UK oil and gas industry safety awards 2013 finalists announced
02 April 2013
Oil & Gas UK and Step Change in Safety have announced the finalists for the prestigious UK oil and gas industry safety awards. The winners will be announced on Wednesday April 24 at the 2013 UK oil and gas industry safety event at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Bridge of Don, Aberdeenshire.

Finalists are as follows:
Safety Leadership
* Shona Campbell, subsea project manager for Gryphon Area Reinstatement Project, Maersk Oil UK
* Elaine Hume, occupational health & safety coordinator, Marathon Oil U.K. LLC
* Kent Lanier, rig manager, Rowan Drilling UK
Safety Representative of the Year
* Nicky Elphinstone, steward, Aramark
* Keith Hay, plant operator / supervisor, Champion Technologies
* Ian Murray, responsible electrical person (Ninian Northern), Petrofac / CNR International
Preventative Safety Action
* Tony Bull, captain, CHC Helicopters
* Les Morrison, manufacturing analyst, Champion Technologies
* Scott McDonald, offshore electrician, Archer
Most Promising Individual
* Marc Brankin, scaffold chargehand (MindSafety coach), Brent Decommissioning Project (Stork Technical Services)
* Nick Hearn, graduate mechanical engineer, Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd
* Carla McLeod, intelligent safety lead, TAQA Bratani Limited
Innovation in Safety (Company Award)
* Stork Technical Services - Scaffolding innovation: Inertia reel anchor
* Stork Technical Services and Banff & Buchan College - Temporary Refuge Testing City & Guilds Qualification
* WEB Rigging Services Ltd
Workforce Engagement
* Derek Allan, project manager, Brent Delta Decommissioning, Shell UK Limited
* Cosalt Offshore (UK) Limited, Onshore Facility
* Global Producer 3 – Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) vessel, Maersk Oil UK
Ideas in Safety Prize
* Engineering Services team and the plant turnaround (TAR) team, BP International Ltd
* No Leaks Team ‘No Leak Is Acceptable’ campaign, Expro
* Control of Work Team, Petrofac
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