Bothered? Safety cannot be left to management or the big name companies.

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2 Asset Integrity Collaboration Step Change in Safety is a member-led organisation, formed by the oil and gas industry, for the oil and gas industry. Step Change brings together operators and contractors, trade unions, regulators and the workforce to continuously improve the safety of the North Sea. The safety of the workforce always comes before anything else. Leadership Team Steering Groups Asset integrity is vital for a safe and sustainable industry. Around half of the installations in the UKCS are nearing the end of their life. As they get older, the likelihood of hazards increases. As an industry, we must create strategies that prevent accidents and incidents. Safety cannot be left to management or the big name companies. Everyone must collaborate to ensure a safe environment, regardless of company, position or pay-packet. When it comes to safety, the stakes are too high to work in isolation. If we don t work together, we re not safe. Step Change works towards the following goals: There will be strong and sustainable health and safety leadership; The workforce will be fully engaged with health and safety; Asset integrity issues will be managed across the industry; The workforce will have the competence to identify hazards and ensure risks are properly controlled; Health and safety issues will be communicated across the industry. Workforce Engagement Support Team Asset Integrity Competence & Human Factors Support Team Helicopter Safety The Asset Integrity Steering Group (AISG) seeks to reduce and prevent hydrocarbon releases, and encourage the industry to share lessons learned from incidents and near-misses. You can share a lesson at stepchangeinsafety. net/share, and see what others have learned at stepchangeinsafety. net/safetyalerts. Bothered? Complacency is the antithesis of safety. In this industry, the smallest action can have a major consequence. We cannot afford to forget even for a split second about safety. Step Change in Safety exists to keep the onshore and offshore workforce safe, but there comes a point when safety is over to you. Don t waste what others are doing to keep the industry and all who work in it safe. Everyone has a part to play. This is why Step Change in Safety brings together operators and contractors, trade unions, regulators and the workforce. Through collaboration, we will make the UK the safest oil province in the world to work in. 01

3 Donning a Jacket Engagement G18 Step Change in Safety has a track record of turning safety recommendations into reality. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) report CAP1145 required everyone to wear a Category-A EBS while travelling offshore in a helicopter. In response, a workgroup was set up within Step Change which identified a new breathing system and lifejacket and ensured they passed a rigorous testing and approval process. The group worked with OPITO to develop a training course which 62,000 offshore workers completed in six weeks. The Category-A EBS was introduced to the North Sea significantly ahead of schedule. Step Change s work to introduce the new EBS for offshore workers is a model example of how a project can successfully bring together a broad range of parties, ensuring that offshore workers now experience a higher level of safety much earlier than we expected. Mark Swan, Director of Safety and Airspace UK, Civil Aviation Authority An engaged workforce is a safe workforce. Workers who are engaged with safety communicate freely with others, participate in safety initiatives and challenge unsafe behaviours. We must all encourage and nurture workforce engagement and remove any obstacles that hinder it. Step Change s Workforce Engagement Toolkit helps oil and gas companies measure and improve levels of engagement at their worksites. The Toolkit highlights strengths and weaknesses and supports companies as they develop improvement plans. Please contact Step Change if you would like to use the Toolkit in your organisation. Access the Workforce Engagement Toolkit here: stepchangeinsafety.net/engagement Focal Points Focal Points are the most important link between Step Change in Safety and its members. Each member company has an appointed Focal Point who is given direct and regular access to their company s leadership team and HSE manager. It s the Focal Point s job to connect with their colleagues and share Step Change news, events and initiatives. Do you know who your Focal Point is? The G18 is a group of Elected Safety Representatives who have a huge influence on Step Change in Safety s activities. Different members of the G18 attend every Leadership Team meeting and speak on behalf of their colleagues on issues which generate interest or cause concern. The G18 has a voice and is listened to. If you would like to raise an issue through the G18, please esr@stepchangeinsafety.net. We are the interface between workers and the Step Change Leadership Team. We have the ability to put the workforce s concerns directly to the Leadership Team for immediate feedback. Nigel MacGillvray, G18 02 STEP CHANGE IN SAFETY: A-Z 03

4 Helicopter Safety International Impact Knowledge Step Change in Safety works closely with the CAA and helicopter operators to address issues which affect offshore helicopters, and strengthen confidence in helicopter travel. If you have any questions or concerns about helicopter safety, please Step Change works directly with helicopter operators to report the facts around helicopter Returns to Base. If you read about an RTB in the news, please visit stepchangeinsafety.net/rtb to find out more. Like oil and gas, safety is an international issue. Step Change in Safety s impact stretches to oil and gas provinces around the world. Step Change is regularly represented at international events to ensure others can learn from our experiences. Step Change s executive director Les Linklater, spoke at the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association s (APPEA) annual HSE Conference in Perth, Western Australia. We were very keen to have Step Change in Safety participate at the 2013 CEO Safety Leadership Forum. There remains a broad agreement across the Australian oil and gas industry that there is real value in rapid and effective sharing and learning, and in particular to look at global industry programmes like Step Change. It is the whole industry s performance that counts wherever we operate. - Miranda Taylor, Director of Environment, Safety and Productivity, APPEA Joined-up Thinking The Step Change in Safety Joinedup Thinking DVDs are regularly used in offshore and onshore safety meetings. The short, informative and interactive DVDs explain some factors in the workplace that can lead to hydrocarbon releases, including: Communication Culture Competence Complacency Commitment Control of Work Change Management Downloaded the packs from the Step Change website: stepchangeinsafety. net/joinedupthinking. Sharing what we know is a vital part of Step Change in Safety. We cannot keep safety secrets. Step Change produces publications and guidance that cover every aspect of safety, from Hydrocarbon Release Production Plans and Mechanical Joint Integrity to Workplace Health and Guidance for OIMs. Each publication has been written by industry experts who are dedicated to making the UKCS the safest oil province in the world to work in. The publications are free for members to download, and can be accessed on the Step Change website. 04 STEP CHANGE IN SAFETY: A-Z 05

