TSMOGI/2016INTERNATIONALLABOURORGANIZATIONSectoralPoliciesDepartmentOccupationalsafetyandhealthandskillsintheoilandgasindustryoperatinginpolarandsubarcticclimatezonesofthenorthernhemisphereReportfordiscussionattheTripartiteSectoralMeetingonOccupationalSafetyandHealthandSkillsintheOilandGasIndustryOperatinginPolarandSubarcticClimateZonesoftheNorthernHemisphere(Geneva,26–29January2016)Geneva,2015INTERNATIONALLABOUROFFICE,GENEVACopyright©InternationalLabourOrganization2015Firstedition2015PublicationsoftheInternationalLabourOfficeenjoycopyrightunderProtocol2oftheUniversalCopyrightConvention.Nevertheless,shortexcerptsfromthemmaybereproducedwithoutauthorization,onconditionthatthesourceisindicated.Forrightsofreproductionortranslation,applicationshouldbemadetoILOPublications(RightsandLicensing),InternationalLabourOffice,CH-1211Geneva22,Switzerland,orbyemail:rights@ilo.org.TheInternationalLabourOfficewelcomessuchapplications.Libraries,institutionsandotherusersregisteredwithareproductionrightsorganizationmaymakecopiesinaccordancewiththelicencesissuedtothemforthispurpose.Visitwww.ifrro.orgtofindthereproductionrightsorganizationinyourcountry.Occupationalsafetyandhealthandskillsintheoilandgasindustryoperatinginpolarandsubarcticclimatezonesofthenorthernhemisphere:ReportfordiscussionattheTripartiteSectoralMeetingonOccupationalSafetyandHealthandSkillsintheOilandGasIndustryOperatinginPolarandSubarcticClimateZonesoftheNorthernHemisphere,Geneva,26–29January2016/InternationalLabourOffice,SectoralPoliciesDepartment,Geneva,ILO,2015.ISBN978-92-2-130288-9(print)ISBN978-92-2-130289-6(Webpdf)AlsoavailableinFrench:(-29janvier2016),ISBN978-92-2-230288-8(print),978-92-2-230289-5(webpdf),Geneva,2015;andinSpanish:Laseg(Ginebra,26-29deenerode2016),ISBN978-92-2-330288-7(print),978-92-2-330289-4(webpdf),Ginebra,2015.occupationalsafety/occupationalhealth/petroleumindustry/petroleumworker/workingconditions/hazardouswork/hoursofwork/occupationalaccident/skillsdevelopment/coldzone/geographicalaspect13.04.2Coverphotographs:HaraldPetterson,Statoil;AnetteWestgard,Statoil;andGazpromThedesignationsemployedinILOpublications,whichareinconformitywithUnitedNationspractice,andthepresentationofmaterialthereindonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheInternationalLabourOfficeconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,areaorterritoryorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiers.Theresponsibilityforopinionsexpressedinsignedarticles,studiesandothercontributionsrestssolelywiththeirauthors,andpublicationdoesnotconstituteanendorsementbytheInternationalLabourOfficeoftheopinionsexpressedinthem.ReferencetonamesoffirmsandcommercialproductsandprocessesdoesnotimplytheirendorsementbytheInternationalLabourOffice,andanyfailuretomentionaparticularfirm,commercialproductorprocessisnotasignofdisapproval.ILOpublicationsanddigitalproductscanbeobtainedthroughmajorbooksellersanddigitaldistributionplatforms,orordereddirectlyfromilo@turpin-distribution.com.Formoreinformation,visitourwebsite:www.ilo.org/publnsorcontactilopubs@ilo.org.ILOCataloguinginPublicationDataPrintedbytheInternationalLabourOffice,Geneva,SwitzerlandTSMOGI-R-[SECTO-150925-1]-En.docxiiiContentsPageAcknowledgements...........................................................................................................................vAbbreviation...