Safety Alert
Safety Alert 227 - Explosion and Fire on Platform Caused by Improper Welding and Burning Practice
Safety Alert 227 - Explosion and Fire on Platform Caused by Improper Welding and Burning Practice
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 227
- ExplosionHot Work and Fire
- ExplosionFire
- Hot workInspection and maintenance
- Pressure vesselProcess pipework and pipelines
- Fire protectionJob safety analysisOperating and work proceduresOperational supervision
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
An offshore platform maintenance alert describes switching from a cold-cut saw to a cutting torch without updating the job safety analysis. MMS attributed the resulting explosion and small fire to torch sparks igniting an air–hydrocarbon mixture. Recommendations address job preparation, revised task analysis, approved hot-work practices and protection or inerting of equipment.
Classifications: Explosion; explosive atmospheres.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Hot work; welding and cutting.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Pressure vessel; pressure vessels.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
BSEE Safety Alert 227. Themes: explosion, hot work and fire.