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ECONOMIC REPORT 2016
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In Summary
It is important to manage the health and
well-being of the offshore workforce
effectively, given the remoteness of the
worksite and the often demanding nature of
the work they perform. A suite of occupational
health-related legislation regulates the offshore
working environment to ensure that risks to
health are controlled.
In addition, it is industry policy that all persons
working offshore are examined regularly by
a medical professional and deemed
medically fit for work before travelling offshore.
The Oil & Gas UK medical guidance and the
registered examining doctors who conduct
assessments in line with this guidance help to
ensure that the workforce is medically fit for
work offshore.
The UK offshore oil and gas industry is also
committed to protecting people, the natural
environment and assets by maintaining safe
operations. The industry continually strives
to improve personal and process safety, using
performance indicators to monitor how well this
is being managed. Personal safety metrics point
to industry’s performance in managing risks to
an individual. However, to minimise harm to
people, the primary focus for a major hazard
industry must be on process safety, and the
effective containment of hydrocarbons and the
associated hazards.
HEALTH & SAFETY REPORT 2017
3. 2016 Performance
The over-seven-day injury
rate in 2016 was the
lowest on record
Since 2004,
the number of
process hydrocarbon
releases maintains
a downward trend
Dangerous occurrences
are at their lowest:
lower than
the 2000-01 peak
Health & Safety Report 2017
- Facts and Figures
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62%
The over-sev n-day injury
rate in 2016 was the
lowest on record
The specified injury
rate is at its l west
recorded level
Since 2004,
the number of
process hydrocarbon
releases maintains
a downward trend
Dangerous occurrences
are at their lowest:
lower than
the 2000-01 peak
Health & Safety Report 2017
- Facts and Figures
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Over 715,000 passengers
were flown offshore
in 2016
totalling nearly 89,000
flight hours
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62%
The three-year average
non-fatal injury rate
is less th n half
that of constr ction
and transport
The over-sev n-day injury
rate in 2016 was the
lowest on record
The specified injury
rate is at its l west
recorded level
Since 2004, s occurrences There was one reportable
th & Safety Report 2017
and Figures
Over 715,000 passengers
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