2009, 21 August 1989, January 1988 1990 2000 MONTARA OIL SPILL, 2010 2012, April 2013 1996, 1 April AUSTRALIA 2012, January INDUSTRY CHAPLAINCY 2009 2010, May GUIDANCE ON THE FORMALISED 1992 2006, 6 April A blowout from the Montara wellhead REPORTING OF INJURIES, DISEASES caused a huge oil and gas leak and GUIDANCE ON THE CONDUCT AND MANAGEMENT OF AGEING AND STEP CHANGE IN SAFETY HCR subsequent slick. The leak continued for 74 In April 1986, a Church of Scotland minister, 2000, 1 April 2007, July OIL SPILL PREVENTION AND LIFE EXTENSION FOR UKCS AND DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES 2003, September days causing one of Australia’s worst oil MANAGEMENT OF OPERATIONAL 1988, 6 July the Reverend Andrew Wylie, came to HSE HYDROCARBON RELEASE NEW SAFETY CASE REGULATIONS REDUCTION TOOLKIT 1995, 20 June disasters. The blowout was attributed to a 2010, Q1 RESPONSE ADVISORY GROUP OIL AND GAS INSTALLATIONS Aberdeen to conduct a pilot scheme that DATABASE WENT LIVE REGULATIONS 1995 [RIDDOR] 2009, 1 April RISK ASSESSMENT FOR UKCS 1991 1995, April KP1 (HCR REDUCTION) 2002 KP2 REPORT PUBLISHED poor cementing job which led to the (OSPRAG) FORMED would examine the pastoral needs of the vast BRENT BRAVO The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Asset integrity is a main area of focus for industry OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS GUIDELINES PUBLISHED The Regulations are made under the Health and Safety 2003 2004 2006 cement casing failing. PIPER ALPHA EXPLOSION, UK onshore and offshore community in the North The Hydrocarbon Releases (HCR) database was set up in OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS AND 1998, 25 September INSPECTION PROGRAMME FATAL ACCIDENT, UK 2005, 27 July Regulations 2005 were brought in to replace the with hydrocarbon releases as one of the key PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACONS Sea oil and gas industry. at Work etc. Act 1974. They apply a single set of The HSE report identified that the leading performance indicators. Major and significant Oil & Gas UK established OSPRAG to provide a focal GUIDELINES PUBLISHED response to a recommendation in the Piper Alpha EMERGENCY RESPONSE 1997, September HCR REDUCTION previous regulations published in 1992. This was G-REDL FATAL ACCIDENT, This guidance aims to inform and influence duty HSE OFFSHORE SAFETY PIPELINES WORKS (MANAGEMENT reporting requirements to all work activities in Great LAUNCHED 2007, April management failure was that of a lack of releases had been consistently reducing however REINTRODUCTION point for the sector’s review of the industry's 1989, 6 July Inquiry Report. The system contains detailed voluntary KP3 (ASSET INTEGRITY) SCIS ASSET INTEGRITY TOOLKIT an evolution of the regime and facilitated MILLER, UK holder management systems in respect of asset The need for a chaplain dedicated to the GUIDELINES Britain and in the offshore oil and gas industry. The TOOLKIT LAUNCHED SCIS FATALITY REVIEW Two workers were working within the Brent Bravo effective auditing of the management of the improvement trend slowed and a focussed practices in the UK, in advance of the conclusion of A major leak of gas DIVISION ESTABLISHED information from 1 October 1992 on offshore AND ADMINISTRATION) LONGFORD ESSO MUMBAI continuous improvement in offshore safety. TO NORTH SEA The Oil & Gas UK guidelines were produced to help duty ageing and life extension factors. 1995 main purpose of the Regulations is to generate reports STEP CHANGE IN SAFETY FOUNDED This HSE Offshore Safety Division inspection – deck and drilling lifting operations offshore. effort was required by industry to ensure lasting investigations into the Gulf of Mexico incident. This condensate resulted in an industry had been highlighted in the aftermath hydrocarbon release incidents supplementary to that REPORT PUBLISHED utility shaft when there was a release of liquid INSPECTION PROGRAMME In support of asset integrity inspection undertaken by holders develop, maintain and implement ORA of the Chinook helicopter tragedy in Shetland These guidelines were produced to provide REGULATIONS 1995 [MAR] to the Health and Safety Executive and alert them to GAS PLANT EXPLOSION, key programme – was launched to investigate Developed by UKOOA in response hydrocarbons from a temporary repair on the HIGH PLATFORM FIRE, OIL & GAS UK FORMED The leading failures subsequent to the lack leak reduction. The toolkit revised and updated the The accident occurred whilst the helicopter collaborative effort involved representatives from explosion on the production provided under RIDDOR (and previous offshore LAUNCHED the Health and Safety Executive, UKOOA (now Oil & Personal locator beacons were removed from use procedures that achieve a legally compliant, systematic in November 1986. By January 1989, the OILC’S “BLOWOUT” MAGAZINE guidance to those with responsibilities for devising individual incidents. They also provide data which is VANTAGE POB LAUNCHED all reported offshore hydrocarbon releases. to HSE KP1 inspection programme closed drain degasser rundown line. The released of auditing were: Planning and Control; and 2002 UKOOA publication. was returning to Aberdeen. 