Written question asked by Alex Cunningham (Labour) on Thursday, 16 December 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 5 January 2022. It was answered by Chloe Smith (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 January 2022 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Offshore Industry: Continental Shelf
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2021 to Question 80980 on Offshore Industry: Continental Shelf, what steps she is taking to ensure that staffing levels are not reduced below that required to safely operate installations on the UKCS.
- Answer
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The UKCS safety case regime requires all offshore duty holders to demonstrate to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) they can comply with safety legislation. Every UKCS offshore installation has an accepted safety case. HSE has a targeted intervention plan which involves testing the assertions made in safety cases. All duty holders must continue to demonstrate they are operating in compliance with their accepted safety case, and this includes the potential impact of reducing personnel numbers offshore for whatever reason. HSE’s interventions have covered duty holders’ continued ability to comply with legal requirements irrespective of whatever changes in offshore personnel levels they make.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 94354
- Session
- 2021-22
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- Subjects
- Continental shelf Staff Offshore industry Safety Repairs and maintenance
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