Safety Alert
Safety Alert 292 - Synthetic Base Mud (SBM) Inadvertently Discharged Overboard
Safety Alert 292 - Synthetic Base Mud (SBM) Inadvertently Discharged Overboard
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 292
- Environment
- Environmental protectionHuman factorsLoss of containment
- Fluid transfer
- Process pipework and pipelinesValve
- Job safety analysisLockout and tagoutOperating and work proceduresOperational supervision
- Upstream oil and gas
- Marine waters
Summary
During mud-pit cleaning, 98 bbl of synthetic base mud was inadvertently discharged into Gulf waters. The alert identifies outdated schematics, mislabelled valves, crew unawareness of line alignment, inadequate supervisory checks and a generic job safety analysis. Recommendations address piping verification, task-specific responsibilities and consideration of lockout arrangements and operational training.
Classifications: Environmental protection; environmental safety; pollution prevention.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Loss of containment; containment loss.
Classifications: Fluid transfer; fluid loading; fluid offloading.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Lockout and tagout; LOTO; lockout/tagout.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Marine waters.
Summary
The alert concerns an inadvertent overboard discharge of synthetic base mud.
BSEE Safety Alert 292. Themes: environment.