50 minutes industry, regulators and trade unions. The OSPRAG deck of Piper Alpha. This Following a recommendation in Lord Cullen’s legislation prior to April 1996). The data contained in the OFFSHORE EMERGENCY Step Change in Safety was founded by the UK oil and gas AUSTRALIA INDIA Gas UK) established the Installation Integrity Working following the ETAP helicopter ditching when and effective approach to operational risk management industry had established its own and assessing emergency response arrangements. used to indicate where and how risks arise and to show The main objectives were: to provide advice and guidance on Following 11 fatalities in the UKCS, Norway & liquid evaporated forming vapour in the shaft and Oil & Gas UK was formed on the foundations of the UK Training and Competence. The OSD directed into the flight there was a catastrophic report was published in 2011. A well capping device 2013, 31 March was subsequently followed FIRST PUBLISHED inquiry into Piper Alpha, the offshore safety 1992, March HCR System database is owned by the duty holders, These Regulations cover a variety of administrative industry trade associations with the initial aim of Group (IIWG) in 2004. This work group helped develop concerns were raised regarding their interference 2010, 1 April processes following concerns raised by HSE that ORA interdenominational chaplaincy fully funded by 1990, 25 July TRAINING GUIDELINES They relate to the Offshore Installations up trends. This enables HSE to target their activities the prevention, management and Holland 2000-2002 in drilling operations, Step as a direct consequence of vapour inhalation the HSE Offshore Division Key Programme 3 (KP3) Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA) with the duty holders to review their management failure of the helicopter’s main rotor was developed to enhance the UK’s capability to by a number of smaller responsibilities were transferred from the however the HSE manage the system. topics and important definitions, eg installation, reducing all the UK offshore industry injury rate by 50%. On Friday 25 September 1998 an explosion and fire and collate a collection of good practice techniques & with avionics. Thorough testing was subsequently was being used to continue operations rather than the United Kingdom Offshore Operator's (Prevention of Fire and Explosions, and Emergency effectively and to advise duty holders on strategies to 2000 • to analyse the size, type and causes control of hydrocarbon releases. Change in Safety established a review team. The two men died. The accident raised the profile of was directed more widely at asset integrity and The fire was triggered when a vessel intention to span the membership to cover the whole of lifting operations with the report findings gearbox and rotor head separation. The respond to a major, sustained release of oil by explosions which led to large Department of Energy to the Health & Safety operator, etc. Key within the Regulations is the Its current vision is to make the UK is the safest place to occurred at the Esso Longford facility in Victoria, guidelines aimed to assist operators in their efforts to carried out and improved devises, approved by address degrading safety critical elements. The OILC produced their first ever edition of Industry guidelines developed by UKOOA to help prevent injuries, ill health and accidental loss. of the releases report produced provides an overview of each the condition of fabric and plant on collided with one of the four platforms in offshore oil and gas supply chain. Oil & Gas UK’s aim is in mind. aircraft crashed into the sea killing 14 closing off the well should a major well control HYDROCARBON RELEASE oil fires that spread rapidly Association (UKOOA) now Oil & Gas UK. Executive. As part of the HSE, the new Response) Regulations 1995 and Offshore inclusion of permit-to-work systems and the provision work in the worldwide oil and gas industry. Membership major hazard management and asset integrity maintain and enhance asset integrity. STEP CHANGE IN SAFETY 50% HCR 1988, 11 November “Blowout” a journal described as the “voice of the G-BEWL FATAL CRASH, Australia. Two people were killed, a number were fatality and summarises common learnings. installations, and scheduled to run between the Mumbai High Field; the platform was to strengthen the long-term health of the offshore oil passengers and two crew. CAA, were reintroduced for universal use. incident