Health & Safety Report 2018

HEALTH & SAFETY REPORT 2018

Figure 3 shows the total number of reportable HCRs in 2017 under both the existing reporting regime and the EU regulations. The upward trend apparent in the three-year moving average in 2017 is attributable to the number of additional releases reported under the new legislation, as a comparison with Figure 4 demonstrates. The number of significant releases continues to decrease year on year, while major releases have plateaued. While only one major release is identified in the 2017 results below, the HSE has indicated that it believes at least one of the releases yet to be classified is likely to be assigned to the major category.

Figure 3: Number of Hydrocarbon Releases Occurring Offshore

300

Minor Significant Major Three-Year Moving Average

250

200

150

100

Number of Releases*

50

0

*Excludes 7 releases not yet classified

Source: Health and Safety Executive

Figure 4 shows the same data with the additional EU reportable HCRs excluded to allow comparison. This shows that the downward trend in HCRs has been maintained throughout 2016 and 2017.

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