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GAS UTILISATION

MAPPING OUT looked at managing risk within the

industry, including a look at the updated
procedures from IGEM’s working groups.
Caroline Lane, Downstream Gas
Safety Policy Lead for the Health & Safety
THE FUTURE Executive, began with a look at the
importance of maintaining health within
the workplace, stressing the importance
of RIDDOR reporting to do so.
She noted the potential problem of
RIDDOR underreporting, adding that
the working group is attempting to
understand the discrepancy and work
with industry to ensure compliance
By Sophie Ottewell, IGEM Marketing Assistant with this legal duty.
“We’re asking for a commitment from
ON 3 APRIL, IGEM hosted Blueprint for change at the moment as we all strive in you to achieve the collected, concerted
the Future, the institution’s fifth Gas our own ways to meet the challenges action that’s required from everyone in
Utilisation conference, at the National of the Climate Change Act and as we the system to help make RIDDOR work
Conference Centre, in Solihull. The look at ways to decarbonise the energy well,” said Caroline.
event allowed individuals working in system as a whole. Chair of both the RIDDOR and
the utilisation sector of the gas industry “We must all continue to look for IGEM/G/11 working groups Dave
to discuss managing risk, achieving and new ways of working while at the same Bendle took to the stage next. “RIDDOR
maintaining competence and to explore time continuing to drive excellence in itself hasn’t changed,” said Dave. “The
the challenges arising from the UK’s our approach to safety to ensure the gas regulations are unchanged. What we
transition to a low carbon energy sector. industry maintains its position as one are trying to do is get a consistent set of
IGEM CEO Neil Atkinson looked to of the safest in the world.” guidance to applying those regulations.”
the future with his opening remarks: Sticking with the subject of safety, The work of the groups, in partnership
“Our industry is undergoing tremendous the first section of the conference with HSE, determined that RIDDOR

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