Event report

Keeping Safety Personal
1-2 February 2007, Anfield stadium, Liverpool, UK

The 2007 IMCA safety seminar - the fifth such annual event - took place at Liverpool FC's Anfield stadium on 1-2 February, attracting over 130 delegates. Once again, the event successfully brought together both onshore and offshore management responsible for safety and those active in the on-site workforce to discuss how the industry can further improve offshore safety and avoid incidents, providing a unique opportunity for dialogue and learning from each other at all levels.

The seminars always feature something a little out of the ordinary and this year was no exception, as delegates were spellbound by magic tricks and other interjections, reinforcing the safety messages in new and interesting ways.

A varied two-day programme featured presentations on many safety-related subjects, including 'Keeping safety levels up in a busy environment', 'What questions could I have asked?' and case studies on learning from incidents, with productive discussion following each item. Many ideas and experiences were shared, generating actions for future work by IMCA and leaving delegates with plenty to think about and take back to their work sites and offices.

A CD has been produced for delegates and other members, bringing together the full set of presentations and reports on the discussions. Additional copies are available to members on request.

Programme

• Presentations:
  • Introduction and welcome
  • What questions could I have asked?
  • @ease and L4L - bringing safety to the work floor
  • Personal responsibility for safety - personal risk awareness
  • Accountability for safety
  • Safe electrical isolations - getting it right
  • Last-minute risk assessment
  • Magically enhanced metaphors
  • Introduction and welcome to day two
  • Statoil's safe behaviour programme
  • Maintaining safety levels in a busy environment
  • Working together for safety
  • Safety - why are we doing it and what does it achieve?
  • Learning from incidents
  • Summary and future actions for IMCA
• Discussion sessions:
• What does personal responsibility for safety mean to you and your team?
• What are the barriers to making safety personal internationally and culturally?
• Do behavioural safety programmes work for you?
• Why isn't our safety behaviour at home and at leisure the same as at work?