Equinor’s long-term safety trend continues to move in a positive direction. The total number of serious incidents and injuries per million hours worked has never been lower than at the end of the second quarter, measured over the previous twelve months.
“It’s encouraging to see that systematic efforts over time produce good results. Our employees and suppliers work hard every day to share lessons learned and improve safety work,” says Jannicke Nilsson, Equinor’s executive vice president for safety, security and sustainability.
At the end of the second quarter of 2024, the serious incident frequency per million hours worked (SIF) was 0.3, down from 0.4 for the first quarter. Serious personal injuries are also included in the serious incident statistics.
The personal injury frequency per million hours worked (TRIF) as of the second quarter is 2.2 for the last 12 months, down from 2.3 at the end of the first quarter.
Equinor continues to pursue work to prevent major accidents through extra focus on management training and annual e-learning refresher courses that are also available to the company’s suppliers.
Equinor has seen marked improvement as regards safety within drilling and wells in recent years. By building a strong culture and applying a systematic approach, we have worked with our suppliers and thus raised the safety standard for an entire industry.
“This is a good example of long-term, systematic work. Collaboration, dialogue and sharing a common objective with our suppliers have been key factors in this improvement,” says Nilsson.
A total of nine oil and gas leaks have been recorded over the last 12 months. Oil and gas leaks are classified according to the severity of the leak rate.
There have been no incidents with major accident potential or serious well control incidents in the second quarter.
Through the “Always Safe” annual wheel, Equinor works with other operating companies and suppliers to improve understanding of which factors can get in the way of safe work performance. The focus for the third quarter of this year is on falling objects.
Investigation following the helicopter accident
Equinor’s internal investigation following the helicopter accident on 28 February was presented in June. The internal investigation has assessed helicopter safety within search and rescue (SAR) as well as how emergencies are handled. The incident is considered to have had a major accident potential.
The Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority is investigating the course of events and the causal factors that led to the accident. The police are also investigating the accident. The results from these efforts will be available at a later date.
