WIRELINE ISSUE 28 SUMMER 2014

The UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards ceremony was held on 30 April in Aberdeen and attended by 500 workforce representatives, safety professionals and industry leaders

Spotlight on safety The UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards once again shone the spotlight on the top safety performers. Wireline reports

T he winners of the UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards were announced at an awards ceremony in Aberdeen on 30 April, where around 500 people – including workforce representatives, safety professionals and oil and gas industry leaders – gathered to celebrate and pay tribute to the finalists. Jointly organised by Oil & Gas UK and Step Change in Safety, the awards were established in 2010 to celebrate

the outstanding people and companies helping to create safer offshore working environments – whether through innovative new processes or exceptional individual enthusiasm and personal commitment. This year the Services to Safety Award was presented posthumously to Steve Walton, a leader in the industry who truly understood the importance of people in the safety equation. “Steve played a pivotal role in introducing

“Our winners today represent the very best of the best in our industry.”

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