Oil and Gas

The oil and gas sector is facing major challenges which impact on health and safety, including working with ageing assets, improving safety culture and working with less accessible oil and gas reserves.

HSE has worked with the oil and gas industry for over 25 years. We deliver practical solutions which help you manage asset integrity, while keeping your workforce safe and healthy.

We are at the forefront of understanding and improving organisational safety culture, to help reduce major incidents caused by human factors.

Why choose HSE?

• Our role in investigating accidents for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) means we have a unique understanding of why accidents happen and how they can be prevented. You benefit from the real hands-on expertise of our multi-disciplinary teams.
• Our extensive oil and gas experience is enhanced by detailed knowledge of other high-hazard industries. This means you can tap into relevant research and knowledge from other sectors.
• Our acclaimed facilities mean we can conduct cutting-edge research in-house, on physical processes and plant.
• Our outstanding consultancy services provide a unique insight into human factors such as safety culture and worker behaviour.

How can we help?

We offer problem-solving, experimental testing and safety engineering, bespoke research and expert advice on the management of hazards.

Examples of how we've helped companies in the oil and gas sector include:

• identifying and managing fire and explosion hazards in ageing offshore structures
• promoting safe behaviours through use of our Safety Climate Tool
• carrying out hazard and operability studies for a new onshore exploration well

To discuss how we can help you with any health or safety related issue, contact Chris Scales: christopher.scales@hse.gov.uk

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