Safety Alert

Safety Alert 10 - Lifting Operations

BSEEBureau of Safety and Environmental EnforcementBSEE Safety Alert 10

Safety Alert 10 - Lifting Operations

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Summary

This alert describes pad-eye failure while repositioning a sand bin on a Pacific offshore platform and rigging failures during supply-vessel cargo transfers. It calls for consideration of load weight, sling configuration, offshore dynamics, design capacity and container deterioration, alongside compliance with API offshore-crane operating requirements.

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About This Record
Publisher
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
Type
Safety Alert
Reference
BSEE Safety Alert 10
Date
16 April 1993 (added from another catalogue record)
Topic
Dropped Objects, Mechanical Failure
Activity
Cargo Transfer, Lifting Operations, Rigging
Equipment
Crane, Lifting Accessories
Control
Lifting Plan
Sector
Upstream Oil and Gas
Setting
Offshore Installation
Link
Checked , working
Record
bsee-safety-alert-10 · added 2 September 2026

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