Safety Alert
Safety Alert 297 - Potable Water Pressure Tank Bladder Rupture
Safety Alert 297 - Potable Water Pressure Tank Bladder Rupture
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 297
- Pressure Systems
- Line of firePressure systems
- Inspection and maintenance
- Pressure vessel
- Energy and process isolationJob safety analysisOperating and work procedures
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
An employee suffered severe facial injuries when a fitting was ejected during troubleshooting of a platform’s potable-water pressure tank. Although the water lines had been depressurised, the internal bladder retained its manufacturer pre-charge. The alert recommends task-specific job safety analysis and access to manufacturer instructions before installation, operation or servicing.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Pressure vessel; pressure vessels.
Classifications: Energy and process isolation; isolation; energy isolation.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
BSEE Safety Alert 297. Themes: pressure systems.