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HEALTH & SAFETY REPORT
2017
Comparison across sectors helps to give a sense of how well the industry is managing the risks to its personnel
overall. Despite the major hazards associated with the sector, Figure 5 below shows that the three-year average
non-fatal injury rate per 100,000 workers for offshore oil and gas remains below other comparable industry
sectors, and is less than half that of construction and transport. Rather than a measure of the relative levels of
overall safety within these sectors, the low injury rate within the offshore oil and gas industry when compared
with the other industries is more likely an indicator of the mature health and safety culture that exists offshore.
Figure 5: Three-Year Rolling Average Reportable Non-Fatal Injury Rate per 100,000 Workers for the
UK Offshore Oil and Gas Sector Compared with other UK Industry Sectors
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
2008/09 -
2010/11
2009/10 -
2011/12
2010/11 -
2012/13
2011/12 -
2013/14
2012/13 -
2014/15
2013/14 -
2015/16
Calculated Rate of Reportable Non-Fatal Injury
per 100,000 Workers
Construction
Manufacturing
Transport/Storage
Offshore Oil and Gas
*
*Offshore oil and gas reported for 2014-2016 calendar year
Source: Health and Safety Executive