A committee of the British Parliament says it found evidence of a “macho, bullying culture” in the North Sea oil and gas industry, including one report that workers who expressed concern about the safety of the helicopters that transport them to offshore platforms were told they should leave the industry.1
Publication of the House of Commons Transport Committee report in July followed the release of two related documents: the U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report on the 2012 ditching of two Eurocopter2 EC225 LP Super Pumas in the North Sea3 and the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) review of offshore helicopter safety (ASW, 4/14).4
