Learning Moment 29 Mar 2022 Safety Moment - Human Factors This pack contains examples of events where human factors contributed to the incident. The applicable Human Factors subtopics are highlighted on each slide. Whilst not all the incidents occurred within our industry, the learnings remain applicable. You may wish to use this pack during safety meeting… View Learning Moment
Alert 23 Feb 2022 Man overboard incident An MSF members vessel had just come alongside its allocated berth, the deck watch had changed and had not been involved in the previous berthing toolbox talk but had received a comprehensive hand over from the outgoing watch. Backloaded deck cargo obscured the aft mooring activities from the bridge … View Alert
Alert 3 Feb 2022 Health and Safety Executive - Safety Notice: Offshore crane boom hoist rope failures Target audience: All personnel involved in the operation, maintenance, and inspection of offshore cranes. Two incidents have occurred offshore, involving the failure of crane boom hoist ropes, resulting in the crane booms falling on the deck below. Duty holders are advised to ensure that:when high w… View Alert
Alert 1 Feb 2022 Contact between vessel in standby & offshore installation During a period of standing by an offshore installation, the 1st Officer on the vessel took over the watch at midnight with 1.2 nautical miles to the installation. The vessel was set on a course towards the installation which allowed the incident to evolve. The 1st Officer attended administrative w… View Alert
Learning Moment 13 Jan 2022 Process Safety Fundamentals This safety moment pack contains an overview of the IOGP Process Safety Fundamentals with relevant incident examples. Whilst not all of the incidents occurred within our industry or region, the learnings remain applicable. You may wish to use this pack during safety meetings or break it up and use t… View Learning Moment
Alert 4 Jan 2022 Flange failure due to incorrect tool used to set flange A mechanical connector installed as part of an 8” cooling medium line failed resulting in approx. 20m3 of cooling medium (water / glycol mix) being released to sea in 15 seconds. There were no visible warning of failure before the line failed. No personnel were injured. Findings:Incorrect tool had b… View Alert
Alert 21 Dec 2021 Failure of lifting eyebolt results in dropped object The deck crew was attempting to move an electric motor weighing approximately 200kg (440 pounds) from the shelter deck into a sea container. The motor was lifted using a crane. The banks-man signalled the crane operator to pick up the motor and lift it to the container, which was 5 meters (16 feet) … View Alert
Alert 21 Dec 2021 Pulsation dampener failure During well displacement, a sudden loss in standpipe pressure was observed. (Max circulation pressure at time of the incident was 1750psi). The Driller immediately shut down all mud pumps. The Derrickman confirmed that the discharge dampener on Mud Pump # 3, had separated from the flange area and wa… View Alert
Alert 21 Dec 2021 Disabled and non functional safety devices leads to destruction of derrick board Recently a directional driller was having trouble keeping a tool face and told the driller to work the pipe all the way up and back down again. The stand had been drilled almost all the way down and the elevators had been kicked out over the mousehole. The driller picked up off bottom and hit the li… View Alert
Alert 21 Dec 2021 Rig floor plate falls to production deck The drill crew had completed cleaning the pollution pans and were in the process of installing the pollution pan covers (see Figure 1, Green Boxes) when a Floorhand stepped on a floor plate that was still in its original position (See Figure 1, Orange Box), causing it to tilt. The plate subsequently… View Alert
Alert 21 Dec 2021 Pressure release after ice plug removal results in injury A snubbing crew rigged up on location. Set-up operations were completed for the wellhead stabiliser, snubbing jack, catwalk, pipe racks, pumping unit and primary accumulator. The crew was in the process of installing the snubbing unit equaliser line and the pumping unit flow line. The snubbing unit … View Alert
Alert 21 Dec 2021 Internal explosion ruptures mounted compensator piping Two employees were in the derrick equalising the internal pressure between Composite Air Pressure Vessels (CAPV) on the Crown Mounted Compensator (CMC) when an ignition occurred inside the system. Either heat generated by adiabatic compression or static generated by the air transfer led to ignition … View Alert