Safety Alert
Safety Alert 366 - Dangerous Levels Of H2S Detected At Offshore Facilities
Safety Alert 366 - Dangerous Levels Of H2S Detected At Offshore Facilities
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 366
- Hydrogen Sulphide
- Hydrogen sulphide
- DecommissioningFluid transferWell abandonment
- Gas detectorProcess pipework and pipelinesStorage tanks
- Evacuation, escape and rescueFunctional testingAtmospheric gas testingJob safety analysis
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
BSEE describes three hydrogen sulphide releases during offshore pipeline flushing and well abandonment, including incidents at non-sour facilities. One worker experienced dizziness and nausea. The alert recommends considering gas monitoring, detector calibration and bump testing, job safety analysis, rescue preparedness and gas-buster safeguards during potentially hazardous operations.
Classifications: Hydrogen sulphide; H2S; H₂S; hydrogen sulfide.
Classifications: Decommissioning; facility dismantling.
Classifications: Fluid transfer; fluid loading; fluid offloading.
Classifications: Well abandonment; plug and abandonment; P&A.
Classifications: Gas detector; gas monitor; gas detection instrument.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Storage tanks; atmospheric tanks.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Atmospheric gas testing; gas testing; atmosphere testing.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
The alert warns about dangerous hydrogen sulphide concentrations detected at offshore facilities.
BSEE Safety Alert 366. Themes: hydrogen sulphide.