5 Members Opportunity Questions? Leadership Team Strong and sustainable leadership is a critical component in the safety equation. The Step Change in Safety Leadership Team (SCLT) is responsible for planning and monitoring Step Change s activities and acting on the opinions and concerns of the workforce. The SCLT includes senior managers and officials from member companies, industry-related trade associations, trade unions and regulators. Everyone who contributes to the SCLT does so because they have demonstrated visible and admirable safety leadership. Please visit the Step Change YouTube channel to meet the SCLT and find out why safety is important to them. Step Change in Safety is a memberled organisation which represents companies, the unions and regulators. If you work for a member company, you can attend Step Change events and meetings and download publications for free. Step Change members are expected to: Support and promote Step Change strategies and principles; Show visible safety leadership at all times; Support site managers and the workforce; Share best practices and learning; Work towards the continuous improvement of industry standards; Ensure effective workforce involvement and the best use of Safety Reps and steering groups. If your company would like to be a Step Change member, please contact info@stepchangeinsafety.net. New Recruits The oil and gas industry welcomes new recruits every day. We believe it is important to teach new workers the importance of safety to prevent them from becoming complacent, or worse, picking up bad habits. If you would like Step Change in Safety to be part of your graduate or induction programmes, please info@stepchangeinsafety.net. Individuals who are dedicated to safety are welcome to join the Step Change in Safety Leadership Team, Steering Groups and workgroups. If the safety of the workforce is your passion and you want to make positive safety changes within the industry, please contact info@stepchangeinsafety.net Step Change provides you with a real opportunity to make the UK the safest province in the worldwide oil and gas industry. Step up and make a difference. - Ken Robertson, Step Change in Safety co-chair, #playyourpart Our Facebook and Twitter pages are a great place to read Step Change news and take part in safety discussions. If you have any questions about Step Change in Safety s plans or activities, please info@stepchangeinsafety.net? 06 STEP CHANGE IN SAFETY: A-Z 07

6 Read All About It! If we want to stay safe, we have to get talking. You can read more about Step Change s activities and issues that affect the workforce s safety on our website, in local and national media and in our monthly round-ups. Sign up for our updates on our website. Simplification and Standardisation Safety must not become the victim of a low oil price. Simplifying safety practices across the UKCS will be Step Change s main focus in the next five years. We have calculated that standardising safety practices across all installations, as opposed to the current arrangement of different practices on different installations, will save the industry approximately 5.3million man-hours per year. A specific workgroup will look at practices including Toolbox Talks, Observation Cards and Task Risk Assessments. Safety practices will be reviewed individually with pilots taking place on specific installations. If you would like to know more, please visit the Step Change website. 08 STEP CHANGE IN SAFETY: A-Z 09

7 Tea Shack News UKCS Website You can pick up Tea Shack News at the heliports, in your office or at one of the Step Change events. Or, you can read it online at stepchangeinsafety. net/tsn. If you have any ideas for features, please them to Tea Shack News is a great mix of pressing industry safety topics and excellent accounts of real people s personal experiences and views. - Steve, HSEQ Manager Love the publication, love the size, love the content! - Offshore worker Tea Shack News: Winner of the 2015 Energy Institute Awards Communication category Roughly 36,000km of pipelines link 300 platforms to the shore. The UKCS provides more than 70% of the UK s primary energy supply and employs one in every 80 people in the UK s workforce % Visible Leadership Step Change in Safety aims to lead by example. There are more than 85 directors, managers and specialists sitting on the Step Change Leadership Team and Steering Groups, who each demonstrate visible safety leadership in their companies and installations. This is how they play their part to make the UK the safest oil province in the world to work. How can you lead by example? WWW. STEP CHANGE IN SAFETY.NET 10 STEP CHANGE IN SAFETY: A-Z 11

8 exhibitions and Events Step Change events are designed for the workforce to exchange ideas, meet similarly-minded individuals and voice their concerns. Events are free for members and can be booked via stepchangeinsafety.net/events. Zero Incidents This is what we strive for. Useful links: Step Change in Safety: Step Change Events: Industry exhibitions and events are a great opportunity to meet the workforce and find out how Step Change in Safety can support them more. Look out for the Step Change stand at industry exhibitions. YouTube The Step Change in Safety YouTube channel is home to a number of event recordings, Joined-up Thinking DVDs and other films that can be used in onshore and offshore safety meetings. Share a Lesson: Download Safety Alerts and Moments: www/stepchangeinsafety.net/safetyalerts Joined-up Thinking: Tea Shack News: Safety Guidance and Publications: RTB Alerts: /stepchangeinsafety 12 STEP CHANGE IN SAFETY: A-Z

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