Alert 15 Mar 2018 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… View Alert
Learning Moment 3 Jan 2018 Preventing static dropped objects 2200kg of potential dropped objects were collected, equivalent to the the mass of two small cars. View Learning Moment
Alert 5 Dec 2017 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… View Alert
Alert 28 Nov 2017 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… View Alert
Alert 20 Nov 2017 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… View Alert
Alert 16 Oct 2017 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… View Alert
Alert 13 Oct 2017 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… View Alert
Alert 10 Oct 2017 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. View Alert
Alert 9 Aug 2017 Crane block sheave guard dropped from 25 metres During the lift, a member of the deck crew heard a loud noise. On investigation, he found that the securing pin for the main block sheave guard had detached from the main crane block and fallen approximately 25 metres to the deck below. Crane operations were immediately halted and the crane main bl… View Alert
Alert 31 Jul 2017 Roller shutter door fell from storage cabinet Whilst entering the platform chemical storage unit for materials, the chemist pushed the roller shutter door open and, as he was doing so, the shutter assembly and housing broke free from the top of the unit and dropped approximately 2m to the deck. The chemist managed to step back from the unit and… View Alert
Alert 27 Jul 2017 Defective Deck Net & Aircraft Slide Once A/C slowly made contact with the deck with the port main gear it lurched forward, sideways, and rolled left and possibly right also. There was no cyclic movement to cause this to occur. The slide forward (several feet) and roll was significant enough for the captain to come on the controls. The… View Alert