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Step Change in Safety celebrated its 25th anniversary by naming the film Remembering Piper Alpha as its most effective resource.
The industry nonprofit hosted an event at P&J Live today to mark the occasion, with a panel discussion challenging the four most important resources it has produced since 1997.
“So we are reacting to what is current, but we also recognize what the underlying challenges we face 25 years and beyond are and we will continue to focus on them as well.”
In the running were the Green Hat Policy, Major Accident Hazard Awareness Pack, Mental Health Awareness Films and the film Remembering Piper Alpha.
The film, released in 2013, is 22 minutes long, the same time it took for the Piper Alpha disaster to occur.
Titled, Remembering Piper: The Night that Changed Our World, the film depicts the events of the night of July 6, 1988 using graphic and stylized illustration and audio from the BBC Radio 3 drama “Piper Alpha – the human price of oil”, by Stephen Phelps, the play revives the human experience of tragedy.
P&J Live attendees were asked to vote, and those in attendance decided that Remembering Piper Alpha should be recognized as Step Change in Safety’s most effective resource.
Asked about the evolution of offshore safety over the past 25 years, Executive Director of Step Change in Safety and Piper Alpha survivor Steve Rae said: “We are better prepared to respond to potential incidents, I think the workforce is now much more aware of the dangers they face on a daily basis.
We do a lot more to make sure people are competent to do their jobs, but more than anything I think we now provide a forum where safety is extremely important and discussed industry-wide and that’s how she has changed the most.
Looking forward
Step Change in Safety looks to its next major milestone and puts plans in place to continue the work it is doing.
When Mr. Rae last spoke with Energy Voice, he mentioned how the organization is translating its resources into other languages to make its safety videos and documentation more accessible to a wider audience.
Asked about it, Rae said: “This work is in progress, we have translated the first resources of our joint reflection and we plan to do more.
“The intent is not necessarily because we’re going on a growth mission, but to support companies that are already international members and also to acknowledge the feedback we’ve had that some people who come to work in our industry are not not necessarily have English as their first language and I think it’s important that we recognize that.
Translating existing documents into new languages isn’t Security Resources’ only nonprofit project.
The Executive Director of Step Change in Safety said: “We will be working with OEUK and UK HSE around process safety leadership.
“We’re going to start going back to basics, which doesn’t mean we’re going to simplify anything. This means that we are not necessarily going to create new resources or target new areas.
“We are going to focus on the things that matter most.
“So we are reacting to what is current, but we also recognize what the underlying challenges we face 25 years and beyond are and we will continue to focus on them as well.”
Key Lessons from 25 Years of Incremental Security Change
© Provided by Ryan DuffThe Executive Director of Step Change in Safety spoke about the resource he is most proud of: “A lot of our resources are related to Piper Alpha, not just the disaster, but the recommendations from the Cullen Inquiry.
“So a lot of our tools grew out of that and we continue to grow, just like we did with major accidents and hazards, green hat policy, training proficiency, element control working safely is all about the significant impact 1988 had on the oil industry.
Concluding, Mr Rae explained how the day of the 25th anniversary celebrations went: “The most important thing for me is that we have a room full of like-minded people and the intention was to have people from all areas of the business. from labor to management, safety professionals, and more. and I think we succeeded.
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