The Journal: Offshore health and safety - a very risky business

Health and Safety in the offshore oil industry is vitally important

It sometimes takes a crisis to initiate change in industry. But the root cause of any offshore disaster is just the tip of the iceberg as safety training expert Coin Leyden knows only too well.


"There are regular issues with the weather and equipment for heli teams which need to be monitored. These teams have very specific processes they are trained in.

Health and safety is becoming more important across all sectors and all industries, but especially the oil gas and offshore sector where there is an immense focus on support."

The offshore industry relies on many people doing many things right. Even when all the procedures are followed and everything is signed off, a lot of issues remain.

"Some companies will have a daily brief, daily news or will start each meeting with a safety moment, where every employee has an obligation to identify one risk every day. But safety is behavioural. The more it can become automatic, the fewer issues will occur."

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