Prior to the Piper Alpha incident, structural design to limit the consequences of a hydrocarbon explosion was mainly confined to constructing blast walls in the well bay area.
Category: Offshore oil and gas
Duty holders consultation with safety representatives in safety cases
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Circular to remind Inspectors that the Offshore Installations (Safety Representatives and Safety Committees)
Design management
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
This SPC is to provide guidance for Inspectors on the management of health and safety at the design stage of projects.
Offshore Business Plan for 2009/10
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
sets out the contribution HSE’s Offshore Safety Division makes towards achieving objectives which in turn supports
Principles of process safety leadership
Monday, July 20, 2009
Representatives of Britain’s high hazard industries, regulators and the unions have published a set of principles for ‘process safety leadership’
Speech: offshore KP3 follow-up event
Monday, July 20, 2009
HSE Chair Judith Hackitt gave a speech at the KP3 follow-up event in Aberdeen on 14 July 2009.
Offshore - outside Great Britain Order
Friday, July 17, 2009
HSE has made changes to the Application Outside Great Britain Order. The order extends the Health and Safety at
Offshore - Workforce Involvement Group
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Latest meeting minutes, agendas and papers - as well as event details.
Offshore - good progress on safety, sustained effort required
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
18 months on from the landmark KP3 report, a ‘snapshot’ review concludes that though the safety of the UK’s offshore
Offshore KP3 report - review of industry’s progress
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The offshore industry has allocated considerable resource and effort to improve offshore assets and compliance with relevant standards,
Offshore Industry Advisory Committee (OIAC) minutes
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Minutes of the Offshore Industry Advisory Committee (OIAC), for the meeting held on 23 March 2009 are now available .
HSE Podcast - HSE New Strategy
Monday, June 22, 2009
In this June podcast episode: Judith Hackitt the HSE Chair talks about the New HSE Strategy;
Offshore workforce survey report
Friday, June 19, 2009
Survey carried out among 26,500 offshore workers both employees and contractors based on installations in the North Sea.
Head of Offshore Division - vacancy
Friday, June 12, 2009
HSE has a vacancy for the position of Head of Offshore Division. The salary is up to £90,000 and
Lifejackets for abandonment from an offshore installation
Friday, June 12, 2009
Knowledge of required lifejacket performance has improved during the last few years. This sheet identifies the various features of abandonment lifejackets,
Offshore Website - Rebranded
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Relaunched website new design, new features includes an audio interview with Ian Whewell Head of HSE’s Offshore Division
Offshore e-Bulletin
Monday, June 1, 2009
Latest edition of the Offshore e-Bulletin is now available. In this issue: Application of legislation to “normally unattended installations” (NUIs),
Offshore operations notice updated
Friday, May 29, 2009
The offshore operations notice ‘Liaison with other bodies’ has been updated.
Guidance on Coast Protection Act
Thursday, May 28, 2009
The operational notice ‘Guidance on Coast Protection Act 1949 - consent to locate and the marking of offshore
Offshore Industry Advisory Committee June agenda
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The agenda for the meeting of the Offshore Industry Advisory Committee on 17 June 2009 is now available.
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