1988 1989, January

INDUSTRY CHAPLAINCY
1990 1996, 1 April
2000 2009
2009, 21 August
MONTARA OIL SPILL,
AUSTRALIA
2010 2010, May
2012, January
2012, April
GUIDANCE ON THE
2013
FORMALISED 1992 2006, 6 April A blowout from the Montara wellhead
MANAGEMENT OF AGEING AND
REPORTING OF INJURIES, DISEASES caused a huge oil and gas leak and GUIDANCE ON THE CONDUCT AND
AND DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES 2000, 1 April 2003, September 2007, July STEP CHANGE IN SAFETY HCR subsequent slick. The leak continued for 74 OIL SPILL PREVENTION AND
MANAGEMENT OF OPERATIONAL LIFE EXTENSION FOR UKCS
1988, 6 July In April 1986, a Church of Scotland minister,
the Reverend Andrew Wylie, came to HSE HYDROCARBON RELEASE 1995, 20 June NEW SAFETY CASE REGULATIONS REDUCTION TOOLKIT days causing one of Australia’s worst oil
2010, Q1 RESPONSE ADVISORY GROUP OIL AND GAS INSTALLATIONS
Aberdeen to conduct a pilot scheme that
1991 DATABASE WENT LIVE 1995, April REGULATIONS 1995 [RIDDOR]
KP1 (HCR REDUCTION) 2002 KP2 REPORT PUBLISHED
2009, 1 April disasters. The blowout was attributed to a
(OSPRAG) FORMED
RISK ASSESSMENT FOR UKCS
would examine the pastoral needs of the vast
2003 BRENT BRAVO 2004 2006 The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Asset integrity is a main area of focus for industry poor cementing job which led to the
OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS GUIDELINES PUBLISHED
PIPER ALPHA EXPLOSION, UK onshore and offshore community in the North The Hydrocarbon Releases (HCR) database was set up in OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS AND The Regulations are made under the Health and Safety
1997, September 1998, 25 September INSPECTION PROGRAMME FATAL ACCIDENT, UK 2005, 27 July Regulations 2005 were brought in to replace the with hydrocarbon releases as one of the key
G-REDL FATAL ACCIDENT,
cement casing failing.
PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACONS GUIDELINES PUBLISHED
Sea oil and gas industry.
HSE OFFSHORE SAFETY response to a recommendation in the Piper Alpha EMERGENCY RESPONSE PIPELINES WORKS (MANAGEMENT
at Work etc. Act 1974. They apply a single set of
LAUNCHED HCR REDUCTION previous regulations published in 1992. This was
2007, April
The HSE report identified that the leading performance indicators. Major and significant Oil & Gas UK established OSPRAG to provide a focal
1989, 6 July Inquiry Report. The system contains detailed voluntary
GUIDELINES
reporting requirements to all work activities in Great
TOOLKIT LAUNCHED SCIS FATALITY REVIEW KP3 (ASSET INTEGRITY) SCIS ASSET INTEGRITY TOOLKIT an evolution of the regime and facilitated management failure was that of a lack of releases had been consistently reducing however
MILLER, UK REINTRODUCTION point for the sector’s review of the industry's This guidance aims to inform and influence duty
holder management systems in respect of asset
A major leak of gas The need for a chaplain dedicated to the DIVISION ESTABLISHED information from 1 October 1992 on offshore 1995 AND ADMINISTRATION) Britain and in the offshore oil and gas industry. The
STEP CHANGE IN SAFETY FOUNDED LONGFORD ESSO This HSE Offshore Safety Division inspection –
Two workers were working within the Brent Bravo
INSPECTION PROGRAMME
MUMBAI continuous improvement in offshore safety. effective auditing of the management of the improvement trend slowed and a focussed
TO NORTH SEA practices in the UK, in advance of the conclusion of
The Oil & Gas UK guidelines were produced to help duty ageing and life extension factors.
