Report highlights offshore health and safety concerns
July 30, 2008
A lack of skilled workers, changes to shorter working hours and an increase in activity can lead to an erosion of health and safety standards, a new report on the offshore oil and gas industry has found.
The research, carried out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and entitled Optimising Hazard Management by Workforce Engagement and Supervision, revealed two key areas where the sector needs to improve, which include improving comprehension of major hazards by staff and optimising management processes and supervision.
According to the HSE, by increasing employees' knowledge they themselves can play a major role by being involved in identifying new measures to improve safety standards.
Meanwhile optimising safety management processes will provide staff with experience of reducing risks and allows others to acquire knowledge.
Figures from the HSE reveal the number of fatal and minor injuries in the industry has fallen from 75 in 1998/99 to 42 in 2006/07, engineerlive.com reports.
In other news, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health has given its backing to a report into the Buncefield disaster, which called for a review of the current planning system for land use around hazard sites.
The research, carried out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and entitled Optimising Hazard Management by Workforce Engagement and Supervision, revealed two key areas where the sector needs to improve, which include improving comprehension of major hazards by staff and optimising management processes and supervision.
According to the HSE, by increasing employees' knowledge they themselves can play a major role by being involved in identifying new measures to improve safety standards.
Meanwhile optimising safety management processes will provide staff with experience of reducing risks and allows others to acquire knowledge.
Figures from the HSE reveal the number of fatal and minor injuries in the industry has fallen from 75 in 1998/99 to 42 in 2006/07, engineerlive.com reports.
In other news, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health has given its backing to a report into the Buncefield disaster, which called for a review of the current planning system for land use around hazard sites.
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