Safety Alert
Safety Alert 293 - Platform RTU Battery Charger Fire
Safety Alert 293 - Platform RTU Battery Charger Fire
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 293
- Electrical SafetyHot Work and Fire
- Electrical safetyFire
- Electrical workInspection and maintenance
- Fire protectionEnergy and process isolationPreventive maintenance
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
An offshore platform fire involved an original RTU battery charger left connected after replacement. Internal shorting of old nickel cadmium batteries ignited released fluids; the breaker was found on. The alert recommends stored-energy isolation, battery inspection and maintenance, removal of unused batteries, and coordination of third-party work.
Classifications: Electrical safety; electrical hazards.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Electrical work; electrical maintenance.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Energy and process isolation; isolation; energy isolation.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
The alert addresses a fire involving a platform remote terminal unit battery charger.
BSEE Safety Alert 293. Themes: electrical safety, hot work and fire.