Safety Alert
Safety Alert 309 - Misuse of Beam Clamps as Ground
Safety Alert 309 - Misuse of Beam Clamps as Ground
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 309
- Control of WorkElectrical Safety
- Electrical safetyFire
- Electrical work
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
BSEE warns that beam clamps used as external equipment earthing conductors on Outer Continental Shelf facilities could create fire and electrical hazards. The alert explains their approved support function, discusses effective fault-current paths under API guidance, and advises operators and contractors to review facilities against the cited practices.
Classifications: Electrical safety; electrical hazards.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Electrical work; electrical maintenance.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
The alert concerns unsafe use of beam clamps as electrical grounding points.
BSEE Safety Alert 309. Themes: control of work, electrical safety.