HEALTH & SAFETY REPORT 2014
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External Representative Groups
Emergency
Preparedness
Offshore Liaison
(EPOL)
EPOL is an industry-led forum with membership drawn from Police Scotland,
the Maritime & Coastguard Agency, Oil & Gas UK, and operator and contractor
organisations. The group exists to improve offshore emergency response arrangements
on the northern UKCS and west of Shetland. Sub-groups are formed to develop solutions
to specific emergency response related challenges facing the industry.
EERTAG
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.
North Sea
Offshore Industry
Associations (NOIA)
The NOIA consists of representatives from the national offshore oil and gas industry
trade associations from Norway, the Netherlands and Denmark, with Oil & Gas UK
providing the UK input. The group has focused successfully on the mutual acceptance of
emergency response training standards across national boundaries.
OGP Safety
Committee
OGP’s Safety Committee strives to make the global exploration and production industry
as safe as practicable. The top areas of work over the last 12 months are:
• Definition of the Safety Committee’s five-year programme (planning ongoing)
• Publication of a
Process Safety Report
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for the first time using data for 2011 and 2012
• Publication of a report on
Shaping Safety Culture through Safety Leadership
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• Learning from the events workshop held
• Continued development of the methods to report and learn from occupational
incidents
UK Industry Forum
(UKIF)
The UK Industry Forum is chaired by Oil & Gas UK and consists of representatives
from the Offshore Contractors Association (OCA), IADC, the Caterers Offshore Trade
Association (COTA), the Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organisation (OPITO),
the HSE, trade unions and OPITO-approved training providers. The prime purpose of
the group is to provide guidance and support to OPITO on the development of industry
training standards. It provides a screening process for requests to change standards and
exercises scrutiny and review of work undertaken to maintain OPITO standards.
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