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 Committee
The Safety Committee works to eliminate fatalities from our industry. It enables workplace cultures in which human performance principles are embedded in the design and operation of work environments, leadership sets a tone of trust and inclusion, and the well-being of workforces is a shared imperative.
Contacts:
- Director: Tom Frost
- Manager: Marinara Rosa mro@iogp.org
Related content
Monthly Safety Directorate reflections by Tom Frost, IOGP Health, Safety, Security & Wells Director
Monthly Safety Directorate reflections by Tom Frost, IOGP Health, Safety, Security & Wells Director
IOGP has published Vision-AI Guidelines for HSSE Applications (IOGP Report 816), the first industry-developed framework designed to help organisations implement Vision-AI responsibly, consistently, and effectively.
Monthly Safety Directorate reflections by Tom Frost, IOGP Health, Safety, Security & Wells Director
Recent publications
Safety performance indicators – Aviation accidents – 2025 data – Executive summary
A brief summary of the main data points from the 2025 aviation data. This is supplemental to 2025a. The post Safety performance indicators – Aviation…
Safety performance indicators – Aviation accidents – 2025 data
This Report presents the safety performance of the aviation industry involved in both upstream and downstream operations reported by participating IOGP Member Companies for 2013-2025.…
Assessment of process safety events that could result in Fatality or Permanent Impairment (FPI) injuries – User Guide
This Report provides a simplified version aimed at field personnel of the methodology described in IOGP Report 813 – Assessment of process safety events that…
Assessment of process safety events that could result in Fatality or Permanent Impairment (FPI) injuries
The global oil and gas industry has aligned to report and classify Process Safety Events (PSEs), leveraging processes outlined in industry standards such as API…
IOGP Safety performance indicators – Motor vehicle crash data – 2008-2025
Driving-related incidents have historically been the single largest cause of fatalities in IOGP Member Company operations. IOGP has been collecting motor vehicle fatality data from…
Fatal Incident and High Potential Event reports – Land Transportation activity 2025
This document contains the company submitted narratives for fatal incident and high potential events involving motor vehicles in 2025. It is a supplement to 2025m.…
Safety performance indicators – process safety events – 2025 data – executive summary
This document is a brief summary of the main points from the 2025 process safety event data. It is supplemental to IOGP Report 2025p. The…
Safety performance indicators – Process safety events – 2025 data Tier 1 PSE, fatal incident, and high potential event reports
This document contains the company-submitted narratives for fatal incident and high potential events in process safety operations. It is a supplement to Report 2025p. The…
IOGP Safety performance indicators – Process safety events – 2025 data
The Process Safety Event data presented in this Report are based on voluntary submissions from participating IOGP Member Companies and are not necessarily representative of…
Fixed-Wing and Rotary-Wing Aerial Survey Operations Recommended Practices
IOGP Report 694 – Fixed-Wing and Rotary-Wing Aerial Survey Operations Recommended Practices provides recommended practices that will assist in the safe, effective, and efficient management…
Associations
- American Petroleum Institute (API): www.api.org
- Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) (Safety & environment alerts system): https://www.appea.com.au/industry/safety-and-health/documentation.html
- International Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC): www.iagc.org
- International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC): www.iadc.org
- International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA): www.iadc.org
- International Petroleum Industries Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA): www.ipieca.org
- Oil & Gas UK (previously UKOOA): https://www.oilandgas.org.uk/
- Repetitive Strain Injury Association: www.rsi.org.uk
Industry initiatives
- Fire & Blast Information Group: FABIG: www.fabig.com
- Step Change: SADIE (Safety alert data information exchange): www.stepchangeinsafety.net
Institutes & societies
- European Agency for Safety and Health at Work: europe.osha.eu.int/good_practice
- Energy Institute: www.energyinst.org.uk/
- Society of Petroleum Engineers: www.spe.org
Publications
API reports
IADC reports
IAGC reports
IMCA reports
Reports from regulatory agencies
UK Health & Safety Executive – General
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Petroleum Safety Division reports
Step Change in Safety reports