Oil and gas workers join union leaders to launch safety campaign Oil and gas industry workers are to join union leaders to launch a campaign calling for improvements to the safety of offshore flights. Unite said hundreds of workers had come forward with concerns since the fatal North Sea helicopter crash on August 23. Four oil workers died when their Super Puma helicopter plunged into the sea while travelling from the Borgsten Dolphin support vessel to Sumburgh Airport on Shetland. The crash claimed the lives of Duncan Munro, George Allison, Sarah Darnley and Gary McCrossan. The Back Home Safe campaign, to be launched in Aberdeen on Wednesday, calls on industry body Oil and Gas UK to take urgent action to improve confidence in offshore safety. The union said a survey of 532 workers revealed that more than half (50.7%) are not confident about the safety of offshore helicopter flights. A total of 81% said that their confidence had decreased in the last 12 months. Unite regional officer Tommy Campbell said: "Unite has spoken to hundreds of offshore workers who have clearly expressed their legitimate concerns but they have also made concrete proposals to improve safety. Over 1500 offshore workers have already backed a petition calling for action which will be presented to Oil and Gas UK next month. Overwhelmingly offshore workers are demanding action from the industry to improve the safety of offshore helicopter flights - Oil and Gas UK must now act. The campaign calls for changes to the design of helicopters used for passenger transfers offshore, including changes to the internal seat configuration and the fitting of emergency lighting to aid helicopter evacuation. Organisers want to see more investment to create a larger offshore fleet, an independent review to improve contingencies in the event of a helicopter ditching and improved survival equipment and training for workers. Immediate implementation of all safety recommendations from past offshore helicopter incidents is also among the demands. More About Super Puma helicopter crash