Safety Alert
Safety Alert 242 - 2006 Fatalities
Safety Alert 242 - 2006 Fatalities
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 242
- Crushing and pinch pointsDropped objectsFalls from heightLine of fireMechanical failure
- Lifting operations
- Lifting accessories
- Job safety analysisSafety communication
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
This alert summarises five fatal incidents under MMS jurisdiction in the Gulf of Mexico during 2006 to date, involving falling equipment, ejected slips, a failed guide-post weld, a fall through grating and pipe-conveyor crushing. Investigations remained underway. It recommends operational safety evaluation, task hazard assessment, pre-task meetings and adherence to established procedures.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
The alert reviews fatalities recorded during 2006.
BSEE Safety Alert 242.