The following is taken from that report.
Talisman Energy UK senior vice president Nick Walker said the results of an investigation “showed we were wanting in some key areas of our operations, principally around lifting and rigging procedures and practices. We have made meaningful changes in all these areas.”
The statement comes after a man died in an accident on the Bleo Holm in January last year. He was killed when a metal clamp fell from a hoist and hit him. Another worker was also injured.
Talisman was given a £600,000 fine after pleading guilty to breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act with its co-accused Aker Kvaerner Offshore, which was also fined £600,000.
Walker added in a statement issued after the court case: “We take full responsibility for this tragedy. We are truly sorry that it happened.”
Information gained from the investigation has been dispersed within Talisman’s own workforce, among contractors, and to other North Sea operators.
The UK’s Health & Safety Executive confirmed this has been done through the UK offshore industry’s Step Change in Safety initiative, of which Talisman is a part.
“There are some lessons in this incident for the industry around rigger competence standards and we are working with our peers with the aim of persuading them to take this on as an industry initiative,” Walker concluded.
