Health & Safety Report 2015

Figure 12: Number of Hydrocarbon Releases Occurring Offshore Broken Down into Process and Non-Process

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Source: Health and Safety Executive

In early 2014, an Oil & Gas UK work group published new Supplementary Guidance on RIDDOR Reporting of Hydrocarbon Releases 4 with a view to ensuring greater consistency in the reporting of minor oil and gas leaks. More information on future updates of this publication can be found in Section 11.7.4 of this report. The Step Change in Safety Asset Integrity Steering Group has launched a HCR Improvement and Implementation Work Group to support continued HCR reduction efforts and improve asset integrity performance across the UKCS. The main objectives of the work group are: • To develop a methodology for assessing duty holder HCR reduction plans, providing objective feedback on the plans and promoting cross-company best practice through mentoring • To create a set of performance indicators for HCR and major accident hazard prevention that can promote best practice across the industry The work group will work with the regulators, operators and contractors to continue to promote adoption of HCR reduction plans and best industry practices. This includes adoption of consistent leading and lagging metrics that sustain the industry’s HCR reduction targets in line with HSE strategy.

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4 The Supplementary Guidance on RIDDOR Reporting of Hydrocarbon Releases is available to download at www.oilandgasuk.co.uk/publications

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