Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many dangerous occurrences offshore were reported to HSE in the first six months of 2022.

In the first 6 months of 2022:

• 154 offshore incidents were reported to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), with 24 meeting HSE’s Incident Selection Criteria.
• 118 dangerous occurrences at offshore sites were reported to HSE. 22 of the 118 dangerous occurrences met HSE’s Incident Selection Criteria, of which 11 investigations were completed. 36 personal injury accidents were reported to HSE. Of these, 1 personal injury accident met HSE’s Incident Selection Criteria and a resulting investigation was completed.
• An additional investigation regarding 1 fatality which met HSE’s incident selection criteria is currently underway to determine whether this incident was work related, so is not reported in the 118 dangerous occurrences.