25c Decommissioning within the offshore UK oil and gas industry

In: Annals of work exposures and health: addressing the cause and control of work-related illness and injury, Volume 68, Issue Supplement_1, p. 1-1

Abstract

Abstract
The session will focus on the El publication titled 'Decommissioning within the offshore UK oil and gas industry: a practical guide to worker health protection'. The technical publication highlights and describes the potential health hazards and risks to workers involved in the decommissioning of offshore oil and gas structures and explain how these risks are potentially magnified during decommissioning. Health planning, management and mitigation are discussed briefly as this is already well documented in other publications, and these processes are generally established and in use by the operators and other companies involved in decommissioning. It will also highlight the significant challenges for the industry as this work rapidly increases.