20 years after Piper Alpha disaster, unions warn of 'culture of fear' over safety on North Sea oil platforms
Rig workers who whistleblow over safety issues are ‘routinely sacked’ reports Scotland's Sunday Herald. According to the article:
The article underscores the point that even 20 years after the tragic disaster, much improvement is still needed in the area of safety for offshore rig workers and how reports of unsafe work conditions are handled.
"NORTH SEA OIL WORKERS WHO whistleblow about safety issues are routinely sacked, creating a 'culture of fear' 20 years after the Piper Alpha disaster, one of Scotland's leading trade unionists has claimed.
The STUC has warned the practice could result in another disaster similar to Piper Alpha, which suffered a serious fire after an explosion caused by a gas leak that ignited on July 6, 1988, killing 167 people in the world's worst off-shore tragedy."
The article underscores the point that even 20 years after the tragic disaster, much improvement is still needed in the area of safety for offshore rig workers and how reports of unsafe work conditions are handled.