condensate resulted in an industry had been highlighted in the aftermath hydrocarbon release incidents supplementary to that REGULATIONS 1995 [MAR]
main purpose of the Regulations is to generate reports REPORT PUBLISHED utility shaft when there was a release of liquid
HIGH PLATFORM FIRE, In support of asset integrity inspection undertaken by OIL & GAS UK FORMED
deck and drilling lifting operations offshore. effort was required by industry to ensure lasting investigations into the Gulf of Mexico incident. This
holders develop, maintain and implement ORA
of the Chinook helicopter tragedy in Shetland These guidelines were produced to provide to the Health and Safety Executive and alert them to GAS PLANT EXPLOSION, key programme – was launched to investigate Developed by UKOOA in response hydrocarbons from a temporary repair on the The leading failures subsequent to the lack leak reduction. The toolkit revised and updated the The accident occurred whilst the helicopter collaborative effort involved representatives from
explosion on the production
OILC’S “BLOWOUT” MAGAZINE provided under RIDDOR (and previous offshore
individual incidents. They also provide data which is VANTAGE POB LAUNCHED all reported offshore hydrocarbon releases. to HSE KP1 inspection programme LAUNCHED the Health and Safety Executive, UKOOA (now Oil &
of auditing were: Planning and Control; and was returning to Aberdeen. 50 minutes Personal locator beacons were removed from use industry, regulators and trade unions. The OSPRAG
procedures that achieve a legally compliant, systematic
deck of Piper Alpha. This in November 1986. By January 1989, the Following a recommendation in Lord Cullen’s legislation prior to April 1996). The data contained in the OFFSHORE EMERGENCY guidance to those with responsibilities for devising Step Change in Safety was founded by the UK oil and gas AUSTRALIA closed drain degasser rundown line. The released INDIA Gas UK) established the Installation Integrity Working
2002 UKOOA publication. and effective approach to operational risk management
2013, 31 March
was subsequently followed industry had established its own FIRST PUBLISHED 1990, 25 July inquiry into Piper Alpha, the offshore safety 1992, March HCR System database is owned by the duty holders,
TRAINING GUIDELINES
and assessing emergency response arrangements.
They relate to the Offshore Installations
These Regulations cover a variety of administrative used to indicate where and how risks arise and to show
up trends. This enables HSE to target their activities
industry trade associations with the initial aim of
The main objectives were: to provide advice and guidance on
the prevention, management and
Following 11 fatalities in the UKCS, Norway &
Holland 2000-2002 in drilling operations, Step
liquid evaporated forming vapour in the shaft and
as a direct consequence of vapour inhalation the HSE Offshore Division Key Programme 3 (KP3) Group (IIWG) in 2004. This work group helped develop
Oil & Gas UK was formed on the foundations of the UK
Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA) with the
Training and Competence. The OSD directed
duty holders to review their management
into the flight there was a catastrophic
failure of the helicopter’s main rotor
following the ETAP helicopter ditching when
concerns were raised regarding their interference 2010, 1 April report was published in 2011. A well capping device
was developed to enhance the UK’s capability to
processes following concerns raised by HSE that ORA
by a number of smaller
explosions which led to large
interdenominational chaplaincy fully funded by
the United Kingdom Offshore Operator's
responsibilities were transferred from the
Department of Energy to the Health & Safety
however the HSE manage the system.
(Prevention of Fire and Explosions, and Emergency
topics and important definitions, eg installation,
operator, etc. Key within the Regulations is the effectively and to advise duty holders on strategies to
reducing all the UK offshore industry injury rate by 50%. On Friday 25 September 1998 an explosion and fire 2000 • to analyse the size, type and causes control of hydrocarbon releases. Change in Safety established a review team. The two men died. The accident raised the profile of was directed more widely at asset integrity and The fire was triggered when a vessel and collate a collection of good practice techniques &
intention to span the membership to cover the whole of lifting operations with the report findings gearbox and rotor head separation. The with avionics. Thorough testing was subsequently respond to a major, sustained release of oil by
was being used to continue operations rather than
address degrading safety critical elements.
