Health & Safety Report 2015

HEALTH & SAFETY REPORT 2015

Step Change in Safety (SCiS)

SCiS was founded in 1997 by the oil and gas industry trade associations. It is a member-led organisation that aims to make the UK the safest place to work in the global oil and gas industry through co-operation and collaboration between organisations and the sharing and adoption of best practices. During 2014, a sub-group from the leadership team guided the legal separation of SCiS from Oil & Gas UK, making it an independent tripartite organisation that represents the workforce, regulators and employers. Those in the sub-group set up the new organisation, drafted articles of association and created new membership engagement and communication plans. EERTAG is a tripartite body of industry, regulator and trade union representatives, with Oil & Gas UK providing part of the industry representation and the HSE providing secretariat support. The group meets twice a year to focus attention on emergency response and rescue matters affecting the industry. Norway, the Netherlands and Denmark, with Oil & Gas UK providing the UK input. The group has focused successfully on mutual recognition and acceptance of emergency response training standards across national boundaries. IOGP’s Safety Committee strives to make the global exploration and production industry as safe as practicable. Some of the top areas of work over the last 12 months include: • EUOAG guidance to ensure a common data reporting format across EU member states for major hazard indicators and to aid understanding of the requirements of the EU Offshore Safety Directive. • Standardisation of barrier definitions to help with clarification/standardisation of terms in relation to incidents, barriers and performance. • Strategic planning cycle for IOGP events and publications.

Evacuation, Escape and Rescue Technical Advisory Group (EERTAG)

North Sea Offshore Industry Associations (NOIA) NOIA consists of representatives from the national offshore oil and gas industry trade associations from

International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP)

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