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Robert Paterson
Robert Paterson is Oil & Gas UK's Health, Safety and Employment Issues Director. Robert is responsible for managing and coordinating development of industry policy for a wide range of health, safety, employment and skills issues on behalf of the industry.
Robert joined Oil & Gas UK in 2007 from the Health & Safety Executives (HSE) Offshore Division where he was Operations Manager with responsibility for the strategy and business support teams and also for a number of front line inspection teams.
Robert had over ten years HSE experience (five in the Aberdeen area) before moving into the newly formed Offshore Division in 1991 where he spent several years leading an inspection team; he managed and was an active participant in many offshore inspections, investigations and safety case assessments. Throughout his time in HSE, Robert was closely involved with the development of the post-Piper offshore regulatory framework for health and safety, operational strategy development and direction and in providing legal and enforcement advice and guidance to inspectors.