occur. to other areas of the Offshore Safety Division’s task was to ensure OFFSHORE SAFETY ACT 1992 ensure the workforce was appropriately Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 1992. of written instructions, and the keeping of records of of Step Change includes production operators, within the UK offshore oil and gas industry. REDUCTION TARGET offshore workforce” carrying opinion pieces, 1994 injured and there was a 2-week interruption to The Vantage Personnel on Board system was developed • to provide information useful to 2004 and 2007. Asset integrity is defined as the destroyed within 2 hours of fire. 11 people and gas industry in the United Kingdom by working 2013, 1 April platform. The rupture The current Chaplain is Reverend Gordon Craig BRENT SPAR, UK that Lord Cullen’s 106 recommendations were trained and aware of emergency procedures. Latest version June 2010. persons on board. explorations operators, major contractors, the UK Health TARGET SET research, offshore articles and pictures. The Victoria’s natural gas supply. The Royal Commission with the intention to improve the tracking of people industry and OSD about ways of ability of an asset to perform its required were killed with 11 missing. 362 people closely with companies across the sector, governments of the gas risers who was appointed in August 2012 following fully implemented. The Offshore Safety Act 1992 came in to force, Latest version February 2010. and Safety Executive and trade unions. Its leadership 2008, 1 May The industry fell just short of its stated 50% reduction in PIPER ALPHA PUBLIC journal is still produced today in magazine format report contained many invaluable lessons for all reducing the number of releases function effectively and efficiently while were rescued. (pipelines) from other 24 years as an RAF chaplain. The accident occurred whilst the helicopter was working offshore and keep records of what training and all other stakeholders to address the issues that hydrocarbon releases target, achieving a reduction over the and is also available online. making the Mineral Workings (Offshore OFFSHORE HELIDECK team is drawn from representative membership and operators of major hazard facilities worldwide. protecting health, safety and the environment. Following the industry’s commitment to continuously HSE OFFSHORE DIVISION installations produced INQUIRY COMMENCED manoeuvring to land on the Brent Spar each worker had received and whether it is in date. affect the industry. three year period of 48%. Installations) Act 1971, and other offshore 1992, 1 December includes elected safety representatives. It is this broad The project formed part of an ongoing OSD improve process safety standards and performance, further massive installation. The tail rotor struck the OPERATIONS GUIDELINES OILC MERGED WITH RMT BECAME PART OF THE NEW Regulations made under that Act, to be stakeholder base that makes the Step Change group initiative aimed at reducing the number of Step Change in Safety and the industry agreed to explosions and The Hon Lord Cullen was appointed by Secretary of State anemometer mast attached to the crane ‘A’ included as an existing statutory provision of ISSUED effective across the whole industry. “major” and “significant” releases by 50% by reduce HCRs by 50 per cent by end March 2013. HSE ENERGY DIVISION fireballs which to hold a public inquiry to establish the circumstances of frame causing the aircraft to crash on to the OILC BECAME AN OILC merged with the National Union of Rail the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. April 2004. engulfed the Piper Alpha platform. The fire and the accident on Piper Alpha and its cause. The inquiry helideck and almost immediately fall into the INDEPENDENT TRADE UNION Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and explosions resulted in the structural collapse of the commenced with a preliminary hearing in Aberdeen on sea. Seven occupants were rescued and there Industry guidelines developed by UKOOA in becomes the offshore energy arm of RMT. HSE announced that a new Energy Division platform into the sea. 165 people of the 226 on 11 November 1988 and Lord Cullen’s report was were six fatalities, including the crew. conjunction with HSE and CAA. would be formed in which the Offshore The OILC became an independent trade union in its board were killed. In addition, two people in the presented to the Secretary of State on the 19 October Division would be incorporated as part of a own right and is certified as such by the “Certification Sandhaven fast rescue craft were also killed. 1990. Lord Cullen’s inquiry report identified 106 wider HSE reorganisation. recommendations with the view to the preservation of Officer for Trade Unions and Employers Associations”. life and avoidance of similar accidents in the future.

