Alert 24 May 2023 Injuries Sustained from a 2m Fall Between Decks A members Anchor Handling Vessel was alongside in port and had just finishing off a demob for a contract. The Bosun and Chief Officer who were on the main deck heard a loud bang from inside the winch hanger. Upon investigation they found the IP in the port chain Shute on the main deck. IP was consci… View Alert
Alert 24 May 2023 Stretcher Bearers There have been concerns raised by offshore personnel in relation to the performance of stretcher bearer duties in the event that support is required by dedicated Emergency Response Teams. There have been recent instances where concerns have related to a lack of consultation in the assignment of rol… View Alert
Alert 24 May 2023 Property Damage – Scaffolding Lifting Frame An establishment were requested to erect scaffolding at the request of the platform to support another contractor with operations to pull out a seal that was stuck on a wellhead. A rigging arrangement was applied to the scaffold lifting frame and a scaffold ladder beam failed and bent during liftin… View Alert
Alert 24 May 2023 Metal Debris An individual came across some old scaffold 'feet' which had corroded, come away from the scaffold tube and laying loose on grating near an air intake. In high winds, the debris could have caused injury or damage to equipment. The loose debris was removed and replaced in the metal waste skip. View Alert
Learning Moment 22 May 2023 This is not a circus Joseph Strauss and the Golden Gate Bridge • Joseph Strauss - Chief Structural Engineer of Golden Gate bridge (Construction 1933 – 1937) • 31 fatalities expected and project would have still been viewed as a success (at that time for every $1million spent = 1 fatality expected. Estimated cost of cons… View Learning Moment
Alert 22 May 2023 Inadvertent unlocking of tubing hanger with the BOP annular open and pressure below the tubing hanger During the abandonment of a well, while performing operations to remove hydrocarbons and excess pressure from the annulus, the tubing hanger was inadvertently unlocked from the horizontal xmas tree. Following the unlocking of the hanger, well pressure lifted the hanger and upper completion, releasi… View Alert
Alert 4 May 2023 HSE Alert - High concentration of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in cargo and slop tanks Issue HSE has identified high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in ullage spaces of cargo and slop tanks onboard some FPSOs and FSUs operating in UKCS. The high concentrations (up to 16,000ppm) is above the upper measuring limits of the standard portable gas monitoring equipment generally use… View Alert
Alert 4 Apr 2023 Slippery Steps During a general walk around a vessel crewmember suffered a foot injury while making his way out from the accommodation to the main deck. By unfortunate foot placement on the outside doorstep, and the step being wet with morning dew, the crewmembers heel slipped off hitting the deck corner with his … View Alert
Alert 4 Apr 2023 HSE Alert - Unsafe use of floor grating systems in offshore oil and gas wind generation installations Issue Sections of polymer floor grating systems, used on offshore oil and gas platforms, vessels and wind generation installations, can become dislodged. Workers and others are at risk of tripping on unsecured flooring or falling through the subsequent hole. Outline of the problem Investigations hav… View Alert
Learning Moment 4 Apr 2023 Failure to Investigate Failure to Learn - Animated moment This animated safety moment is based on a real incident that occurred within the Telecommunications industry. Although this incident occurred out with our industry, all learnings remain applicable. View Learning Moment
Alert 27 Mar 2023 Container door closed - injuring hand The task was for an individual to transfer materials between storage containers The doors to the storage container were already open when the IP arrived to unload the materials As the IP was exiting the container, they grabbed hold of the door frame and at this point , a gust of wind blew the door… View Alert
Alert 27 Mar 2023 Cracking in small bore piping due to vibration Two events occurred at the same facility associated with small bore piping failures resulting in a loss of primary containment Event 1 - an operator identified a gas leak from a bleed valve on a relief path from a natural gas booster compressor via visual observation during operator rounds. A leak c… View Alert