Safety

IOGP has a long history of working to improve safety in the industry.

Safety

IOGP has a long history of working to improve safety in the industry.

Safety across the board

IOGP has a long history of working to improve safety in the industry, explore our current and past work, from guidance on management systems, to the specifics for safe diving operations.

Oil and gas process safety

Process safety

Process safety is a disciplined framework for managing the integrity of operating systems and processes that handle hazardous substances.

Process Safety Fundamentals

Offshore helicopter

Transportation safety

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Project Safira

Putting an end to upstream fatalities in the workplace

Management Systems & contracting

IOGP’s OMS framework offers an integrated approach and the flexibility to address some or all of a wide range of risks, impacts or threats related to occupational health and safety; environmental and social responsibility; process safety, quality and security.

Human performance

We are working with company management and HSE professionals to understand how Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems (HSEMS) can incorporate human factor issues.

Oil and gas personal safety

Fatality and Permanent Impairment (FPI)

A common definition for actual, potential, and near miss Fatality and Permanent Impairment (FPI) injuries.

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Keeping all eyes on safety

Did you know that up to 25% of the workforce may be experiencing undiagnosed vision problems, potentially creating hidden hazards in your operations?

RSS Recent publications

  • Checklist for road/vehicle incidents resulting in a Motor Vehicle Crash
    Land transport related incidents are historically the single largest cause of fatalities in IOGP Member Company operations. All companies operating land transportation, or providing services involving land transportation, should investigate land transportation incidents to an appropriate level to determine causes. This checklist is based on experience and current practices that have proven effective in the […]
  • Safety performance indicators – 2024 data – executive summary
    This is a brief executive summary of IOGP Report 2024s and provides an overview of the results of the 2024 safety performance data submitted by companies participating in IOGP’s data collection programme. The post Safety performance indicators – 2024 data – executive summary appeared first on IOGP Publications library.
  • IOGP Safety performance indicators – 2024 data
    The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) has been collecting safety incident data from its Member Companies globally since 1985. The data collected are entered into the IOGP safety database, which is the largest database of safety performance in the exploration and production (E&P) industry. The post IOGP Safety performance indicators – 2024 […]
  • Safety performance indicators – 2024 data – Fatal incident reports
    This document contains the company submitted narratives of fatal safety incidents. It is a supplement to Report 2024s – Safety performance indicators, 2024 data. The post Safety performance indicators – 2024 data – Fatal incident reports appeared first on IOGP Publications library.
  • Safety performance indicators – 2024 data – High potential event reports
    This document contains the company submitted narratives for events classified as high potential safety events. It is a supplement to Report 2024s – Safety performance indicators, 2024 data. The post Safety performance indicators – 2024 data – High potential event reports appeared first on IOGP Publications library.
  • Safety performance indicators – Fatality and permanent impairment incident reports – 2022-2023 – executive summary
    This is a brief executive summary of IOGP Report 2023f – Safety performance indicators – Fatality and permanent impairment injuries (FPI) – 2022-2023 data. It provides an overview of the results of the 2022 and 2023 fatality and permanent impairment (FPI) data submitted by companies participating in IOGP’s data collection programme. The post Safety performance […]
  • Safety performance indicators – Permanent impairment incident reports – 2022-2023
    This document contains the company submitted narratives of permanent impairment injuries. It is a supplement to Report 2023f –  Safety performance indicators – Fatality and permanent impairment injuries (FPI) – 2022-2023 data. The post Safety performance indicators – Permanent impairment incident reports – 2022-2023 appeared first on IOGP Publications library.
  • Safety performance indicators – Fatality and permanent impairment injuries (FPI) – 2022-2023 data
    The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) has been collecting safety incident data from its Member Companies globally since 1985. The data collected are entered into the IOGP safety database, which is the largest database of safety performance in the exploration and production (E&P) industry. The principal purpose of the data collection and […]
  • Land transportation safety practice
    Land transport related incidents are historically the single largest cause of fatalities in IOGP Member Company operations. All companies operating land transportation, or providing services involving land transportation, should have a management system in place that covers land transportation operations and is based on a full assessment of risks and mitigations. This Report is based […]
  • Safety data reporting user guide – Scope and definitions (2024 data)
    The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) has been collecting global safety incident data from Member Companies since 1985. The data collected are entered directly to the IOGP safety database, which is the largest database of safety incident statistics in the industry. These data are held securely within IOGP’s systems and all data […]

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UK Health & Safety Executive – General

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

Petroleum Safety Division reports

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