Wireline Issue 42 - Summer 2018

Employee Wellbeing | Resilience

P rogrammes being rolled out at BP and Centrica Storage both embrace a theme that the oil and gas industry is already familiar with – resilience. A psychological wellbeing initiative instigated by BP across its North Sea operations takes a long-term view of how such support can not only benefit the individual, but also deliver safe and reliable operations. And the emphasis is very much on positive thinking. “Too often in the health and safety arena we’re dealing with the reactive side and as professionals that’s not where we want to be. This was a great opportunity to put us on the front foot and, by the measures available, it has been highly successful,” says its health manager Alan Dickson. At Centrica Storage, its rounded programme encompasses mental and physical health, and has been shaped A L T

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The health and wellbeing of staff are ever-greater priorities for employers at a time of major change in the industry. Wireline looks at two distinctive company initiatives that fit the bill.

to promote long lasting and positive behavioural change.

“Workplace stress and other health- related issues can affect anybody and they need to be supported correctly,” says its occupational health manager Francis Riley. “We have a social and clinical responsibility to people: they come to work healthy, and they leave healthy.” Reflect and evaluate BP’s North Sea programme has its origins in training and support materials produced by the wider company’s central health team. Alan’s team was already embarking on support initiatives in 2017 for staff facing challenging circumstances. These included people impacted by the transfer of assets to new owners, as well as drilling and project teams about to experience a potentially-stressful upsurge in workload. >

We have a social and clinical responsibility to people: they come to work healthy, and they leave healthy

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