5 February 2021 9:26 GMT Updated 5 February 2021 9:32 GMT in London
Ithaca Energy has restarted output at its FPF-1 production facility in the UK North Sea after it was shut in in mid-January after workers tested positive for Covid-19.
Ithaca, owned by Israel s Delek Group, confirmed a phased restart began on 1 February following a deep clean of the unit and the implementation of new precautions, including on-board testing.
“In response to crew members testing positive for coronavirus on the FPF-1 floating production facility last month we have reviewed our Covid-19 procedures, completed a deep clean of the FPF-1, implemented testing of those on board the installation, and increased cleaning schedules,” Ithaca said on Friday.
Representative image A worker was crushed to death by a piece of conveying equipment during a 2017 incident at a sawmill facility.
A British sawmill firm is facing a fine of £200,000 (about $274,000) after pleading guilty to charges of violating occupational safety laws, Great Britain’s worker safety regulator, The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) announced in a recent release.
Two workers were performing duties below a lift conveyor at the Pontrilas Sawmills Limited sawmill in Hereford, UK on Dec. 20, 2017 when they were fatally injured. A mechanical issue prevented the conveyor from descending and the equipment suddenly fell on the workers. One worker was crushed to death, the other received bruises and abrasion injuries on their head.
3 February 2021 16:19 GMT Updated 3 February 2021 16:37 GMT in London
Yet more safety problems have been discovered on the Altera Infrastructure-operated Petrojarl Foinaven floating production, storage and offloading vessel, this time in relation the integrity of the hull including cracks measuring almost a third of a metre.
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) said inspections of the vessel at work on BP s Foinaven field since 1997 in November and December found Altera had “failed to demonstrate that the installation is not operated in such a way as may prejudice its hull integrity”.
HSE has now issued three improvement notices, giving Altera until April to comply.
| UPDATED: 15:12, Mon, Feb 1, 2021
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The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is calling for urgent funding and a national workforce development strategy from the Government if there are to be enough trained technicians to support a 2030 ban on new diesel, petrol and hybrid vehicles.
The IMI said just 5% of current garages and dealerships are appropriately qualified to work on electric vehicles (EVs).
IMI chief executive Steve Nash and newly-appointed president Jim Saker both made the additionally important point that without the proper training, servicing electric vehicles risks “serious injury or death”.
In an open letter sent to the Government, Nash (pictured) and Saker said: “We urgently need a concerted, ongoing workforce development strategy.