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Step Change in Safety is the UK's oil and gas safety organisation.

We are member-led organisation and believe that by collaborating, sharing and adopting best practices we will improve the safety of the UKCS. Step Change in Safety is the not-for-profit membership organisation which works to raise oil and gas industry standards and share good safety practice across the UKCS. It was founded in 1997 by the oil and gas industry trade associations with the aim of reducing the UK offshore injury rate. In 2015, Step Change in Safety separated from Oil & Gas UK, making it an independent tripartite organisation which represents the workforce, regulators and employers. Through the organisation’s work-groups and support team, Step Change in Safety works relentlessly to raise safety standards, share good practice and communicate facts so that no-one becomes complacent about staying safe in the UK oil and gas industry.

15/09/2026

💬 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

We’re offering an 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 to help managers and supervisors support staff who may be experiencing poor mental health.

During the session, you’ll learn how to:
✅ Recognise signs of poor mental health
✅ Start supportive conversations
✅ Use practical tools and techniques to support staff

📅 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬–𝟭𝟲:𝟯𝟬
📍 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺, 𝗔𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗻

The workshop is open to offshore, offsite and frontline managers and supervisors.

Only 𝟭𝟲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 are available, and lunch is included.

➡️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 👉 https://form.jotform.com/262252706716356

Places are kindly sponsored by Aker Solutions, with the workshop delivered by SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health).

Please note that registering your interest does not guarantee a place. Successful delegates will be contacted by 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

23/08/2026

Today, we pause to remember those who tragically lost their lives and those impacted by the Super Puma helicopter accident near Sumburgh on 23 August 2013.

Our thoughts are with all those affected – the families, friends, colleagues, and the wider offshore community.

Events like this stay with us. As we honour those who were lost, we remain committed to our mission: preventing incidents and injuries across the energy industry, and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our workforce always comes first.

04/08/2026

📣 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀
🎟️ https://shorturl.at/OessF

Are you a Site Manager or Supervisor working in a high-hazard environment?

Join our 𝟮-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 to gain practical skills you can use with your team.

The course will help you:
✅ Understand Human Performance
✅ Strengthen your leadership approach
✅ Improve your coaching skills
✅ Communicate more effectively
✅ Positively influence safety culture

📅 15–16 September 2026
📍 Ardoe House Hotel, Aberdeen

𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: £600 + VAT
𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: £900 + VAT

Delivered with Woods Alternative Solutions Ltd, Why Human Factors, Salos Sunesis and Equilibria Services.

👉 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲: https://shorturl.at/OessF

21/07/2026

📣 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 – 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿

Our next 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 takes place this September, delivered in collaboration with Woods Alternative Solutions Ltd, Why Human Factors, Salos Sunesis and Equilibria Services.

Designed for Site Managers and Supervisors working in high-hazard environments, this 2-day course is tailored for those responsible for leading teams and influencing safety culture.

Develop your non-technical leadership skills, deepen your understanding of Human Performance, strengthen your leadership approach, enhance your coaching skills, and communicate with greater purpose and clarity.

📅 15–16 September 2026
📍 Ardoe House Hotel, Aberdeen

→ 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: £600 + VAT
→ 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: £900 + VAT

👆 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!
👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/2-day-safety-leadership-development-programme-september-tickets-1980706424234

09/07/2026

📣 𝗧𝗲𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 | 𝗤𝟯 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
Our bumper 12-page Q3 edition is out now - packed with stories, insight, industry learning and plenty to get you thinking!

☕ 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 👉 https://www.stepchangeinsafety.com/teashack-news/

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 👇
📖 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 - a son’s deeply personal story of his father, Piper Alpha and what came after
🪜 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗿? Challenging routine work at height and the risks we can normalise
💬 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 - Why banter matters more than you think
💡 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 + new SCiS resource to support healthy, sustainable weight loss: https://www.stepchangeinsafety.com/resources/weight-loss-journey-support-pack/
⛪ 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻 - Rev’d Stuart Hallam
👷‍♀️ 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 & 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 - a journey from curiosity to commitment
📊 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗘-𝗢𝗯𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁
📅 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Safety Reps, Safety in Decommissioning, the Workforce Wellbeing & Safety Expo and Q3 Dates for your Diary
🧠 𝗣𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 - quiz, crossword & Sudoku puzzles

A huge thank you to our Q3 theme sponsor Adura, to Foyer Design for another brilliant design, and to all this edition’s contributors: Shane Gorman | John Turnbull, Caledonian Cranes | Rigrun | Graham Skinner, OEUK | Rev’d Stuart Hallam, The UK Oil & Gas Chaplaincy | Steph Sunley | Empirisys

06/07/2026

Today, we pause to remember the 167 lives tragically lost in the Piper Alpha disaster on 6 July 1988.

Our thoughts are with all those affected – the families, friends, colleagues, and the wider offshore community.

Events like this stay with us. As we honour those who were lost, we remain committed to our mission: preventing incidents and injuries across the energy industry, and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our workforce always comes first.

29/04/2026

Today, we pause to remember the 13 lives tragically lost in the Super Puma helicopter accident in Norway on 29 April 2016.

Our thoughts are with all those affected – the families, friends, colleagues, and the wider offshore community.

Events like this stay with us. As we honour those who were lost, we remain committed to our mission: preventing incidents and injuries across the energy industry, and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our workforce always comes first.

14/04/2026

📣 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸!

Clare Middleton, Head of Safety, Health and Wellbeing at National Gas commented: "𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨."

Find out more here ➡️ https://www.nationalgas.com/

Together, we’re strengthening our shared commitment to preventing incidents and injuries across the energy industry 🤝

👉 Interested in joining Step Change in Safety’s diverse membership network? Get in touch with [email protected] to find out more.

10/04/2026

Today, we pause to remember the 11 lives tragically lost in the Macondo well incident in the Gulf of Mexico on 10 April 2010.

Our thoughts are with all those affected – the families, friends, colleagues, and the wider offshore community.

Events like this stay with us. As we honour those who were lost, we remain committed to our mission: preventing incidents and injuries across the energy industry, and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our workforce always comes first.

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Annan House, 33-35 Palmerson Road
Aberdeen
AB115QP

Telephone

+441224577268

Website

http://www.stepchangeinsafety.com/

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