1988, 22 September 1988, December 1989, April 1989, 18 September 1990, November 1991, July 1992, 14 March 1995, January 1995, May 1995, 20 June 1996, 30 June 1997 1999, May 2001, 15 March 2001 2003 2004 2005, 23 March 2005, 11 December 2006, February 2006, 27 December 2007, 12 April 2007, 21 November 2008, July 2009, April 2009, 1 April 2010, January 2010, 20 April 2010, July 2012, 25 March 2012, October 1993, 1 January 1993, May 1995 2013, May OCEAN ODYSSEY DRILLING RIG OFFSHORE INDUSTRY LIAISON CORMORANT ALPHA THE OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS CULLEN INQUIRY REPORT PIPER ALPHA ABERDEEN G-TIGH FATAL CRASH, STANDBY VESSEL (ERRV) FIRE & EXPLOSION GUIDELINES OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS AND SCIS GREEN HAT POLICY RISK RELATED DECISION PETROBRAS 36 PLATFORM SADIE LAUNCHED KP2 (DECK AND DRILLING KP1 REPORT PUBLISHED TEXAS CITY REFINERY BUNCEFIELD OIL STORAGE G-BLUN FATAL CRASH, BOURBON DOLPHIN KP3 REPORT PUBLISHED HELICOPTER TASK MINIMUM INDUSTRY SAFETY ERSKINE PLATFORM FIRE, DEEPWATER HORIZON/MACONDO KP4 (AGEING & LIFE EXTENSION) ELGIN G4 EC225 HELICOPTERS ‘SIX PACK’ REGULATIONS OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ROUGH PLATFORM FIRE, 20TH ANNIVERSARY GAS BLOWOUT, UK COMMITTEE (OILC) FORMED PLATFORM EXPLOSION, (SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES AND MEMORIAL DEDICATED GUIDELINES (PREVENTION OF FIRE WELLS (DESIGN AND SUPPORT GUIDELINES EXPLOSION, BRAZIL Step Change in Safety’s Incident Alert Database, OPERATIONS SAFETY) EXPLOSION, USA TERMINAL FIRE, MORECAMBE BAY, VESSEL CAPSIZE, TRAINING (MIST) LAUNCHED UK EXPLOSION, INSPECTION PROGRAMME GAS LEAK, UK SUSPENDED PUBLISHED CORMORANT ALPHA, UK Sponsored by UKOOA (now Oil & Gas UK) and The goal for this policy was : This report provided the offshore industry with the GROUP FORMED EU SAFETY DIRECTIVE INTRODUCED (SAFETY CASE) REGULATIONS OFFSHORE LIAISON (EPOL) known as SADIE (Safety Alert Database and UK Inspections covered nearly 100 offshore OF PIPER ALPHA UK SAFETY COMMITTEES) A memorial sculpture, showing three oil workers, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), to provide AND EXPLOSION, AND CONSTRUCTION, ETC.) “Identifying and supporting those who are INSPECTION PROGRAMME results on hydrocarbon releases during the UK UK SHETLAND GULF OF MEXICO LAUNCHED During the drilling of the high pressure/high An offshore workers campaign group was created These guidelines are a joint UKOOA (now Oil & Gas These UKOOA guidelines describe a framework Following two explosions caused by over pressure Information Exchange), is intended to facilitate the BP’s Texas City refinery experienced one of installations and highlighted areas in Step Change in Safety, in collaboration with OPITO The installation's monitoring system signalled a A gas leak occurred within the well during Following two ditchings of EC225 helicopters in 12 RATIFIED BY EU PARLIAMENT REGULATIONS 1989 (SI 971) The Cullen Report made 106 recommendations for was erected in the Rose Garden within Hazlehead The accident occurred at night during a shuttle of 1992 [SCR] GROUP ESTABLISHED a source of good practice on designing against EMERGENCY RESPONSE) REGULATIONS 1996 [DCR] unfamiliar with the location, ensuring their safety LAUNCHED programme. It contained data analysis of the The Helicopter Task Group (HTG) was created to temperature 22/30b-3 well a blowout occurred called the “Offshore Industry Liaison Committee” UK) and ERRVA publication, intended to provide that provides a structured and integrated approach and ignition of leaking hydrocarbon vapour, two sharing of safety information and improve the the most serious US workplace disasters A release of gas from one of the process modules, Maintenance Management Systems and The anniversary of the disaster was - The Oil & Gas Academy created a new minimum fire on the platform and as a result, a full operation to plug and decommission the well. months, on 10 May 2012 and 22 October 2012, the During the replacement of a leaking Emergency changes to North Sea safety arrangements and Park in Aberdeen. The sculpture was created by personnel from the Cormorant Alpha platform to The group of six separate health and safety fire and explosions on offshore installations. and that of their colleagues.” incidents and