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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Gas release due to the failure of an incorrect seal ring material installed on a Clamp Connector resulting in galvanic corrosion
A gas release occurred on a normally unmanned installation (NUI). On investigation the release was coming from a proprietary size 52 clamp…
Moment
Human Factors in Design
As the driller reached for the microphone, he released pressure on the brake slightly. The top drive descended, bending the drill pipe…
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User Advisory Notice - 3M Half Facepiece Disposable Respirators 5000 Series
During a recent internal review, 3M discovered an issue involving certain versions and lots of the size-medium 3M™ Half Facepiece…
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Fire in the Hold
Searched inbound helicopter baggage has a high number of PEDs and batteries in an unsafe condition.
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Potential dropped object during lifting operation
When the load was approximately 15m above the deck the load turned and the crane operator noticed one of the stainless steel panels for the…
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Lifeboat Disconnection from Lifting Apparatus at Height
On completion of the launch test, the lifeboat was being recovered to its launching davits. On reaching a height above the water of…