Oil & Gas UK has revealed an improvement in performance in the latest annual health and safety data report into the UK offshore industry. <\/p>\n
The Health & Safety Report 2017 provides significant trends and issues of the sectors performance on the UK Continental Shelf during the last year. <\/p>\n
The report highlighted the collectively lowest level for dangerous incidents such as oil and gas releases, dropped objects, fires, and explosions. <\/p>\n
The sector reported 113 injuries in more than 50 million manhours worked offshore,which is the second lowest since the safety regulations came into force in the mid-1990s. <\/p>\n
It also mentioned that six operators witnessed no dangerous occurrences last year and nine operators had no reportable injuries during the same time period. <\/p>\n
However, the report also mentioned a fatality happened during the unpacking of a container offshore. <\/p>\n
\"Process safety incidents such as oil and gas releases, fires or explosions and dropped objects are at the lowest on record.\" <\/p>\n
Oil & Gas UK Health, Safety and Environment Policy director Mick Borwell said: Our report reflects the continued industry-wide effort we make to maintain focus on the safety of our people and operations. <\/p>\n
That effort is paying back in the form of an improving overall performance. <\/p>\n
He stated that particular scrutiny has been paid to aviation safetyfollowing two helicopter crashes, with one killing 13 people in Norway and a non-fatal incidentin the UK. <\/p>\n
Borwell added: \"Process safety incidents, which includes oil and gas releases, fires or explosions and dropped objects, are at the lowest on record. <\/p>\n
\"There has been a sustained overall downward trend in the total number of these hydrocarbon releases reported since a peak in 2004. Prevention of releases remains an absolute priority.\" <\/p>\n
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