Publications
Listed below are our publications. You can use the search function to find specific publication by keyword. Limited numbers of hard copies of certain publications are available to our members, however everything can be downloaded, free of charge, from the site.
Guidance for the Effective Use of Leading and Lagging Indicators has been produced by the Leading and Lagging Indicators Workgroup after extensive analysis of current practices across industries in the UK Oil & Gas Industry. The guidance is intended for ongoing use while effecting a change in the use and application of Performance Indicators. These guidelines aim to assist Health & Safety Professionals, Advisers, Plan Developers and anyone wishing to understand 'Lagging and Leading Performance Indicators'.
The Step Change Lifting and Mechanical Handling Guidelines have been revised and re-published. These guidelines define the responsibilities, training, competencies and assessment of those involved in lifting and mechanical handling operations. They set out a structured approach to the planning of safe lifting and mechanical handling operations which includes examples of key documents such as lift plans, risk assessments and checklists. These guidelines are aimed at all personnel involved in lifting and mechanical handling operations, particularly those responsible for the planning of these operations. The revised guidelines now include: guidance on the Lift Supervisor role changes in OPITO training standards an example lift plan...
Competent people are a prerequisite for safe lifting. Good training and a high level of competence already exist, but the requirements and the standards vary. Step Change is delighted to announce that standards for Lifting and Rigging are now complete and available for use, they can be found on the OPITO website at http://www.opito.com/uk/library/standards-library.html .Co chairs for the Competence Workgroup, Alan Chesterman and Peter Brown, have now written to all member companies advising them of this development and encouraging them to utilise the industry developed standards.Other standards in this series, including Rigger and Offshore Crane Operator, are in the process of being completed; they are...
This Step Change publication is the final deliverable from the Lifeboat Loading & Launching Work Group. It represents what the Group have agreed as best practice in relation to the loading & launching of lifeboats during drills.
Guidelines & basic principles for any effective Safety Observation System, covering the nine essential principles: An observation orientated system A people based approach Full employee involvement Individual accountability Management support Training resources Reporting and recording Tracking the results Auditing the system This publication is only available to download.
The guidance is based upon the key elements of the model Health and Safety Management System.
In an effort to reduce accidents associated with manriding operations, in January 2001 the Step Change in Safety Manriding Safety Workgroup was formed. The objective was to publish current best practice information for manriding in derricks, masts and moonpools in one document. This guide is a cross-industry product and contains many of the posters issued throughout the campaign.Contents: Top 10 alternatives for manriding Training and competence Manriding Hand Signals Manriding competence task list Pre-manriding check list Manriding equipment Emergency plans and equipment Manriding register
These two cards are useful tools, which can be used as a memory jogger for personnel involved in all aspect of manual handling. One card is for the employee to use as a prompt card prior to carrying out any manual handling task. The second card is for the use of the person/persons conducting the toolbox talk and is used as a memory jogger to ensure all aspects of manual handling are discussed during the toolbox talk
“Do You Know Your Marine Operations?” has been compiled to raise the level of safety awareness with those personnel on offshore installations who are involved in day-to-day vessel activities.It is written in a style that challenges the knowledge of the reader. The marine related questions seek to prompt debate and to focus on “who” is accountable to do “what”, “where” and “when”. You will notice that many of the questions are not answered; many of the responses will be unique to the individual installation and particular activities ongoing at the time. In seeking the answers, it is hoped the reader...
Experience has shown that failures of critical systems are more likely to result from failure of a minor component within an overall system rather than failure of a major component. To address this issue AMEC has prepared a suite of interlocking material, welding and coating specifications aimed at assuring the integrity of all components within a system. The specifications aim to identify the essential tasks to be followed during the processing and testing stages of all components whilst avoiding unnecessary and overly onerous requirements.
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