Its current vision is to make the UK is the safest place to occurred at the Esso Longford facility in Victoria, guidelines aimed to assist operators in their efforts to carried out and improved devises, approved by HYDROCARBON RELEASE
oil fires that spread rapidly 1988, 11 November Association (UKOOA) now Oil & Gas UK. The OILC produced their first ever edition of
G-BEWL FATAL CRASH, Executive. As part of the HSE, the new
OFFSHORE SAFETY ACT 1992
Industry guidelines developed by UKOOA to Response) Regulations 1995 and Offshore inclusion of permit-to-work systems and the provision help prevent injuries, ill health and accidental loss.
work in the worldwide oil and gas industry. Membership Australia. Two people were killed, a number were
of the releases report produced provides an overview of each
fatality and summarises common learnings.
major hazard management and asset integrity the condition of fabric and plant on
installations, and scheduled to run between
collided with one of the four platforms in
maintain and enhance asset integrity.
offshore oil and gas supply chain. Oil & Gas UK’s aim is in mind. aircraft crashed into the sea killing 14
passengers and two crew. CAA, were reintroduced for universal use. STEP CHANGE IN SAFETY 50% HCR closing off the well should a major well control
to other areas of the
The current Chaplain is Reverend Gordon Craig
“Blowout” a journal described as the “voice of the
offshore workforce” carrying opinion pieces, BRENT SPAR, UK
Offshore Safety Division’s task was to ensure
that Lord Cullen’s 106 recommendations were
1994 ensure the workforce was appropriately
trained and aware of emergency procedures.
Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 1992.
Latest version June 2010.
of written instructions, and the keeping of records of of Step Change includes production operators, injured and there was a 2-week interruption to The Vantage Personnel on Board system was developed • to provide information useful to
within the UK offshore oil and gas industry.
2004 and 2007. Asset integrity is defined as the
the Mumbai High Field; the platform was
destroyed within 2 hours of fire. 11 people
to strengthen the long-term health of the offshore oil
and gas industry in the United Kingdom by working TARGET SET
incident occur.
2013, 1 April REDUCTION TARGET
platform. The rupture
of the gas risers PIPER ALPHA PUBLIC who was appointed in August 2012 following research, offshore articles and pictures. The
journal is still produced today in magazine format
fully implemented. The Offshore Safety Act 1992 came in to force, Latest version February 2010.
persons on board. explorations operators, major contractors, the UK Health
and Safety Executive and trade unions. Its leadership
Victoria’s natural gas supply. The Royal Commission
report contained many invaluable lessons for all
with the intention to improve the tracking of people industry and OSD about ways of
reducing the number of releases
ability of an asset to perform its required
function effectively and efficiently while
were killed with 11 missing. 362 people
were rescued.
closely with companies across the sector, governments 2008, 1 May The industry fell just short of its stated 50% reduction in
24 years as an RAF chaplain. working offshore and keep records of what training and all other stakeholders to address the issues that
(pipelines) from other
INQUIRY COMMENCED and is also available online.
The accident occurred whilst the helicopter was
manoeuvring to land on the Brent Spar
making the Mineral Workings (Offshore
1992, 1 December OFFSHORE HELIDECK team is drawn from representative membership and operators of major hazard facilities worldwide. each worker had received and whether it is in date. protecting health, safety and the environment. affect the industry.
Following the industry’s commitment to continuously HSE OFFSHORE DIVISION hydrocarbon releases target, achieving a reduction over the
installations produced Installations) Act 1971, and other offshore includes elected safety representatives. It is this broad improve process safety standards and performance, three year period of 48%.
further massive installation. The tail rotor struck the Regulations made under that Act, to be OPERATIONS GUIDELINES stakeholder base that makes the Step Change group
The project formed part of an ongoing OSD OILC MERGED WITH RMT Step Change in Safety and the industry agreed to BECAME PART OF THE NEW
The Hon Lord Cullen was appointed by Secretary of State initiative aimed at reducing the number of
explosions and
to hold a public inquiry to establish the circumstances of
anemometer mast attached to the crane ‘A’
frame causing the aircraft to crash on to the
included as an existing statutory provision of
OILC BECAME AN ISSUED effective across the whole industry. “major” and “significant” releases by 50% by OILC merged with the National Union of Rail
reduce HCRs by 50 per cent by end March 2013. HSE ENERGY DIVISION
fireballs which the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974.
