Safety Data

Industry profile

In 2014/15 the UK offshore oil and gas industry had around 332 installations operating within the UKCS, of which 236 were production installations. There was a supporting infrastructure of 14,000 km of pipelines connecting installations to beach terminals. Industry commissioned many of these assets in the early 1970s and some are forecast to continue operating to 2030 and beyond.

In 2014/15 more than 5½ million worker days were spent offshore, and it is estimated that there was an offshore population of 33,664 full time equivalent (FTE) workers. This information is derived from the industry’s Vantage personnel tracking system, which records the number of nights of Persons on Board (PoB) in a year. Assuming each shift on average lasts 12 hours, and the average number of hours worked in a year considered to be ‘full time’ is 2000, then the number of FTE workers in a year is:

Total PoB Nights x 12 (average shift) ÷ 2000 (FTE)

(The assumption that a full time equivalent works 2000 hours a year is based on what other regulators do, in particular OSHA see: www.wikihow.com/Calculate-Accident-Incident-Rate)

More information can be found with Oil & Gas UK’s Workforce Demographics Report at http://oilandgasuk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/EM014.pdf

Each year, Oil & Gas UK publish a report on activity in the UK Offshore Oil & Gas industry. Information for 2013, can be found in their report ‘Activity Survey 2014’ which can be found at http://oilandgasuk.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/EC044.pdf

All injuries

Injuries by severity 2005/06 – 2014/15p

p = provisional
For RIDDOR, a number of system and legislative changes have occurred over the past four years, making like-for-like comparisons difficult with previous data. See www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/riddor-notification.htm for more information

Fatalities

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Major/Specified injuries

Major/Specified Injuries 2004/05 – 2014/15p

 

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Over 3-day (O3D) & Over 7-day (O7D) Injuries

O3D & O7D injuries 2005/06 – 2014/15p

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Nature of injury

Injuries by nature and severity 2012/13, 2013/14 & 2014/15p

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Part of body injured

Injuries by part of body injured and severity 2012/13, 2013/14 & 2014/15p

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Kind of accident

Injuries by kind of accident and severity 2012/13, 2013/14 & 2014/15p

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Work process

Injuries by work process and severity 2012/13, 2013/14 & 2014/15p

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Dangerous occurrences (1) - overall

Dangerous occurrences 2005/06 - 2014/15p

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Dangerous occurrences (2) - Hydrocarbon releases (HCRs)

Hydrocarbon releases 2005/06 - 2014/15p

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Dangerous occurrences (3) – Wells

Well Incidents 2010/11 to 2014/15p

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Dangerous occurrences (4) – Pipelines

Pipelines incidents 2010/11 to 2014/15p

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Dangerous occurrences (5) – other incidents

Dropped objects

Lifting machinery

Collisions/ possible collisions offshore

Subsidence or collapse of seabed / loss of stability or buoyancy

Evacuation of installations

Reportable Diseases

All reportable events by Site 2014/15p

p = provisional
The ‘Fatality’ and ‘Diseases’ categories are small counts shown as spots, where each spot represents a report
The chart excludes 20 reports as it wasn’t possible to determine the site
Key to acronyms: MODU – Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit; FPSO/FSU – Floating Production, Storage & Offloading / Floating Storage Unit; NUI – Normally Unmanned Installation;

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Regulatory Activity

HSE's regulatory programme for the offshore industry seeks to ensure major hazard and personal risks are properly managed in compliance with legislative requirements. Where appropriate, HSE will take formal enforcement action to prevent harm and secure justice in line with its Enforcement Policy.
Key regulatory activities are:

More information can be found in the HSE Business Plan 2012/15 which can be found at http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/strategiesandplans/businessplans/updated-april14-businessplan12-15.pdf

Assessment

Number of safety cases assessed 2011/12 to 2014/15p

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Offshore Handling Systems Ltd
D3 Smithstown Business Park
Shannon
Co Clare
Ireland
V14 K407
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