Learning Moment 27 Sept 2019 Human Factors in Design As the driller reached for the microphone, he released pressure on the brake slightly. The top drive descended, bending the drill pipe which fortunately did not spring out. A 27kg pipe-guide fell 90 feet to the floor, narrowly missing the roughneck. View Learning Moment
Alert 24 Sept 2019 User Advisory Notice - 3M Half Facepiece Disposable Respirators 5000 Series During a recent internal review, 3M discovered an issue involving certain versions and lots of the size-medium 3M™ Half Facepiece Disposable Respirators 5000 Series. In a limited number of instances, we have observed a pinhole in the chin area of the faceseal. This affects only certain 5200 (Medium)… View Alert
Learning Moment 18 Sept 2019 Fire in the Hold Searched inbound helicopter baggage has a high number of PEDs and batteries in an unsafe condition. View Learning Moment
Alert 10 Sept 2019 Potential dropped object during lifting operation When the load was approximately 15m above the deck the load turned and the crane operator noticed one of the stainless steel panels for the unit was loose. The crane operator immediately lowered and landed the HPU on the starboard pipe deck. Once on the deck it was noted this panel (panel 1) was han… View Alert
Alert 9 Aug 2019 Lifeboat Disconnection from Lifting Apparatus at Height On completion of the launch test, the lifeboat was being recovered to its launching davits. On reaching a height above the water of approximately 25-30 metres, the lifeboat support point released causing the lifeboat to swing in a pendulum fashion from the forward point. The forward support point th… View Alert
Alert 24 Jul 2019 Product Safety Notice: Crosby Shur-Lock Hook During the backload of tote tanks from the rig to the supply vessel, a 16mt Crosby hook that was part of the lifting arrangement failed, causing the tote tank that was being lowered onto the deck of the vessel to drop approximately 3ft (1metre), coming to rest on the vessel’s deck in an upright orie… View Alert
Learning Moment 9 Jul 2019 Hands off! The tugger operator attempted to lift the riser when the supervisor was holding the wire The wire rotated rapidly, snagging the supervisor’s gloved hand View Learning Moment
Alert 25 Jun 2019 Gas release from small bore fitting •An intervention team arrived on a normally unattended installation (NUI) and heard an audible anomaly •On area visual inspection during the standard arrival checks, there appeared to be a leak from the well •A GPA and manual process shutdown (PSD) were initiated. This closed the wing valve, with th… View Alert
Alert 12 Jun 2019 Finger injury caused by opening of jetting unit door The employee suffered an injury to the third finger on his left hand when opening the double doors on an ultra high pressure jetting unit. As the IP opened the right hand door of the unit, his left hand was caught between the left hand door handle and the door lip, resulting in a laceration to his f… View Alert
Alert 14 May 2019 Partial load lost during road transit On arrival at delivery location, pallets were unloaded. Later, it was discovered that a piece of equipment was missing and that this had fallen from the truck whilst in transit. The missing piece of equipment was described as a tubing hangar load ring weighing approximately 43kgs and 13” diameter. F… View Alert
Learning Moment 29 Apr 2019 In the line of fire (includes film clip) During the lift, a caisson swung uncontrollably, crushing and breaking the pelvis of one of the load handlers. View Learning Moment
HVL 31 Mar 2019 High Value Learning - Failure of a fire pump clutch, as a result of a gear box anti-rotation in failure A failure of a diesel engine driven fire pump clutch occurred during routine pump start up. Clutch components were released at high speed into the fire pump room. This resulted in damage to the fire pump room and to the engine and its ancillary systems. Lubricating oil pipework was damaged, resultin… View Learning