Step Change in Safety is committed to working with the UK oil and gas industry to continually improve safety and make the UKCS the safest oil and gas province in the world in which to work.
An essential part of that mission is learning from previous experiences through collaboration. Our searchable catalogue of hundreds of Safety Alerts and Safety Moments are all designed as learning resources that can help improve workplace safety. All contributions remain anonymous to encourage sharing within the industry. No company names, platforms, fields, locations, dates and individuals are referred to in our Safety Alerts and Moments.
Safety Alerts give details of events surrounding an incident or near miss and provide good practice guidance in order to prevent similar issues. Safety Moments are downloadable PowerPoint presentations detailing an incident, near miss or good practice, and which provide discussion points and related resources for use as learning tools.
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Play your part in improving workplace safety. Browse our extensive catalogue of Safety Alerts and Moments to learn from the experiences of industry colleagues.
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Near miss with high pressure gas due to incorrect procedures
A crew narrowly avoided potentially serious problems with a high pressure gas supply by stopping and thinking things through. The near miss…
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Electrocution incident – make sure electrical equipment is safe!
A vessel cook received a mains electric shock when he simultaneously touched a metal bain-marie (the metal electrically heated serving…
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High potential: dropped chain assembly
A chain assembly weighing 2.3kg fell 10m to deck, just glancing the helmet but potentially causing fatal injuries to a worker below. The…
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Unexpected Descent and Ascent of Mattress Lifting Frame
A subsea load close to working divers started moving with no intervention from the crane operator. The incident occurred during movement of…
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Dropped Object from Offshore Platform to Supply Vessel
During routine supply vessel operations, an Offshore Platform deck crew member was tasked with establishing barriers for safe lifting of…
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Operating a Vessel - Person Overboard
A tender was being used to transfer personnel from a tugboat to an offshore mooring point (calm buoy). The tender was pushing upagainst the…