the accident on Piper Alpha and its cause. The inquiry April 2004. Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and
helideck and almost immediately fall into the
engulfed the Piper Alpha platform. The fire and
commenced with a preliminary hearing in Aberdeen on sea. Seven occupants were rescued and there
INDEPENDENT TRADE UNION Industry guidelines developed by UKOOA in becomes the offshore energy arm of RMT. HSE announced that a new Energy Division
explosions resulted in the structural collapse of the
platform into the sea. 165 people of the 226 on 11 November 1988 and Lord Cullen’s report was were six fatalities, including the crew. conjunction with HSE and CAA. would be formed in which the Offshore
presented to the Secretary of State on the 19 October The OILC became an independent trade union in its Division would be incorporated as part of a
board were killed. In addition, two people in the
1990. Lord Cullen’s inquiry report identified 106 own right and is certified as such by the “Certification wider HSE reorganisation.
Sandhaven fast rescue craft were also killed.
recommendations with the view to the preservation of Officer for Trade Unions and Employers Associations”.
life and avoidance of similar accidents in the future.

1988, 22 September
OCEAN ODYSSEY DRILLING RIG
GAS BLOWOUT, UK
During the drilling of the high pressure/high
temperature 22/30b-3 well a blowout occurred
which was later attributed to the failure of a
subsea wellhead. During the resulting fire the
radio operator was killed.
1988, December
OFFSHORE INDUSTRY LIAISON
COMMITTEE (OILC) FORMED
An offshore workers campaign group was created
called the “Offshore Industry Liaison Committee”
(OILC) made up entirely of offshore workers. The
group’s stated aim is to campaign for
improvements to offshore health and safety and
conditions of employment.
1989, April
CORMORANT ALPHA
PLATFORM EXPLOSION,
UK
During the replacement of a leaking Emergency
Shutdown (ESD) valve on the export gas riser,
workers became alarmed that the inflatable plug
(reducing the pressure in the line) had started to
move up the line towards them. Eventually the
plug came out of the line causing a major gas leak.
Platform crew mustered and the platform was shut
down until the gas dispersed. However when the
emergency power came back on a spark ignited
gas causing explosions and flash fires around the
platform. Fortunately there were no casualties,
only extensive damage to the platform.
1989, 18 September
THE OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
(SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES AND
SAFETY COMMITTEES)
REGULATIONS 1989 (SI 971)
The Regulations allow members of the offshore
installation workforce to elect safety
representatives from among their number. It
also allows for the formation of a safety
committee on the installation. The purpose of
the Regulations is to ensure that the whole
workforce is formally involved in promoting
health and safety, through freely elected safety
representatives and a safety committee.
1990, November
CULLEN INQUIRY REPORT
PUBLISHED
The Cullen Report made 106 recommendations for
changes to North Sea safety arrangements and
procedures, all of which were accepted by
industry, government and trades unions. The key
recommendations were: the transfer of
responsibility for safety oversight to the Health &
Safety Executive; the establishment of the Safety
Case Regulations; a thorough review of existing
safety legislation and the move towards a goal
setting regulatory regime.
1991, July
PIPER ALPHA ABERDEEN
MEMORIAL DEDICATED
A memorial sculpture, showing three oil workers,
was erected in the Rose Garden within Hazlehead
Park in Aberdeen. The sculpture was created by
Sue Jane Taylor, a Scottish artist who had
previously visited the platform. A memorial
window can be seen in Kirk of St Nicholas,
Aberdeen. Strathclyde Park, Glasgow, also has a
memorial stone to mark the disaster.
1992, 14 March
G-TIGH FATAL CRASH,
CORMORANT ALPHA, UK
The accident occurred at night during a shuttle of
personnel from the Cormorant Alpha platform to
the near by flotel. Extreme weather conditions and
pilot error contributed to the aircraft crashing into
the sea shortly after take-off. Of the two crew and
15 passengers there were 11 fatalities.
1993, 1 January
‘SIX PACK’ REGULATIONS
INTRODUCED
The group of six separate health and safety
Regulations, commonly known as ‘the six pack’
includes:
• The Management of Health and Safety at
Work Regulations
• The Display Screen Equipment Regulations
• The Manual Handling Operations
Regulations
• The Personal Protective Equipment at
Work Regulations
• The Provision and Use of Work Equipment
Regulations
• The Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare
Regulations (not applied offshore as
equivalent requirements were already in
existence)
These Regulations implement EU Directives .
