Safety Alert
Safety Alert 305 - Explosion, Fire and Fatalities West Delta Block 32 Platform E
Safety Alert 305 - Explosion, Fire and Fatalities West Delta Block 32 Platform E
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 305
- ExplosionHot Work and FireProcess Safety
- ExplosionFireProcess safety
- Hot work
- Gas detectorProcess pipework and pipelinesStorage tanks
- Contractor managementOperational supervisionPermit to workSafety communication
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
This alert describes fatal explosions and fires during piping installation on West Delta 32 E platform. Welding ignited hydrocarbon vapours from a wet oil tank, followed by explosions in three tanks. It identifies failures in hot-work authorisation, isolation, fire watching and supervision, and recommends improved contractor coordination, pre-work meetings and stop-work arrangements.
Classifications: Explosion; explosive atmospheres.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Process safety; major accident hazards.
Classifications: Hot work; welding and cutting.
Classifications: Gas detector; gas monitor; gas detection instrument.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Storage tanks; atmospheric tanks.
Classifications: Contractor management; contractor assurance.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Permit to work; PTW; work permit.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
The alert concerns an offshore platform event involving an explosion, fire and fatalities.
BSEE Safety Alert 305. Themes: explosion, hot work and fire, process safety.