highlighted problem areas that have Liquid fuel spilled from the top of a tank The first two of eight sectors were completed The Bourbon Dolphin anchor handling vessel address cross-industry issues around helicopter During drilling activity, highly flammable methane which was later attributed to the failure of a (OILC) made up entirely of offshore workers. The masters and crews of standby vessels, OIMs and that enables the various business, technical and workers were killed immediately and nine others lateral learning across the industry. resulting in 15 deaths and more that 170 caused by a catastrophic failure of a heat overall infrastructure conditions that the marked with memorial ceremonies industry safety training (MIST) standard for the UK shutdown and a depressurization of facilities was The HSE's KP4 inspection programme, which came Failure of the C annulus is understood to have use of these aircraft for North Sea operations was On 27 October 2011, the EC published a draft Shutdown (ESD) valve on the export gas riser, procedures, all of which were accepted by Sue Jane Taylor, a Scottish artist who had the near by flotel. Extreme weather conditions and Regulations, commonly known as ‘the six pack’ The guidance focuses on setting a philosophy REGULATIONS 1995 [PFEER] led to HCRs. while refuelling when the safety systems without incident but, when preparing to land capsized off the coast of Shetland and sank safety, including those arising from the fatal gas escaped from the well and drill column causing subsea wellhead. During the resulting fire the group’s stated aim is to campaign for The Regulations allow members of the offshore The primary aim of the Regulations is to reduce EPOL Group is an industry led forum fully other relevant offshore personnel, with general These Regulations seek to ensure that an offshore social factors to be considered and used to were trapped in a submerged compartment; they Initiated by HSE in response to unacceptable injuries. The incident served to refocus exchanger, subsequently resulted in an explosion industry would need to focus on. both onshore and offshore and a offshore workforce. A two-day OPITO Approved initiated from the nearby Lomond platform. into effect on 28 July 2010, was set up to ensure caused the leak. All non-essential personnel were suspended, pending root cause investigations by regulation proposal for offshore safety to seek to workers became alarmed that the inflatable plug industry, government and trades unions. The key previously visited the platform. A memorial pilot error contributed to the aircraft crashing into includes: for design and assessment in a realistic and It required new starts to the industry and designed to prevent overfilling failed. As on the North Morecambe platform, in the three days later. 15 people were on board of helicopter crash on 1 April 2009. Represented on an explosion and subsequent fire that engulfed the radio operator was killed. improvements to offshore health and safety and installation workforce to elect safety the risks from major accident hazards to the health supported by Grampian Police, the Maritime guidance on the conduct of their activities as part installation is designed, constructed, operated, establish a sound basis for decision making. The were later presumed dead. Despite efforts to save number and seriousness of accidents occurring worldwide attention on corporate safety and fire in the jacket. The ESD and fire deluge number of memorial events. training course was launched to ensure every Corrosion of a clamp ring connecting pipework to a the risk to asset integrity arising from ageing and evacuated. The leak was successfully stopped on Air Accident Investigation Branch. centralise control of offshore health and safety and (reducing the pressure in the line) had started to recommendations were: the transfer of window can be seen in Kirk of St Nicholas, the sea shortly after take-off. Of the two crew and simplified manner. Latest version May 2007. The Regulations deal with: personnel that were new to an installation to wear overfilling continued and about 300 tonnes of dark, the helicopter flew past the platform which eight were killed. Industry guidelines on the task group were companies directly involved platform. After burning for more than a day conditions of employment. representatives from among their number. It and safety of the workforce employed on offshore and Coastguard Agency and UKOOA (now Oil of the effective arrangements for the recovery and maintained and decommissioned so that the level framework was designed to improve decision the platform by pumping in nitrogen and pumping during deck and drilling operations. The culture, process safety hazard systems operated as designed and expected and member of the offshore oil and gas industry has a wellhead caused a hydrocarbon release which led life extension is being adequately controlled. 