Wireline Issue 42 - Summer 2018

Oil & Gas UK | News Round-Up

2013, 31 March HYDROCARBON RELEASE REDUCTION TARGET

2013, May EU SAFETY DIRECTIVE RATIFIED BY EU PARLIAMENT

2013, July JOINED-UP THINKING Step Change in Safety launched the first series of six Joined-up Thinking learning packs focused on hydrocarbon release prevention. They are designed for use at workplace safety meetings.

2013, 18 June REMEMBERING PIPER FILM Step Change in Safety released a 22-minute film based on the evocative artwork of Sue Jane Taylor who was offshore in the months prior to the disaster.

2012, October EC225 HELICOPTERS SUSPENDED

The industry fell just short of its stated 50% reduction in hydrocarbon releases target, achieving a 48% reduction over the three year period.

Following ditchings of two EC225 helicopters in 12 months, on 10 May 2012 and 22 October 2012, the use of these aircraft for North Sea operations was suspended, pending root cause investigations by Air Accident Investigation Branch.

2013, 12 June OFFSHORE SAFETY DIRECTIVE PUBLISHED BY THE EU

2014, 16 May OIL & GAS UK GUIDELINES ON AGEING AND LIFE EXTENSION (ALE) PUBLISHED

2013, 23 August SUMBURGH HELICOPTER ACCIDENT A Eurocopter AS332L2 Mk 2

2014, September CATEGORY A EMERGENCY BREATHING SYSTEM (EBS) ADOPTED

helicopter crashed into the sea near Sumburgh in the Shetland Islands, killing four of the passengers. Twelve passengers and two crew were rescued. The industry advised a ‘time out for safety’ on all Super Puma aircraft in the days following the accident to allow time to better understand causal factors.

2014, June HUMAN FACTORS TOOLKIT

2014, February CAP 1145 PUBLISHED

As part of the response to the 2013 Sumburgh helicopter crash, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) published CAP 1145 – Safety review of offshore public transport helicopter operations in support of the oil and gas industry. The report put forward 32 actions and 29 recommendations to improve helicopter transport safety.

2014, 16 July OIL & GAS UK GUIDANCE ON RISK RELATED DECISION MAKING

2014, May KP4 REPORT PUBLISHED

2014, March OFFSHORE HELICOPTER SAFETY ACTION GROUP (OHSAG) FORMED

2017, August OIL & GAS UK GUIDELINES ON COMPETENCY FOR WELLS PERSONNEL

2017, 4 September FLEXIBLE PIPE INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE AND GOOD PRACTICE

2017, November STEP CHANGE IN SAFETY COMPETENCE FRAMEWORK – SAFETY CRITICAL TASKS

2018, April STEP CHANGE IN SAFETY MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARD AWARENESS PROGRAMME

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2017, August OIL & GAS UK GUIDELINES FOR WELL OPERATORS ON WELL EXAMINATION

2017, 13 September GUIDANCE FOR UK SAFETY CASE MANAGEMENT DURING END OF LIFE (EoL), DECOMMISSIONING AND DISMANTLING

2018, 29 March OIL & GAS UK FIRE AND EXPLOSION GUIDANCE

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