
Step Change in Safety is committed to working with the energy industry to prevent incident and injury.
An essential part of that mission is learning from previous experiences through collaboration. Our searchable catalogue of hundreds of Safety Alerts and Safety Moments are all designed as learning resources that can help improve workplace safety. All contributions remain anonymous to encourage sharing within the industry. No company names, platforms, fields, locations, dates and individuals are referred to in our Safety Alerts and Moments.
Safety Alerts give details of events surrounding an incident or near miss and provide good practice guidance in order to prevent similar issues. Safety Moments are downloadable PowerPoint presentations detailing an incident, near miss or good practice, and which provide discussion points and related resources for use as learning tools.
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Evacuation - Safety Moment
Smoke entered the cabin when one exit was opened. This exit was declared unsafe and immediately closed, resulting in one less emergency…
Stabbing Board Maintenance Failure
The IP first tested the upward function of the board by hoisting the carriage up a couple of feet. When attempting to move the carriage…
Use of barrier glands in potentially explosive atmospheres
There is a difference between the current IEC 60079-14: 2013 Standard and previous versions of BS EN 60079-14:2018 and IEC 60079-14:2007…
Cracks in watercraft OEM maintenance pennants
During routine 5-yearly NDT inspection, cracks were found in the bottom fork of the FPDs fitted to the Mills release gear on Watercraft…
Pipework clamp failure - Safety Moment
The failure occurred due to incorrect manufacturing and the final material properties did not meet requirements; causing the clamp to fail.
Pressure release when breaking containment - Safety Moment
There was a sudden, uncontrolled release of pressure when the last retaining bolt was removed. The technician sustained injuries.


