Safety Alert
Safety Alert 288 - Pipe Handling Operations Result in Fatality
Safety Alert 288 - Pipe Handling Operations Result in Fatality
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 288
- Lifting OperationsLine of Fire
- Crushing and pinch points
- DrillingLifting operations
- Crane
- Competence and trainingExclusion zonesManagement of changeStop-work authority
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
A spotter died when his head was trapped between a pipe handler’s moving assembly and a support stanchion on a deepwater drilling unit. The alert identifies unrecognised crush points and shortcomings in communication, oversight, training and change management, recommending access barriers and programme reviews while suggesting consideration of visibility improvements and redesign.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Drilling; well drilling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Exclusion zones; red zones; restricted access zones.
Classifications: Management of change; MOC; change management.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
The alert concerns a fatal incident during pipe handling operations.
BSEE Safety Alert 288. Themes: lifting operations, line of fire.