Safety Alert
Safety Alert 101 - Explosion
Safety Alert 101 - Explosion
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 101
- Explosion
- ExplosionFunctional safety
- Valve
- Ignition source control
- Offshore installation
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Summary
An alert describes a Gulf of Mexico platform explosion after a malfunctioning automatic control system was bypassed and a heater’s fuel shutdown valve removed from service. An employee attempted manual ignition without purging the firebox, suffering serious injury; the heater was destroyed. The operator subsequently instructed employees against bypassing burner controls.
Classifications: Explosion; explosive atmospheres.
Classifications: Functional safety; safety instrumented systems; SIS.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Ignition source control; ignition prevention.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
BSEE Safety Alert 101. Themes: explosion.