Alert 22 May 2017 Blown Control Valve Cover The pressure control valve was opened by connecting Pidgy tubing straight to the valve actuator from the platform instrument air supply. This was an unregulated air supply from the instrument air manifold direct to the valve bonnet air inlet which meant that the inline controls were bypassed. Once t… View Alert
Alert 15 May 2017 Gas leak from a manual ball valve (adjacent to a grease injection channel) During normal operations a gas leak was detected and traced to the failed valve. The plant was shut down and the valve was removed for further investigation. The investigation revealed that a leak had occurred on the flange adapter (see image 1). The leak site was adjacent to a grease injection chan… View Alert
Alert 8 May 2017 Near Miss - A "riveting" lessons learned During the process of applying side liners to the PVC reels, the pneumatic rivet gun used to fasten the liners in place failed when the Operator engaged the trigger. When the components failed the plunger, housing, etc. hit the operator in the thigh. No injuries or first aid was required. Investigat… View Alert
Learning Moment 3 May 2017 Deadlegs: not just a hazard in football The plant was made safe. An oil leak was traced to a ¼” diameter hole at the lower end of a pipework elbow. The line was rarely used and had been left stagnant with liquid creating a deadleg corrosion trap. Deadlegs can result in rapid corrosion and can arise as a result of: design errors the effect… View Learning Moment
Alert 10 Apr 2017 Dropped object during cargo handling operations During cargo handling operations a cargo carrying unit (CCU) was placed on the moving pipedeck where it was required to be unloaded. When opened, the CCU was found to be a shelved unit containing two palletised blower motors weighing 95kgs each, one on the lower level and the other on the shelf. The… View Alert
Alert 3 Apr 2017 Valve Handle Fell from Valve Stem During the movement of a manually operated valve the operator moved the valve handle from the horizontal to vertical position. At this point the handle slid from the valve stem and fell to the ground. There was no injury or asset damage as a result of this event. The handle is made of straight stain… View Alert
Alert 20 Mar 2017 Gas release from 1st stage separator during flushing During the flushing operations, the hose became detached at the instantaneous coupling connection point. The sudden depressurisation of vessel caused gas break out from the fluids, oily water, released to the atmosphere and activated multiple gas heads with the area. The gas heads cleared almost i… View Alert
Learning Moment 6 Mar 2017 Making a meal of lifting operations During a routine lifting operation from quayside to vessel, whilst attempting to lower a pallet laden with stores through a deck hatch, the load contacted the corner of the hatch, damaging the pallet and caused the majority of the 902kg contents to fall 7.2m to the deck area below. Although the pall… View Learning Moment
Alert 20 Feb 2017 Rope Access Harness Incident On day 14-to-15 the work party technician noticed at the end of the shift that his harness was badly damaged. It was reported on site to the client and a 'Time Out for Safety' was called. It was then discussed on the following shift via the Toolbox Talk. Based on witness statements, the harness be… View Alert
Alert 16 Jan 2017 Gas Leak from vent line within turbine enclosure During the above process, the gas detector within the turbine enclosure activated. The GPA was activated when the gas detector went into High/High alarm and subsequently shut down the turbine. Snoop tests confirmed that the release had come from a join between the flexible/hard pipe section within t… View Alert
Alert 9 Jan 2017 Advisory Note - Cargo operations offshore causing damage Incident 1: A CCU being back loaded from an installation impacted on a container already backloaded, the impact on the CCU caused it to then swing into a safe haven where it caught on the anti-snag bar and damaged the bar. Incident 2: A drill pipe backloaded from an installation swung inside a sa… View Alert