Safety Alert
Safety Alert 150 - Fire Occurs During Cutting Operation to Install Casing Head
Safety Alert 150 - Fire Occurs During Cutting Operation to Install Casing Head
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 150
- Control of WorkHot Work and Fire
- Fire
- DrillingHot work
- Fire protectionAtmospheric gas testingEnergy and process isolation
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
During casing-head installation on a production platform, cutting slag ignited gas from a sump-tank level controller. A fire watch extinguished the fire without injury, damage or pollution. Gas isolation, atmospheric testing and a wet tarp preceded restarting; the operator committed to bleeding down nearby equipment and closely monitoring cutting and welding.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Drilling; well drilling.
Classifications: Hot work; welding and cutting.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Atmospheric gas testing; gas testing; atmosphere testing.
Classifications: Energy and process isolation; isolation; energy isolation.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
BSEE Safety Alert 150. Themes: control of work, hot work and fire.