Piper Alpha disaster survivor Steve Rae will be a speaker at an event in the island next month.
Mr Rae escaped with his life when the oil platform in the North Sea, 120 miles north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland, exploded on July 6, 1988.
Some 167 men perished in the disaster and only 61 survived.
Mr Rae will present a talk entitled: ‘Piper Alpha, an accident or predictable surprise’ during a safety seminar organised by the island branch of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
Mr Rae will share his views on Piper Alpha and effective process safety, what he believes were the contributory effects that led up to the tragedy and whether it could have been avoided.
In his experience as a business leader Mr Rae argues that many of our major accidents, near misses and in fact the vast majority of all incidents, should be defined as ‘predictable surprises.’
Also speaking will be Eddie McCullough, an offshore process safety consultant. He has more than 25 years working experience in the offshore oil and gas industry followed by 12 years of consultancy in high hazard industries.
The half day event is taking place on Thursday, March 12 at the Keyll Dharee lecture theatre. Noble’s Hospital, Braddan.
IOSH IoM branch chairman Peter Quirk said: ‘We have been very fortunate in securing Steve Rae and Eddie McCullough, both extremely busy people and in great demand as mentors and speakers to present at our half day seminar.
‘The event should benefit everyone who has a responsibility for overseeing health, safety and management of change, as well as anyone engaged within the oil, gas and utilities industries where sound process safety is the key consideration in all that they do.’
Early booking for this event is highly recommended by visiting IOSH Events website at