Graham Skinner

Graham Skinner

  • Offshore Energies UK
  • - Health and Safety Manager

Graham Skinner is the Health & Safety Manager at Offshore Energies UK, where he leads efforts to manage health and safety concerns while fostering collaboration among members to enhance offshore safety across the UK. His role encompasses process safety, major accident hazards, and personal safety, as well as aviation safety, security, and resilience. Graham is a Chartered Engineer and a member of the Energy Institute.

Graham began his career in the energy sector with a drilling contractor, holding various roles on land rigs and mobile offshore drilling units in the Middle East and Africa. In 2013, he transitioned to the UK Health and Safety Executive, where he regulated the safety of well engineering and operations. During this time, he investigated high-potential incidents, inspected well designs, and well integrity systems. His background in well decommissioning operations, particularly through the lens of risk management and offshore inspection as a regulator, is an asset.

Since joining Offshore Energies UK in February 2023, Graham has delivered strategic responses to key challenges, such as reducing maintenance backlogs. He is committed to ensuring the industry continues to safeguard its workforce while exhibiting exemplary process safety leadership.

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