16 May 2012. environmental protection in Europe. move up the line towards them. Eventually the responsibility for safety oversight to the Health & Aberdeen. Strathclyde Park, Glasgow, also has a 15 passengers there were 11 fatalities. • The Management of Health and Safety at (a) preventing fires and explosions, and protecting a high visibility green/yellow hat. petrol escaped, a vapour cloud formed and and struck the surface of the sea. The fuselage anchor handling operations were revised to in the fatal accident, Oil & Gas UK's Board or Deepwater Horizon sank; of the 127 workers on the also allows for the formation of a safety installations or in connected activities. & Gas UK), which seeks to improve offshore rescue of personnel. The guidance was developed of integrity is as high as reasonably practicable and making arrangements and processes, and facilitate out water, the structure slowly sank five days later. programme was reviewed in 2005, which resulted management, performance evaluation, the platform facilities were shut down in a A parliamentary debate was held basic level of safety knowledge. to the fire. This was an unmanned platform Both industry and regulators took the stance to plug came out of the line causing a major gas leak. Safety Executive; the establishment of the Safety memorial stone to mark the disaster. Work Regulations persons from the effects of any which do occur; mixed with cold air at combustible disintegrated on impact and the majority of reflect lessons learnt from the incident. Council, the offshore workforce, helicopter platform 11 workers were killed and 16 workers committee on the installation. The purpose of emergency response related issues in the in response to anticipated regulatory requirements associated risks to people are as low as reasonably more transparent and demonstrably justifiable in a closer focus on the management of lifting corrective action and corporate oversight controlled manner. Following failure of power to remember those who died and therefore there were no casualties. The objectives of KP4 are: suspend operations to ensure the safety of the This would have led to the well-established UK Platform crew mustered and the platform was shut Case Regulations; a thorough review of existing and concentrations. The first series of explosions the structure sank. Two fast response craft operator companies, CAA, Grampian Police and injured. This incident was considered as the world’s the Regulations is to ensure that the whole The Regulations implement the central northern United Kingdom Continental Shelf in the Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire practicable. The Regulations also include decisions. (Currently under revision) operations within these two areas of activity. in major hazard industries. generation, the decisions was taken to suspend the discuss continued improvement in workforce. Safe reintroduction to service is safety regime being dismantled and replaced, down until the gas dispersed. However when the safety legislation and the move towards a goal • The Display Screen Equipment Regulations (b) securing effective response to emergencies caused a huge fire which engulfed 20 large from a multipurpose standby vessel, which trade unions. largest accidental marine oil spill with a current workforce is formally involved in promoting recommendation of Lord Cullen’s report on the and West of Shetland. The Group is and Explosions, and Emergency Response) provisions relating to the health and safety of the Lifting operations have been seen to contribute 24 hour manning of 3B platform. There were no offshore safety. A series of videos • to raise awareness of the need for specific expected in