The Wood Group has now brought safety on board the Beatrice Bravo up to scratch – eight months after being censured by the Health and Safety Executive.
The North Sea engineering giant was hit with an improvement notice by the HSE last July after inspectors found unsafe gratings on the Beatrice Bravo platform.
The work was not done because of problems getting engineers offshore.
The EC225 Super Puma model was banned from flying over water after gear-shaft failures led to two ditchings in the North Sea in 2012.
The fleet remained grounded on July 19 last year when the HSE found the problems on Beatrice.
Wood Group – which is the duty holder on the platform – was originally given until last October to comply with the notice from HSE.
That date was later revised and the firm was given until Wednesday to fix the issue.
Last night the HSE confirmed that it visited the platform on Monday and is satisfied that the problem is resolved.
A spokesman said: “HSE inspectors visited Beatrice and can confirm the notice has been complied with”.
Dave Stewart, UK managing director for Wood Group PSN said: “We have fully complied with the improvement notice requirements and completed the work on Beatrice Bravo to ensure the highest safety standards on this installation.
“The safety of our people is always our number-one priority and we will work to ensure the continued high safety standards on the Beatrice Bravo.”
