Alert 23 Sept 2024 Operating Process Equipment - Loss of Containment (ASVS) During operator rounds a gas leak was identified from the gland packing of an Anti Surge Valve (ASV). The leak was audible and heard by the operator. A reading of 53% at 150mm was reported on the operator’s personal gas detector. To view this Safer Together safety alert in full, click the 'Download … View Alert
Alert 23 Sept 2024 Catastrophic Centrifuge Failure The workers were processing slurry from a storage tank that was used to store shaker screen runoff. A vac truck was used to direct feed the centrifuge through the centrifuge feed pump. As the second load was finished, the centrifuge operator went to the PLC controls to wind down the machine from its… View Alert
Alert 23 Sept 2024 Working with Electrical Equipment - Contact with Live Electricity A technician was confirming the position of an emergency stop switch (e-stop) on a lift pump. When the technician placed their hand on the e-stop, they experienced an electric shock. The e-stop was inspected and a 188V charge was identified. The technician was not injured. To view this Safer Togethe… View Alert
Alert 23 Sept 2024 Operating Hydraulic Equipment A worker sustained fatal injuries while working on a polyethylene fusion welding machine. In reaching out to adjust the lifting sling on the piece of pipe that was in the machine, the worker’s body was placed between the hydraulic pipe lift and the tie bar. The control levers of the machine were acc… View Alert
Alert 16 Sept 2024 Non-fatal man overboard: worker fell from height into the sea A worker fell 3m from a new jacket into the sea. The worker was uninjured and successfully recovered without harm. The incident occurred during the installation of a new jacket. During the operations, a worker accessed an area on the jacket which did not have any grating or scaffolding. Whilst expos… View Alert
Alert 16 Sept 2024 LTI – person fell from step ladder A worker fell off a 2-step ladder/hop up and was injured resulting in an LTI. A tool required some maintenance before going into storage after use. To gain access to the tool and comfortably carry out the task, the worker needed to stand on a 2-step ladder/hop up. While the worker was on the 2-step … View Alert
Alert 16 Sept 2024 Parted tag line caused damage during lifting operations A tagline parted under excess tension when moving a LiDAR buoy weighing 2.4 tonnes, causing the buoy to move in an unexpected way. The incident occurred when the buoy controlled by two tag lines was being recovered to deck using the vessel crane. A worker on deck, who had been positioned to support … View Alert
Alert 16 Sept 2024 Dropped object during cable trans-spooling A roller weighing 5.7kg fell 8m and hit someone on the shoulder. This high potential incident occurred during alongside when a 69kV electrical cable was being trans-spooled ashore from a third party vessel. A connection bolt failed, allowing the roller to fall from a suspended Bow Cable Engine (BCE)… View Alert
Alert 16 Sept 2024 Lifeboat air cylinder explosion on an empty installation An air bottle exploded on a lifeboat causing significant damage. The damage was discovered during a periodic inspection of an offshore platform which had been shut-in and had no crew on board. As the damage occurred on an uncrewed installation, there were no injuries or fatalities, but also no witne… View Alert
Alert 12 Sept 2024 CO2 Fire Suppression System – Hi Po Near Miss Following a major refit / dry docking, a vessel departed port and sailed to its area of operation to complete the works and prepare for being commercially available. On arrival, the Flag State carried out an inspection of the vessel and found that all of the CO2 bottles for the engine room fire supp… View Alert
Alert 12 Sept 2024 Operating Process Equipment - Loss of Containment (Leaks of Hazardous Liquids) While conducting routine morning reads, a Water Treatment Facility Operator noted an irregularity with the level plot in a tank containing Sodium Hypochlorite (13%). This was brought to the attention of the Supervisor who went to inspect the tank. The Supervisor noted a thin stream of liquid coming … View Alert
Alert 12 Sept 2024 Maintaining Process Equipment - Loss of Containment A screw compressor was put into service with an incorrect acting blow down valve which would have resulted in it not operating as required under process upset conditions. To view this Safer Together safety alert in full, click the 'Download Alert' button above. View Alert