Pennington to address offshore industry health seminar
A seminar aimed at improving the occupational health of oil and gas industry workers will take place in Aberdeen this week.
Health, Safety & Environment
Finalists named for Opito safety awards
The six finalists for this year's oil and gas safety awards have been announced.
Safety specialists clean up by clearing the air offshore
Scottish firm Sabre Safety has grown turnover by 86% and more than doubled the size of its workforce in just three years by helping to clear the air on oil and gas installations offshore.
Lifeboat sets new free-fall world record
A Norwegian lifeboat maker has broken a 14-year record for free-fall after dropping its craft into the water from 66.8m
New training scheme aims to prevent another Macondo
New measures to improve skills on well-control operations are expected to reduce the risk of another Macondo-type well blowout such as happened in the Gulf of Mexico.
New boost for offshore walk to work systems
The use of walk to work systems in the North Sea has received a boost after another major oil company announced plans to use it.
Shell’s survival guide for stormy Malaysia operations
International oil giant Shell has today published a survival video for platforms operating in challenging stormy conditions.
Offshore workers stranded after EC225 develops fault
Offshore workers were stuck on a North Sea platform last night after a problem involving a Super Puma helicopter.
In Amenas terror attack: Security at oil plant not enough to protect workers, finds report
The security measures around an Algerian oil plant where forty people were killed earlier this year were not sufficient to protect workers, a report into the massacre has found.
TUC to demand safer helicopters offshore after emergency motion
New and safer helicopters are needed to transport offshore workers to installations, according to the unions that represent them.
Offshore Europe: Deep-sea diver recalls moment he almost died 300ft under
A North Sea diver has described the dramatic moment he almost died on the ocean floor.
Offshore Europe: Health and safety chief praises Super Puma response
The chairwoman of the UK’s Health and Safety Executive has paid tribute to the leadership shown by the North Sea industry’s Step Change in Safety team since the helicopter crash two weeks ago.
Risk experts DNV call for better data on offshore accident hazards
The offshore industry must put more effort into dealing with risks that can potentially to lead to a major accident, according to DNV, the risk management outfit.
Union wants guarantee for workers after Super Puma fleet reinstated
A union leader last night demanded guarantees from employers that workers who feel unable to fly will not be subjected to pressure.
Union backs bid to fastrack FAI overhaul
A public-sector union has called for a radical overhaul of the fatal accident inquiry (FAI) system to be fast-tracked through the Scottish Parliament.
Union vows to back workers who refuse to travel on Super Pumas
Union leaders last night said they would back workers who refuse to fly on Super Pumas again.
Eurocopter chief backs call for Super Puma crash probe
The boss of the firm which built the fateful Super Puma helicopter expressed his sympathies yesterday to the families who lost a loved-one in the tragic crash.
Step Change in Safety urges offshore workers to not ‘sit in silence’ over flight fears
A North Sea safety boss has told workers not to “sit in silence” if they have fears about flying offshore.
Fatal Black Elk platform explosion due to staff ‘not following safety procedures’, claims report
An explosion on a Gulf of Mexico oil rig that killed three workers and injured several more was caused by staff not following safety procedures, a report has claimed.
Opito sounds last call for safety award nominees
Oil and gas firms have just a week remaining to submit their entries for this year's Opito safety and competency awards.
Super Puma flights resume from Aberdeen
The ten-month grounding of the North Sea EC225 helicopter fleet has officially come to an end with the first flight from Aberdeen today.
Health tips: What to do with victims of extreme heat
Even short periods of unexpected high temperatures can cause serious health problems.
Workers ‘still wary of copters’ after update on Super Puma return
Offshore workers attending a safety seminar yesterday said they remain wary about flying on helicopters that were suspended from use after two ditching incidents.
Workers stranded after bridge damaged on accommodation platform at centre of tilting scare
Dozens of people have been left stranded on an offshore accommodation unit in the Norwegian sea that had to be evacuated last year for tilting, it has emerged.
Strawbridge to provide keynote speech at second E-Reps forum
Organisers of a conference aimed at offshore industry environment representatives are to expand the event this year after the success of its Aberdeen debut last autumn.