Health and Safety Executive

OIAC - Workforce Involvement Group (WIG)

WIG looks specifically at ways in which to increase offshore worker involvement in health and safety matters by:

  • promoting greater workforce involvement in health and safety in the workplace;
  • encouraging voluntary expansion of workplace health and safety representation; and
  • sharing and promoting industry best practice to raise workplace health and safety standards.

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Events

Oil rig

Notification and information of any upcoming Offshore Workforce Involvement Events will be posted here in due course.

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The Search Begins for Oil and Gas Safety Innovators

Oil & Gas UK, as the trade association that represents the offshore oil and gas industry in the UK, is seeking nominations for its safety awards event on 18 April 2012. While HSE does not nominate candidates for the awards, we are happy to provide this link for further details.

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Guidance

Guidance books

Please find  2 Guidance Documents for SI 971 Elected Safety Representatives (ESR) as provided by Step Change and requested at the last Offshore Workforce Involvement Event held on 23 June 2011, entitled:

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SI971 Report

Inspection programme to check industry compliance with the provision of the SI971 Regulations.

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Now it’s your chance: Contact the WIG

As you may, or may not be aware, the WIG holds regular meetings of which more information is available below. However, the WIG would like to hear from you, please email wig.secretariat@hse.gsi.gov.uk 

Your submitted articles will be discussed at WIG meetings along with your questions. Responses will be included in the minutes of the meetings and posted on the website.

*Please note, anonymity will be assured if requested.

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What's in the news

Providing up to date news on all things Oil and Gas via 'Google News' which also allows you to look back at the archives of Oil and Gas news stories.

Also, 'Affiliated organisations' (as shown on left side of the web page) provides you with news from the websites of organisations affiliated to the WIG including the IADC, OCA, Oil & Gas UK, Step Change and the Trade Unions, UNITE and RMT.

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Meetings

Next meeting: 15 March 2012

Agenda: To be decided

Venue: To be arranged

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Events

Next event: To be confirmed

Last event: 23 June 2011 – Thainstone House Hotel, Inverurie, Aberdeen

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