1993, May
OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS
(SAFETY CASE) REGULATIONS
1992 [SCR]
The primary aim of the Regulations is to reduce
the risks from major accident hazards to the health
and safety of the workforce employed on offshore
installations or in connected activities.
The Regulations implement the central
recommendation of Lord Cullen’s report on the
public inquiry into the Piper Alpha disaster that
the operator or owner of every offshore
installation should be required to prepare a safety
case and submit it to HSE for acceptance.
1995
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
OFFSHORE LIAISON (EPOL)
GROUP ESTABLISHED
EPOL Group is an industry led forum fully
supported by Grampian Police, the Maritime
and Coastguard Agency and UKOOA (now Oil
& Gas UK), which seeks to improve offshore
emergency response related issues in the
northern United Kingdom Continental Shelf
and West of Shetland. The Group is
supported by more than 30 oil and gas
companies in Aberdeen and its members
meet regularly to discuss good practice,
identify areas for improvement and to share
learning with industry.
1995, January
STANDBY VESSEL (ERRV)
GUIDELINES
These guidelines are a joint UKOOA (now Oil & Gas
UK) and ERRVA publication, intended to provide
masters and crews of standby vessels, OIMs and
other relevant offshore personnel, with general
guidance on the conduct of their activities as part
of the effective arrangements for the recovery and
rescue of personnel. The guidance was developed
in response to anticipated regulatory requirements
in the Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire
and Explosions, and Emergency Response)
Regulations 1995.
1995, May
FIRE & EXPLOSION GUIDELINES
Sponsored by UKOOA (now Oil & Gas UK) and
the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), to provide
a source of good practice on designing against
fire and explosions on offshore installations.
The guidance focuses on setting a philosophy
for design and assessment in a realistic and
simplified manner. Latest version May 2007.
1995, 20 June 1996, 30 June
OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS AND
(PREVENTION OF FIRE WELLS (DESIGN AND
AND EXPLOSION, AND CONSTRUCTION, ETC.)
EMERGENCY RESPONSE) REGULATIONS 1996 [DCR]
REGULATIONS 1995 [PFEER]
These Regulations seek to ensure that an offshore
installation is designed, constructed, operated,
The Regulations deal with:
maintained and decommissioned so that the level
(a) preventing fires and explosions, and protecting
of integrity is as high as reasonably practicable and
persons from the effects of any which do occur;
associated risks to people are as low as reasonably
and
practicable. The Regulations also include
(b) securing effective response to emergencies
provisions relating to the health and safety of the
affecting persons on the installation or engaged in
workplace environment.
activities in connection with it, and which have the
potential to require evacuation, escape and rescue
DCR introduced new requirements for the safety of
from the installation.
wells both onshore and offshore, and in particular
provisions to ensure that a well is so designed,
modified, commissioned, constructed, equipped,
operated, maintained and abandoned that risks
from it are as low as is reasonably practicable.
In addition these Regulations also introduced
requirements (through amendment of the Safety
Case Regulations 1992) for the safety-critical parts
of an offshore installation to be verified as suitable
by an independent competent person.
1997
SCIS GREEN HAT POLICY
The goal for this policy was :
“Identifying and supporting those who are
unfamiliar with the location, ensuring their safety
and that of their colleagues.”
It required new starts to the industry and
personnel that were new to an installation to wear
a high visibility green/yellow hat.
1999, May
RISK RELATED DECISION
SUPPORT GUIDELINES
These UKOOA guidelines describe a framework
that provides a structured and integrated approach
that enables the various business, technical and
social factors to be considered and used to
establish a sound basis for decision making. The
framework was designed to improve decision
making arrangements and processes, and facilitate
more transparent and demonstrably justifiable
decisions. (Currently under revision)
2001, 15 March
PETROBRAS 36 PLATFORM
EXPLOSION, BRAZIL
Following two explosions caused by over pressure
and ignition of leaking hydrocarbon vapour, two
workers were killed immediately and nine others
were trapped in a submerged compartment; they
were later presumed dead. Despite efforts to save
the platform by pumping in nitrogen and pumping
out water, the structure slowly sank five days later.
