Safety Alert
Safety Alert 356 - Pipeline Pigs Inadvertently Launched in Close Proximity of Personnel into Gulf Waters
Safety Alert 356 - Pipeline Pigs Inadvertently Launched in Close Proximity of Personnel into Gulf Waters
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 356
- Line of FirePressure Systems
- Line of firePressure systems
- Process pipework and pipelinesValve
- Competence and trainingLockout and tagoutOperating and work proceduresRisk assessment
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
Three pigs were inadvertently ejected near two employees during pipeline pigging on a Gulf of Mexico platform, damaging structures and entering the sea. The alert identifies trapped valve-body pressure as the most likely cause and recommends considering revised hazard analyses, operating procedures, valve inspections, training and near-miss reporting.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Lockout and tagout; LOTO; lockout/tagout.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
The alert concerns pipeline pigs being launched near personnel into offshore waters.
BSEE Safety Alert 356. Themes: line of fire, pressure systems.