Safety Alert
Safety Alert 256 - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Safety Alert 256 - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 256
- Hazardous SubstancesOccupational Health
- Hazardous substancesRespiratory hazards
- Inspection and maintenance
- Gas detector
- Functional testingVentilation
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
Offshore platform personnel suffered carbon monoxide poisoning after natural gas engine fumes entered temporary accommodation through ventilation openings, principally the air conditioning fresh air inlet. The alert recommends reviewing accommodation placement relative to engine exhausts, installing carbon monoxide detectors, inspecting potential exhaust entry points and checking exhaust vent wind flaps.
Classifications: Hazardous substances; hazardous chemicals; chemical exposure.
Classifications: Respiratory hazards; respirable dust; inhalation hazards.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Gas detector; gas monitor; gas detection instrument.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Ventilation; forced ventilation.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
BSEE Safety Alert 256. Themes: hazardous substances, occupational health.