Safety Alert
Safety Alert 118 - Prohibited Use of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
Safety Alert 118 - Prohibited Use of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 118
- Hazardous Substances
- Environmental protectionHazardous substancesRegulation and legislation
- Environmental permitting
- Upstream oil and gas
- Onshore facility
Summary
This alert reminds Gulf of Mexico OCS operators that PCBs are prohibited in lease operations, including associated onshore production facilities. It reproduces NTL 73-3 requirements for draining PCB heat-transfer systems, approved disposal and prior approval of replacement heat-transfer fluids, citing chronic toxicity to the ecosystem.
Classifications: Environmental protection; environmental safety; pollution prevention.
Classifications: Hazardous substances; hazardous chemicals; chemical exposure.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Environmental permitting.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Onshore facility; onshore plant.
Summary
The alert addresses prohibition of polychlorinated biphenyls in offshore operations.
BSEE Safety Alert 118. Themes: hazardous substances.