Safety Alert
Safety Alert 148 - Pipe Nipple Fatigue and Inadequate Insulation Cause Compressor Fire
Safety Alert 148 - Pipe Nipple Fatigue and Inadequate Insulation Cause Compressor Fire
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 148
- Hot Work and FireMachinery and EquipmentStructural and Asset Integrity
- FireLoss of containmentMaterial fatigueMechanical failure
- Inspection and maintenance
- Process pipework and pipelinesPumps
- Fire protectionFunctional testingIgnition source controlPreventive maintenance
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
A failed all-thread nipple released gas that ignited at a compressor turbocharger. Stored filters and belts intensified the fire, while inadequate battery voltage prevented the fire-water pump engine from starting. The alert records firefighting arrangements and operator measures covering weekly battery checks, removal of stored items and insulation of hot components.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Loss of containment; containment loss.
Classifications: Material fatigue; metal fatigue.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Pumps.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Ignition source control; ignition prevention.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
BSEE Safety Alert 148. Themes: hot work and fire, machinery and equipment, structural and asset integrity.