2001 2003 2004 2005, 23 March 2005, 11 December 2006, February 2006, 27 December 2007, 12 April 2007, 21 November 2008, July 2009, April 2009, 1 April 2010, January 2010, 20 April 2010, July 2012, 25 March 2012, October
2013, May
SADIE LAUNCHED KP2 (DECK AND DRILLING KP1 REPORT PUBLISHED TEXAS CITY REFINERY BUNCEFIELD OIL STORAGE G-BLUN FATAL CRASH, BOURBON DOLPHIN KP3 REPORT PUBLISHED HELICOPTER TASK MINIMUM INDUSTRY SAFETY ERSKINE PLATFORM FIRE, DEEPWATER HORIZON/MACONDO KP4 (AGEING & LIFE EXTENSION) ELGIN G4 EC225 HELICOPTERS
OPERATIONS SAFETY) EXPLOSION, USA TERMINAL FIRE, ROUGH PLATFORM FIRE, MORECAMBE BAY, VESSEL CAPSIZE, 20TH ANNIVERSARY TRAINING (MIST) LAUNCHED UK EXPLOSION, GAS LEAK, UK SUSPENDED
Step Change in Safety’s Incident Alert Database,
UK GROUP FORMED INSPECTION PROGRAMME EU SAFETY DIRECTIVE
known as SADIE (Safety Alert Database and INSPECTION PROGRAMME This report provided the offshore industry with the
UK UK SHETLAND Inspections covered nearly 100 offshore
OF PIPER ALPHA GULF OF MEXICO
results on hydrocarbon releases during the LAUNCHED RATIFIED BY EU PARLIAMENT
Information Exchange), is intended to facilitate the
LAUNCHED programme. It contained data analysis of the
BP’s Texas City refinery experienced one of installations and highlighted areas in
The Helicopter Task Group (HTG) was created to
Step Change in Safety, in collaboration with OPITO The installation's monitoring system signalled a A gas leak occurred within the well during Following two ditchings of EC225 helicopters in 12
sharing of safety information and improve the the most serious US workplace disasters A release of gas from one of the process modules, Maintenance Management Systems and The anniversary of the disaster was - The Oil & Gas Academy created a new minimum fire on the platform and as a result, a full operation to plug and decommission the well. months, on 10 May 2012 and 22 October 2012, the
incidents and highlighted problem areas that have Liquid fuel spilled from the top of a tank The first two of eight sectors were completed The Bourbon Dolphin anchor handling vessel address cross-industry issues around helicopter During drilling activity, highly flammable methane
lateral learning across the industry.
led to HCRs.
resulting in 15 deaths and more that 170
while refuelling when the safety systems
caused by a catastrophic failure of a heat
without incident but, when preparing to land capsized off the coast of Shetland and sank
overall infrastructure conditions that the marked with memorial ceremonies
safety, including those arising from the fatal
industry safety training (MIST) standard for the UK shutdown and a depressurization of facilities was
gas escaped from the well and drill column causing
The HSE's KP4 inspection programme, which came Failure of the C annulus is understood to have use of these aircraft for North Sea operations was On 27 October 2011, the EC published a draft
Initiated by HSE in response to unacceptable injuries. The incident served to refocus exchanger, subsequently resulted in an explosion industry would need to focus on. both onshore and offshore and a offshore workforce. A two-day OPITO Approved initiated from the nearby Lomond platform. into effect on 28 July 2010, was set up to ensure caused the leak. All non-essential personnel were suspended, pending root cause investigations by regulation proposal for offshore safety to seek to
designed to prevent overfilling failed. As on the North Morecambe platform, in the three days later. 15 people were on board of helicopter crash on 1 April 2009. Represented on an explosion and subsequent fire that engulfed the
number and seriousness of accidents occurring worldwide attention on corporate safety and fire in the jacket. The ESD and fire deluge number of memorial events. training course was launched to ensure every Corrosion of a clamp ring connecting pipework to a the risk to asset integrity arising from ageing and evacuated. The leak was successfully stopped on Air Accident Investigation Branch. centralise control of offshore health and safety and
overfilling continued and about 300 tonnes of dark, the helicopter flew past the platform which eight were killed. Industry guidelines on the task group were companies directly involved platform. After burning for more than a day
during deck and drilling operations. The culture, process safety hazard systems operated as designed and expected and member of the offshore oil and gas industry has a wellhead caused a hydrocarbon release which led life extension is being adequately controlled. 16 May 2012. environmental protection in Europe.
