Offshore wind is the energy source on which much of the world’s transition depends, but it comes with its own set of challenges, particularly in ensuring the safety of personnel.
Union officials liken offshore wind to "the Wild West" and call for industry specific safety reforms.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a notice to offshore and onshore wind developers after a turbine technician was injured by a service lift.
Training and skills organisation OPITO has launched a new training standard which aims to reduce incidents in the safety zones around offshore installations.
Leading North Sea offshore workplace safety advocate Steve Rae has announced the next phase of his career after finishing his role at Step Change in Safety.
With the UK having seemingly emerged from Covid-19 - or still emerging depending on whom you ask - it affords the oil and gas industry time to take stock.
The global robotics market in the energy sector is expected to be worth more than £8 billion by 2050, according to a new report.
Start-up Zelim has partnered with naval architect Chartwell Marine to deliver the "world's first" remotely operated rescue vessel for use in offshore wind.
An Aberdeenshire safety firm is forecasting a revenue bump after striking a deal with a global operational risk management company.
Equinor’s chief executive has vowed to toughen safety measures after the firm experienced “several serious incidents” throughout 2020.
Offshore wind giant Ørsted has signed a multi-million pound deal with a Scottish engineering firm in an effort to increase worker safety at its Hornsea Two development.
E-learning firm Atlas Knowledge has extended its contract to deliver a newly revised offshore safety programme for a further seven years. The Aberdeen firm will continue to deliver the Minimum Industry Safety Training (Mist) online programme, retaining its position as the only provider of Mist refresher training.
Energy service giant Petrofac said yesterday it would invest £1.5million in its offshore fire-training operation.
European Union energy chief Gunther Oettinger said yesterday the North Sea oil and gas industry was the inspiration behind a move by Brussels to improve safety rules offshore.
The hunt is on for the UK oil and gas industry's most safety-conscious workers and companies.
Offshore safety and survival training firm Falck Nutec has appointed two new directors to its board.
Offshore safety in the UK North Sea has seen major improvements - but in one area still lags behind the rest of the world, it was revealed in Aberdeen yesterday.
Pupils from Gordon Schools Huntly got to dip their toes in the energy industry through a visit to offshore safety and survival firm Falck Nutec in Dyce earlier this year.
Improvements in safety and a fall in oil and gas leaks in the North Sea offshore industry have been highlighted in a new annual publication.
Leadership, communication and teamwork are buzzwords that are banded about a lot within our industry. It is sad fact that all too often familiarity breeds contempt and over time there is a danger that we can forget why these things were important in the first place.
Trade unions for offshore workers joined forces today with industry body Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) to decry proposed EU safety regulation, saying it could set the industry back years.
The Netherlands shares the UK's concerns about EU plans to shake up safety regulations in the oil and gas industry.
ABERDEEN-BASED RBG has been recognised at an annual UK award ceremony.