Health and Safety Performance

Introduction

Health and safety is an important part of any industry, particularly so in the hazardous Offshore sector, and a vital part of any sustainable development strategy.

Reflecting the priority that safety must take in the sector's operations, Industry leaders gave an undertaking in 2002 to ensure that by 2010, "the UK is the safest place to work in the worldwide oil and gas industry". This undertaking was incorporated into the list of industry objectives for PILOT, the joint Government Industry initiative to prolong UK oil and gas production through improved competitiveness.

The industry’s health and safety performance is measured against a variety of indicators, on both a worldwide and UK-only level.

Worldwide Safety Performance – Background, Key Statistics and Commentary

Industry leaders gave an undertaking in 2002 to ensure that by 2010, "the UK is the safest place to work in the worldwide oil and gas industry". This undertaking was incorporated into the list of industry objectives for PILOT, the joint Government Industry initiative to prolong UK oil and gas production through improved competitiveness.

This was measured using OGP Lost Time Injury Frequency (per million manhours). Lost Time Injury Frequency is a measure of the number of incidents each year which result in one or more days away from work. It is normalised on the basis of millions of man hours worked. LTIF also includes fatalities.

The International Association of Oil & Gas producers (OGP) encompasses most of the world’s leading publicly-traded, private and state-owned oil & gas companies, oil & gas associations and major upstream service companies. OGP members produce more than half the world’s oil and about one third of its gas.

Lost Time Injury Frequency – UK to be the Safest Place to Work in the World-wide Oil and Gas Industry by 2010

Worldwide Safety Performance – Supplementary Statistics and Commentary

For more information, see the Supplementary Statistics Section.