Safety Rep Forum
This event is FREE to attend for Step Change in Safety member companies.
Date and time
Location
Union Kirk
333 Union Street Aberdeen AB11 6BS United KingdomAgenda
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration Opens
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Welcome & Introductions
Stuart Watson (Serica Energy)
Peter Hepburn (Spirit Energy)
9:10 AM - 9:55 AM
Keynote – Play Your Part
Tom Sharpe OBE (Captain of HMS Endurance)
9:55 AM - 10:10 AM
Safety Observations - Opportunities to Prevent Incidents and Injuries
Craig Wiggins (SCiS)
10:10 AM - 10:25 AM
SCiS Update
Craig Wiggins (SCiS)
Nicola Taylor (SCiS)
10:25 AM - 10:40 AM
Break
10:40 AM - 10:50 AM
The UK Oil and Gas Chaplaincy Explained
Rev. Michael Mair
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM
Weight Restrictions – Rationale and Roll-out
Graham Skinner (OEUK)
11:00 AM - 11:40 AM
Healthy Weight – Concerns and Solutions
SCiS Wellbeing Workgroup
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
My Journey: Hidden Risks of Gambling Harm in the Energy Industry
Reece Casey
12:10 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Theatre production and Q&A with actors
Tom Keane (Ethos Empowerment)
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Break
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Coaching – How to Effectively Challenge Peers
Ethos Empowerment
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Forum Theatre – Change the Outcome
Ethos Empowerment Coaches
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Wrap Up Of The Day
Stuart Watson (Serica Energy)
Peter Hepburn (Spirit Energy)
4:15 PM
Close & Drinks
Good to know
Highlights
- 7 hours
- In person
About this event
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2025
Welcome to the Safety Reps Forum!
This event is FREE to all Step Change in Safety member companies and is particularly suited towards Safety Reps and Safety Professionals from high-hazard worksites in the energy industry.
Your Voice, Your Impact.
Safety decisions matter. In this interactive workshop, live drama and forum theatre is used to explore the challenge of speaking up. Safety Reps will experience a powerful scenario, work with coaches to practise effective ways of challenging peers, and then influence the outcome through forum theatre. The session is designed to build confidence, strengthen communication, and encourage proactive safety behaviours.
The event will also include expert insights and industry updates, such as:
✔️ Missed opportunities to intervene – The Captain of HMS Endurance which flooded during operations highlights failures
✔️ Weight restrictions offshore – Why this is being imposed and what we can do to help ourselves lose weight
✔️ Hidden Risks of Gambling Harm – The impact of addiction and how one man overcame this
This is an opportunity to refine your approach, gain valuable knowledge, and play a key role in improving safety culture.
Refreshments, Lunch and Drinks Reception included
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