the second half of 2013. causing concern across industry. After significant emergency power came back on a spark ignited setting regulatory regime. affecting persons on the installation or engaged in storage tanks. The fire burned for five days; was on position close to the platform, arrived estimate of 4.9 million barrels of oil being released. health and safety, through freely elected safety public inquiry into the Piper Alpha disaster that supported by more than 30 oil and gas Regulations 1995. workplace environment. significantly to fatalities and major injuries. casualties during this incident. were aired looking at the lasting consideration of ageing issues as a distinct lobbying and discussion it has been agreed that gas causing explosions and flash fires around the • The Manual Handling Operations activities inonnection c with it, and which have the hundreds of homes and businesses were at the scene of the accident 16 minutes later. When the HTG had completed its work after 18 representatives and a safety committee. the operator or owner of every offshore companies in Aberdeen and its members Ties in with SCiS fatality report. impact of the tragedy. activity within the asset integrity the proposal will be changed to a Directive, which platform. Fortunately there were no casualties, Regulations potential to require evacuation, escape and rescue evacuated whilst the blaze was tackled. There were no survivors amongst the five months it was agreed that it would be beneficial installation should be required to prepare a safety meet regularly to discuss good practice, DCR introduced new requirements for the safety of management process was ratified by EU Parliament in May 2013. only extensive damage to the platform. from the installation. passengers and two crew. to have a permanent group to address helicopter case and submit it to HSE for acceptance. identify areas for improvement and to share wells both onshore and offshore, and in particular • The Personal Protective Equipment at safety. The Helicopter Safety Steering Group was learning with industry. provisions to ensure that a well is so designed, 2009, Jan • to inspect duty holders' approaches to the Work Regulations created with a wider remit and representatives modified, commissioned, constructed, equipped, management of the risks to asset integrity 2002, 16 July from across industry, the offshore workforce, operated, maintained and abandoned that risks associated with ageing and life extension • The Provision and Use of Work Equipment trade unions, helicopter operators and the Civil from it are as low as is reasonably practicable. ASSET INTEGRITY Regulations G-BJVX FATAL CRASH, Aviation Authority. In addition these Regulations also introduced KPI LAUNCH • to identify shortcomings and enforce an appropriate programme of remedial action • The Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare requirements (through amendment of the Safety LEMAN, where necessary Regulations (not applied offshore as Case Regulations 1992) for the safety-critical parts UK Work began in 2007 to develop key performance equivalent requirements were already in of an offshore installation to be verified as suitable indicators in response to HSE’s KP3 initiative. • to work with the offshore industry to existence) by an independent competent person. Whilst travelling between Clipper By 2009 these were well developed and intended establish a common approach to the and Global Santa Fe Monarch, the to gauge and monitor evolving industry management of ageing installations. These Regulations implement EU Directives . drilling rig attached to Leman performance on asset integrity. Foxtrot, the aircraft suffered a catastrophic failure of a main rotor The three indicators are: blade. The aircraft fell into the sea leaving no survivors of the nine • hydrocarbon releases: HSE collates and passengers and two crew who were monitors data with the aim of reducing on board. major and significant releases by 10% year-on-year

• verification non-compliance issues: independent verifiers monitor duty holders' management of safety critical elements

• safety critical maintenance backlog Post-Piper Timeline Not that the list of events is not exhaustive however reflects those that have had the most significant impact on the UK regime and activities