Step Change In Safety

What Step Change In Safety does

Step Change in Safety is a member-led non-profit organisation founded in 1997 and headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland. It exists to prevent incidents and injuries in the UK energy industry through active leadership, workforce engagement, and cross-organisational collaboration. Its membership spans over 200 organisations, including major operators (BP, Shell UK, TotalEnergies, Equinor, Repsol, Apache, Harbour Energy, Ineos, EnQuest, Scapa Energy), service companies, and nuclear-sector bodies (the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Nuclear Restoration Services, Nuclear Transport Solutions, Nuclear Waste Services, and Sellafield Ltd). The organisation operates as a regional (UK) body and is led by CEO Craig Wiggins.

The service portfolio is built around collaborative platforms rather than a proprietary technology product layer. Core offerings include topic-specific Workgroups (for example, the Process Safety Leadership Workgroup), Networks for practitioner knowledge sharing, Resources and Learning Materials (learning packs, safety videos, and barrier management content), Alerts & Learnings for incident prevention, and Events including webinars and a 2-day Safety Leadership Development Course. The organisation also publishes structured industry guidance such as the 8-step Process Safety Improvement Plan (PSIP) Guidance developed in response to UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) inspection findings, and runs the annual Energy Safety Awards. Activities are organised around quarterly annual themes covering prevention of major accidents, prevention of personal injury, safe lifting and working at height, and wellbeing and work environment.

The revenue model is a recurring membership subscription, with member organisations paying fees to access workgroups, networks, resources, alerts, and events. The organisation is supported by an alliance network that includes the UK HSE, OEUK, IMCA, IADC, IChemE, OPITO, DNV, and Lloyd's Register, which provides regulator and standards-body endorsement but does not constitute a software or data product. Operational headcount is 1-10 employees, and the scope is regional (UK).

Name

Step Change In Safety

Legal name

Step Change in Safety

Website

https://stepchangeinsafety.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Step Change in Safety is a member-led non-profit founded in 1997 in Aberdeen that prevents incidents and injuries across the UK energy industry through workgroups, networks, learning resources, events, and industry guidance for 200+ member organisations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Industry Safety Collaboration

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Safety & Site Safety Management (EDABAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Post-Incident Investigation, Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Action Planning (EUAHALAJ)

Keywords

• Energy safety collaboration
• Process safety management
• Safety membership network
• Incident prevention services
• Workforce safety engagement

Headquarters

HQ city

Aberdeen

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Revenue is generated through membership contributions from energy industry organisations. The membership model enables collaborative safety improvement across the sector.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Step Change in Safety is a member-led nonprofit organisation that delivers collaborative safety services to the UK energy industry. Through its membership programme, the organisation facilitates workgroups, professional networks, learning resources, safety alerts, training events, and published industry guidance to prevent incidents and injuries in oil and gas and broader energy operations.

Product overview

Step Change in Safety is a member-led organisation offering a portfolio of collaborative safety services to the energy industry. The core offering consists of Workgroups and Networks that bring together industry professionals to address specific safety challenges. Members receive access to Resources and Learning Materials (including learning packs and safety videos), Alerts & Learnings for incident prevention, and Events including forums and training courses. The organisation also publishes guidance documents such as the Process Safety Improvement Plan (PSIP) Guidance and runs an annual Energy Safety Awards programme. The membership programme serves as the primary access mechanism for all these services, with no unified software platform or module architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Health and Safety Executive (HSE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK regulatory body for health and safety, listed as a member organisation. Collaborates on industry safety improvement initiatives and regulatory alignment.
• Oil and Gas UK (OEUK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry body representing the offshore oil and gas industry, member organisation actively participating in safety initiatives.
• IMCA (International Marine Contractors Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational trade association for marine contractors, shares safety alerts and learnings through the Step Change in Safety platform.
• IADC (International Association of Drilling Contractors)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational trade organisation for drilling contractors, member of the Step Change in Safety network.
• IChemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional membership body for chemical engineers, supporting process safety improvement initiatives.
• OPITOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry skills organisation for oil and gas, member of the Step Change in Safety network.
• DNVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRisk management and assurance company, member organisation participating in safety initiatives.
• Lloyd's RegistercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering and technical services organisation, member of the Step Change in Safety network for safety collaboration.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• IChemE (Institution of Chemical Engineers): Professional membership body for chemical engineers; partner in process safety initiatives and a comparable member-led body contributing standards and learning content overlapping Step Change in Safety's process safety agenda.
• OEUK (Oil and Gas UK): Industry trade body for the UK offshore oil and gas sector; a fellow member organisation in Step Change in Safety's network and a comparable collaboration platform for upstream safety and operational issues.
• IADC (International Association of Drilling Contractors): Global trade association for drilling contractors; shares safety alerts and learnings with Step Change in Safety and competes for member attention on upstream safety standards.
• OPITO: The oil and gas industry skills and training organisation; closely comparable member-led body delivering standards, training and competence frameworks for the same UK energy workforce that Step Change in Safety serves.
• IMCA (International Marine Contractors Association): International trade association for marine and offshore contractors; a direct peer delivering safety guidance, alerts and workgroup-style collaboration to the same offshore energy ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• IOGP (International Association of Oil & Gas Producers): Global upstream industry association producing widely used safety standards, life-saving rules and incident learnings; addresses the same major-accident prevention agenda as Step Change in Safety at international scale.
• Energy Institute: Chartered professional membership body for the energy sector; offers safety-related publications, events and standards that overlap with Step Change in Safety's membership and learning content.
• ASSP (American Society of Safety Professionals): Global professional association for occupational safety; offers training, standards and community comparable to Step Change in Safety's workplace-safety and leadership training programmes, but with much broader sector coverage.

Emerging players

• Center for Offshore Safety (COS): US-focused industry organisation promoting offshore safety through SEMS and shared learning; an analogous member-led safety collaboration model, geographically distinct but functionally comparable.

Others

• HSE (Health and Safety Executive): UK regulator for workplace health and safety; not a peer in the commercial sense, but the most important ecosystem participant — a member and partner that drives the regulatory backdrop Step Change in Safety's guidance responds to.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/StepChangeInSafety
• Facebookfacebook.com/stepchangeinsafety
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/step-change-in-safety

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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