offshore


Commemorating Piper Alpha: 36 years of learning and progress in offshore safety

Fieldfisher’s Health & Safety team revisit the context and key learnings from the Piper Alpha disaster, underscoring the ongoing importance of ensuring the safety and wellbeing of workers across all industries. Read More

Offshore drilling company fined after crane boom collapse

An offshore drilling company has been fined after a crane boom collapsed catastrophically. Read More

Offshore oil company fined for hydrocarbon release

Offshore oil company Apache has been sentenced after they failed to provide written safety procedures for the depressurisation of an oil well, which led to the release of more than 1000kg of hydrocarbon gas at their Beryl Alpha production installation in the North Sea. Read More

‘40% of remote rotational workers experience suicidal thoughts some or all of the time’

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on remote rotational workers has been revealed in a new global study by the International SOS Foundation and Affinity Health at Work. Read More

Implementing successful health and safety initiatives in the manufacturing sector

Advanced Insulation won the Health and Safety Award at the recent Make UK (formally EEF) Future Manufacturing Awards. SHP caught up with Dan Howell, Group QHSE Manager to find out what helped the company stand out for the judges. Read More

Drill rig induction scheme introduced to improve safety

The scheme has been introduced across all of SOCOTEC’s ground investigation projects to ensure everyone working within the vicinity of a drill rig is given a rig induction. Read More

Medical treatment injuries soar in offshore wind sector

The number of medical treatment injuries in the offshore wind industry has risen by 86%, according to a new report. Read More

Shell fined after worker severely injured when hit by cylinder

Shell UK Limited has been fined 60k for health and safety breaches on the Brent Delta offshore installation. Read More

How did I get here?

Gordon Foot, Client Representative for Total Nigeria Ltd, talks about his experience as a health and safety professional and offers Read More

£3m fine for fuel giant following gas releases

One of the world’s largest oil and gas exploration and production companies has been fined after gas leaks on an Read More



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