petrol escaped, a vapour cloud formed and and struck the surface of the sea. The fuselage anchor handling operations were revised to in the fatal accident, Oil & Gas UK's Board or Deepwater Horizon sank; of the 127 workers on the
programme was reviewed in 2005, which resulted management, performance evaluation, the platform facilities were shut down in a A parliamentary debate was held basic level of safety knowledge. to the fire. This was an unmanned platform Both industry and regulators took the stance to
mixed with cold air at combustible disintegrated on impact and the majority of reflect lessons learnt from the incident. Council, the offshore workforce, helicopter platform 11 workers were killed and 16 workers
in a closer focus on the management of lifting corrective action and corporate oversight controlled manner. Following failure of power to remember those who died and therefore there were no casualties. The objectives of KP4 are: suspend operations to ensure the safety of the This would have led to the well-established UK
concentrations. The first series of explosions the structure sank. Two fast response craft operator companies, CAA, Grampian Police and injured. This incident was considered as the world’s
operations within these two areas of activity. in major hazard industries. generation, the decisions was taken to suspend the discuss continued improvement in workforce. Safe reintroduction to service is safety regime being dismantled and replaced,
caused a huge fire which engulfed 20 large from a multipurpose standby vessel, which trade unions. largest accidental marine oil spill with a current
Lifting operations have been seen to contribute 24 hour manning of 3B platform. There were no offshore safety. A series of videos • to raise awareness of the need for specific expected in the second half of 2013. causing concern across industry. After significant
storage tanks. The fire burned for five days; was on position close to the platform, arrived estimate of 4.9 million barrels of oil being released.
significantly to fatalities and major injuries. casualties during this incident. were aired looking at the lasting consideration of ageing issues as a distinct lobbying and discussion it has been agreed that
hundreds of homes and businesses were at the scene of the accident 16 minutes later. When the HTG had completed its work after 18
Ties in with SCiS fatality report. impact of the tragedy. activity within the asset integrity the proposal will be changed to a Directive, which
evacuated whilst the blaze was tackled. There were no survivors amongst the five months it was agreed that it would be beneficial
management process was ratified by EU Parliament in May 2013.
passengers and two crew. to have a permanent group to address helicopter
2009, Jan safety. The Helicopter Safety Steering Group was
• to inspect duty holders' approaches to the
2002, 16 July created with a wider remit and representatives
from across industry, the offshore workforce,
management of the risks to asset integrity
associated with ageing and life extension
ASSET INTEGRITY trade unions, helicopter operators and the Civil
G-BJVX FATAL CRASH, Aviation Authority.
• to identify shortcomings and enforce an
KPI LAUNCH
LEMAN, appropriate programme of remedial action
where necessary
UK Work began in 2007 to develop key performance
indicators in response to HSE’s KP3 initiative. • to work with the offshore industry to
Whilst travelling between Clipper By 2009 these were well developed and intended establish a common approach to the
and Global Santa Fe Monarch, the to gauge and monitor evolving industry management of ageing installations.
drilling rig attached to Leman performance on asset integrity.
Foxtrot, the aircraft suffered a
catastrophic failure of a main rotor The three indicators are:
blade. The aircraft fell into the sea
leaving no survivors of the nine • hydrocarbon releases: HSE collates and
passengers and two crew who were monitors data with the aim of reducing
on board.

Post-Piper Timeline
major and significant releases by 10%
year-on-year

• verification non-compliance issues:

independent verifiers monitor duty
holders' management of safety critical
elements

• safety critical maintenance backlog

Not that the list of events is not exhaustive however reflects those that have had the most significant impact on the UK regime and activities