 - May/June...
Manual Handling - 'Well Handled' Offshore Manual Handlin …...
Revitalising Health and Safety...
In June 2000, the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) issued a strategy statement entitled 'Revitalising Health and Safety'. The document aims to inject new impetus into the health...
Flyer 27 - March/April...
Step Change Behavourial Toolkit Onshore/Offshore Compan …...
Flyer 26 - February...
Fish Safety Philososphy Segregation is not a "Waste" of …...
Flyer 25 - December...
Radical Approach to Safety - Achieves Early Success New …...
Flyer 24 - October...
Reducing Hydrocarbon Releases Vantage Update Tying Sca …...
Step Change at Offshore Europe...
Step Change at Offshore Europe 2001 …...
Flyer 22 - July...
New Step Change Web Site Recycling Offshore Drill Cutti …...
Flyer 21 May/June...
Offshore Street Meeting Managing Human Error Safety in ...
Flyer 20 - March / April...
Issue 20 of the Step Change monthly flyer. Including SN …...
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