Health

Working towards a responsible and caring culture that enables our people to perform to the best of their potential.

Health

Working towards a responsible and caring culture that enables our people to perform to the best of their potential.

Overview
Committee information

We are passionate about the health and wellbeing of people connected with the industry, and work towards a responsible and caring culture that enables them to perform to the best of their potential.

To fulfil its purpose, the Health Committee has a leadership role to:

  • Bring health to the forefront of everyday operation of our industry
  • Collaborate internally and externally to, identify, debate and prioritise relevant health issues of interest to its members and share best health practice
  • Develop scientifically independent, evidence-based guidance and recommendations on a range of strategic health issues, including occupational, environmental and public health
  • Provide adaptable tools to member health organisations meet their specific needs and opportunities
  • Promote cross-industry harmonisation and digitisation

Run in partnership with IPIECA.

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According to the International Labour Organization’s 2020 figures, every year, more than 2.78 million people die because of occupational accidents or work-related diseases, while there are some 374 million non-fatal work-related injuries.

Medical emergency response preparation is vital

According to the International Labour Organization’s 2020 figures, every year, more than 2.78 million people die because of occupational accidents or work-related diseases, while there are some 374 million non-fatal work-related injuries.

Last November, to help companies understand vaccine efficacy and provide them with policy development guidance to achieve high rates of vaccination amongst staff, IOGP and Ipieca updated their joint position paper on COVID-19 vaccines. Five months on, we met up with Guillermo Gomez Diaz (Eni) and Hans Berg (Shell) to ask them to share their thoughts on the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic and whether vaccinations are still necessary.

Vaccinations – one of the most important COVID-19 mitigation measures  

Last November, to help companies understand vaccine efficacy and provide them with policy development guidance to achieve high rates of vaccination amongst staff, IOGP and Ipieca updated their joint position paper on COVID-19 vaccines. Five months on, we met up with Guillermo Gomez Diaz (Eni) and Hans Berg (Shell) to ask them to share their thoughts on the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic and whether vaccinations are still necessary.

In November, IOGP and IPIECA published a position paper on COVID-19 vaccines which aims to help companies understand vaccine efficacy and provides guidance for company policy development aimed at achieving high rates of vaccination amongst staff.

Understanding COVID-19 vaccine efficacy

In November, IOGP and IPIECA published a position paper on COVID-19 vaccines which aims to help companies understand vaccine efficacy and provides guidance for company policy development aimed at achieving high rates of vaccination amongst staff.

This document aims to provide clarity on the current types of testing, the opportunities and limitations they provide and a method to assess if testing is appropriate for a specific operational site or organization. It will be reviewed on a monthly basis, or sooner if appropriate.

IOGP-IPIECA Health Committee statement on COVID-19 testing in the oil and gas industry

This document aims to provide clarity on the current types of testing, the opportunities and limitations they provide and a method to assess if testing is appropriate for a specific operational site or organization. It will be reviewed on a monthly basis, or sooner if appropriate.

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Publications

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  • Health performance indicators – 2024 data – executive summary
    This executive summary outlines the main trends from IOGP’s annual health performance data analysis. It is supplemental to IOGP Report 2024h. The post Health performance indicators – 2024 data – executive summary appeared first on IOGP Publications library.
  • Health leading performance indicators – 2024 data
    IOGP’s annual data series assists companies with benchmarking and enables continuous improvement efforts. The joint IOGP-Ipieca Health Committee has been publishing leading health performance indicators annually since 2011. In 2023, the health performance indicators were revised to simplify the scoring system and introduce a more granular list of scores to enable reporting organizations to better […]
  • Health in the energy transition
    The “Health in the energy transition” paper by IOGP – Ipieca explores what is currently known about the health risks associated with energy transition-focused technologies. The paper targets company directors, project management, health professionals, and industry directors working in energy transition to enable them to be more aware and therefore better integrate health considerations into […]
  • Infectious disease outbreak management
    The oil and gas industry operates in many locations where people work, and often live together, in close quarters, such as offshore installations, ships, and remote camps. In these types of locations, infectious diseases can spread rapidly, affect workers, and disrupt operations. Long-distance travel is common, and workers can reside in locations other than where […]
  • Oil and gas contractor drug and alcohol testing recommended practice
    Contractors have historically faced a variety of complex challenges in complying with substance misuse/abuse testing requirements from multiple owners and operators within the oil and gas industry. This recommended practice, summarizing and collating drug and alcohol testing programme components for oil and gas companies, will drive consistency of practice between companies and serve to enhance […]
  • Health leading performance indicators – 2023 data
    IOGP’s annual data series assists companies with benchmarking and enables continuous improvement efforts. The joint IOGP-Ipieca Health Committee has been publishing leading health performance indicators annually since 2011. In 2023, the health performance indicators were revised to simplify the scoring system and introduce a more granular list of scores to enable reporting organizations to better […]
  • Health performance indicators – 2023 data – executive summary
    This executive summary outlines the main trends from IOGP’s annual health performance data analysis. It is supplemental to IOGP Report 2023h. The post Health performance indicators – 2023 data – executive summary appeared first on IOGP Publications library.
  • Health Performance Indicators/Indicadores de Desempenho de Saúde
    This is a Portuguese translation of IOGP-Ipieca Report 393 – Health Performance Indicators. O Comitê de Saúde da IOGP-Ipieca estabeleceu os Indicadores de Desempenho de Saúde (HPIs/IDSs) e um sistema de valoração, para as organizações medirem a cobertura e a maturidade de elementos-chave do sistema de gerenciamento de saúde. Este documento é usado como referência […]
  • Medical facilities assessment
        The post Medical facilities assessment appeared first on IOGP Publications library.
  • Health leading performance indicators – 2022 data
    In 2008, the IOGP-Ipieca Health Committee published IOGP Report 393 – Health Performance Indicators – a guide for the oil and gas industry. In 2023, Report 393 was revised to simplify the scoring system, and introduce a more granular list of scores to enable reporting organizations to better reflect their continual improvement efforts. Updates to […]
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