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IADC North Sea Chapter workshop highlights industry's mental health challenges
On 25 April, the IADC North Sea Chapter
hosted the Mental Health in Energy
Workshop in Aberdeen, UK. The workshop
was designed to address the current state
of mental health among energy industry
professionals. The event began with a panel discus-
sion on topics like the definition of mental
health, whether there are positive changes
in this area in the industry, and how com-
panies and leaders can better support the
workforce in regards to mental health. The
panel was followed by interactive sessions
with attendees.

Prior to the workshop, the North Sea
Chapter issued a white paper (“Changing
Minds: Saving Lives – An urgent new
approach to mental health in the North
Sea") highlighting the ways to best support
the mental health of workers in the UK
Continental Shelf.

An IADC North Sea Chapter workshop on 25 April examined the steps that compa-
nies can take to support the mental health of their workers. Pictured are (from left)
Kim Woolner, Ithaca Energy; Brett Townsley, a mental health specialist; Cami Rose
Alexander, a well-being coach; Chaplain Gordon Craig; Darren Sutherland, IADC
North Sea Chapter Chair; and Kirstin Gove, Global Underwater Hub (moderator).

Q1 2023 ISP report shows
284 recordables globally
Fred Growcock (right), Chair of the IADC Technical Publications Committee, interviewed
Samuel Bridges, co-author of "A Practical Handbook for Drilling Fluids Processing," about
the new book and its value for the industry. The conversation took place as part of the
committee's DrillingIn book review series.

» DrillingIn video series features drilling fluids
processing book
As part of the IADC Technical Publications Committee's DrillingIn book
review series, Chairman Fred Growcock interviewed Samuel Bridges about
his new book, "A Practical Handbook for Drilling Fluids Processing," co-authored with Leon
Robinson. The Q1 2023 report of the IADC
Incident Statistics Program (ISP) record-
ed 284 total recordable incidents across
its nine reporting regions (Africa, Asia
Pacific, Australasia, Canada, Central
America Caribbean, Europe, Middle East,
North America and South America).

The US registered the most record-
ables, with 143. Of that total, 126 record-
ables occurred in land operations and
17 were offshore. The region saw 57
restricted work/transfer (RWTCs) cases,
49 medical treatment only (MTOs) cases
and 37 lost-time incidents (LTIs).

Africa registered the second-high-
est total recordables, with 58 (56 land,
two offshore). Of those, there were 34
RWTCs, 15 LTIs and seven MTOs. Africa
was one of only two regions to record
a fatality in Q1, which occurred in land
operations; Europe was the other, with
one fatality recorded offshore.

The book provides a reference for drilling fluid and mud engineers to safely understand how
the fluid processing operation affects the drilling process. Agitation and blending of new
additions to the surface system are also explained.

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