Exclusive: Over a third of North Sea workers too heavy for lifeboats
‘Angst’ as new HSE data finds 36% of UK offshore workers now above 100kg maximum weight threshold.
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‘It’s overdue’: Industry to review offshore worker sizes amid lifeboat concern
The offshore industry will review the weight and size of North Sea workers as concerns are raised over crews fitting into platform lifeboats.
Shell North Sea platform caught without lifeboats by HSE
Shell has been landed with a warning from the safety watchdog after it found there were no lifeboats available on one of its North Sea platforms.
Offshore crew safety requires a fresh perspective on emergency response
The dispute between BP and some other industry stakeholders on policy for lifeboat drills raises a range of issues, some broader than the debate first suggests.
Plans for work group to sort out lifeboat dilemma, new Step Change boss says
A North Sea safety chief has revealed plans to assemble a new work group to tackle the thorny subject of offshore lifeboat evacuation training.
Update: Investigation launched into faulty lifeboats on North Sea platform
An investigation has been launched after a North Sea operator was forced to evacuate staff due to concerns over faulty lifeboats.
Harding wins Culzean lifeboat contract
Harding has won a contract to deliver lifeboats and davits to Maersk’s Culzean project in the North Sea.
Unique Group snaps up Oceanwide’s lifeboat business
Unique Group, the subsea and offshore services company, has acquired Oceanwide Safety at Sea for an undisclosed sum.