Inquiries Piper Alpha Inquiry ReportedAwaiting responseHistoric
Government response Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery No statement from the addressee found

33: Training of contractors' supervisors

From The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster, published 12 November 1990.

Recommendation

Operators and the regulatory body should pay particular attention to the training and competence of contractors’ supervisors who are required to operate the permit to work system (paras 18.17 and 18.29).

Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 392
Reference: Recommendation 33

Government response

No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.

Delivery

No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.

Source

Inquiry Piper Alpha Inquiry
Report The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster 12 Nov 1990
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Themes and tags

Staff training and development Unqualified Staff Deployment Patient safety governance
Recommendation made 35.9 years ago