Safety Alert
Safety Alert 346 - Fractures Found on Stainless Steel Fittings
Safety Alert 346 - Fractures Found on Stainless Steel Fittings
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 346
- Inspection and MaintenanceStructural and Asset Integrity
- Mechanical failurePressure systemsStructural and asset integrity
- Inspection and maintenance
- Process pipework and pipelines
- Risk assessment
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
BSEE reports cracked stainless-steel fittings on a recently commissioned chemical injection skid and unsuitable unused fittings delivered offshore. Potential high-pressure gas releases are highlighted, while root causes remain under review. Operators are asked to consider damage checks, more frequent inspections, mechanical-integrity tracking and inclusion in future facility hazard analyses where applicable.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
BSEE Safety Alert 346. Themes: inspection and maintenance, structural and asset integrity.