WIRELINE Issue 37 - Autumn 2016

AWARDS

SAFETY

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH For an individual/team or company who has taken steps to actively improve the health of its workforce with clearly demonstrable positive effects. Sponsored by Aker Solutions Stork, a Fluor company, earnt this award for its continued commitment and investment to support its workforce through an in-house occupational health centre. Rather than relying solely on an external medical provider, Stork opened the facility last year to specifically address the trade requirements and needs of its workforce. It provides screening and surveillance programmes for employees exposed to occupational health hazards, as well as general health and wellbeing support and return-to-work schemes. Stork encourages face-to-face drop-in consultations as well as phone and email contact. Simon Walker, occupational health and hygiene manager, says: “This facility truly allows us to tailor our support to the specific needs of our employees. They benefit from a streamlined service and access to colleagues who understand their medical requirements and can empathise with the challenges associated with their roles. For our clients, we are able to ensure that all employees arrive on site fit and ready to perform their roles. This has helped reduce downtime on platforms due to ill-health.”

Simon Walker of Stork

SHARING AND LEARNING For an individual/team or company that can demonstrate a learning and sharing culture within their organisation, or who has made a significant contribution to health and safety through active

participation in, or engagement with, Oil & Gas UK or Step Change in Safety. Sponsored by Centrica

Russell Gould of Bristow Group and Malcolm Garrington of CHC Helicopter lead HeliOffshore’s Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) support work group. HUMS is a sensor-based system that measures the health and performance of mission-critical components in aircraft. Malcolm and Russell brought together the offshore helicopter industry’s top HUMS specialists from across the world to share data, policies and experiences and produce HeliOffshore’s Health and Usage Monitoring System Best Practic e. In addition, an implementation guide together with video and online collaboration tools were developed to promote adoption of best practice. The guidance has been downloaded globally more than 300 times and the video has amassed over 1,000 views. Gretchen Haskins, CEO of HeliOffshore, says: “HUMS

Russell Gould of Bristow Group and Malcolm Garrington of CHC Helicopter

gives engineers the information they need to determine whether an aircraft is safe to depart. The goal is to use the system to its greatest potential so that the number of component failures and resulting in-flight accidents are reduced, protecting the lives of those who travel offshore.”

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