Safety Alert
Safety Alert 17 - Electrical Wiring Inspection And Maintenance
Safety Alert 17 - Electrical Wiring Inspection And Maintenance
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 17
- Electrical SafetyInspection and Maintenance
- Ageing, life extension and obsolescenceElectrical safetyFire
- Electrical workInspection and maintenance
- Rotating machinery
- Thermography
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
Two electrical fires on Pacific OCS platforms involved cracked control-panel wiring insulation and a failed generator rotor winding. Neither caused injuries. Against a background of ageing equipment, the alert recommends that operators consider periodic visual inspection, insulation-resistance testing and thermal imaging, with maintenance where problems are detected.
Classifications: Ageing, life extension and obsolescence.
Classifications: Electrical safety; electrical hazards.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Electrical work; electrical maintenance.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Rotating machinery; rotating equipment.
Classifications: Thermography; thermal imaging; infrared inspection.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
BSEE Safety Alert 17. Themes: electrical safety, inspection and maintenance.