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Failure of potable water bunkering hose

During the lift, when the hose end was 28m above the bunkering station, the hose parted immediately below the ferrule of the end coupling, allowing the hose to fall from this point. The hose impacted two members of the deck crew before the hose fell to sea. The persons involved reported to the medic…

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Gas Release from Ball Valve Grease Injection Fitting

During routine operation, an audible gas release was detected by a platform operator. The release was investigated and the source was identified as a grease injection fitting on a ball valve. The grease injection fitting was a screwed fitting in the ball valve, for grease injection into the downstre…

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Warning Signs - safety moment video

Global Major Accidents from 1974 to 2013 are used to demonstrate that warning signs were present before the accidents occurred.

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The Safety Alert Paradox

Everybody got angry and Somebody complained that they weren’t receiving Safety Alerts and that it must be Tradebody’s fault, but failed to remember that it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Somebody should do it, and Anybody knows Everybody should do it, but sadly Nobody realised that Everybody…

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Preventing static dropped objects

2200kg of potential dropped objects were collected, equivalent to the the mass of two small cars.

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Brushing crystalised product from pipework results in release

An inspector was conducting visual inspection of pipework within the condensate sweetening unit of an onshore gas terminal when he observed some white crystalised product within a small area of An inspector was conducting visual inspection of pipework within the condensate sweetening unit of an onsh…

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LTI - Finger Injury While Using Safe Hands Tool

Services team were working a vessel, load handling containers onto the skid deck using a safe hands tool (blind lift). All personnel within the Services team were competent and experienced in conducting the task. The container was landed onto the skid deck, to remove stored energy, as it was being m…

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Overfill of Helifuel Tank and Subsequent Ignition

During the non-routine transfer of aviation fuel from one tank to another, an overfill of the tank occurred resulting in the release of approximately 0.57kg of aviation fuel through an open vent line on the recipient fuel tank. The released aviation fluid was projected onto nearby turbine exhaust pi…

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Unsecured Door - Potential Dropped Object

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Exposure to residual hydrocarbons when breaking containment

Hydrocarbon pipework had been isolated and flushed. The 3” section, connected to the 1” bypass section via a take-off, was changed out successfully. As the final cut was made to the horizontal section of the 1” bypass, a release of a small amount of trapped residue/vapour occurred. The following m…

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Rope Access Team Member Inadvertently Entered Sea

The first section of clamp had been successfully lowered into position below the leg mooring ring. One team member ascended to the spider deck to prepare the second clamp section for lowering, leaving one over-side team member on the mooring ring. The first team member partially rearranged one of th…

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Dust and Debris Enters Eyes During Time Off Shift

In one instance, a technician was watching TV when he ran his hands through his hair and instantly felt something enter his eye. In another instance, a technician was in his cabin after a shower, and felt discomfort in his eye before looking in the mirror and spotting a piece of metal in his eye.