A HEALTH and Safety Executive (HSE) report on offshore workers’ involvement in North Sea safety standards has highlighted an “extensive list” of good practices, according to an oil and gas industry body.
By contrast, union leader Jake Molloy said it revealed “almost universal failure” among operators in consulting their employees.
The report said inspectors were encouraged that oil and gas operators were generally compliant, while there were plenty of examples of innovative practice.
Step Change in Safety welcomed the document, saying it would share the findings to raise standards further across the board. The group’s safety manager, Dave Nicholls, said: “The HSE report has highlighted an extensive list of good practices in engaging workers in safety.”
But Mr Molloy, of the RMT union in Aberdeen, was unconvinced by the findings and said that of 41 platforms inspected, only five were up to all of the HSE’s standards.
He added: “We are speaking about an almost universal failure among the dutyholders to consult with their safety representatives on health-and-safety matters.”
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