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19 July 2006 - HSE Statement on Brent Bravo
Inquiry Determination
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The determination in a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of two workers
on the Brent Bravo offshore installation in September 2003 has been published
yesterday (18 July 2006).
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) extends its condolences to the families
and loved ones of Sean McCue and Keith Moncrieff.
The HSE's own findings confirm the importance of our continued emphasis on
plant integrity issues in the offshore industry. The HSE fully
co-operated with the Inquiry and provided 11 witnesses who gave evidence that
helped to establish the circumstances of the two men's deaths and the management
failings that led to their deaths.
Ian Whewell, Head of HSE's Offshore Division commented:
"The Sheriff's determination endorses the importance of the findings from
HSE's investigation into the double fatality on Brent Bravo. There has been a
significant record of improvement in the management of offshore health and
safety since a new legal regime was introduced after the 1988 Piper Alpha
disaster. However, there is no room for complacency, as these two tragic
fatalities illustrate.
"HSE believes the industry can, and should, do better. The industry agrees and
has set itself a target of making the UK Continental Shelf the safest offshore
sector in the world by 2010. HSE is working with the industry, with support from
trades unions, to help make this happen.
"Health and safety law provides a comprehensive framework to regulate offshore
risks. Its primary requirement is that those who create these risks are
responsible for managing them. This means ensuring potential dangers are
identified and systems of work put into place to reduce dangers to the lowest
practicable level. HSE enforces the law robustly and will continue to do so
against any company that fails to manage and control the risks it creates.
"Our sympathies remain with the families of Sean McCue and Keith Moncrieff."
Shell UK Limited were prosecuted following an investigation by the HSE -
resulting in a fine of £900,000.
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