Safety Alert
Safety Alert 377 - Improperly Bypassed Safety Devices Poses Work and Environmental Hazards
Safety Alert 377 - Improperly Bypassed Safety Devices Poses Work and Environmental Hazards
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 377
- Control of WorkMachinery and Equipment
- Barrier managementRegulation and legislation
- Lockout and tagoutOperating and work proceduresStop-work authority
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
BSEE describes an offshore inspection finding in which a zip tie improperly disabled a high-level safety device. The alert explains regulatory requirements and compromised protection, recommending that operators consider bypass procedures, monitoring, timely repairs, recurring checks, stop-work empowerment and investigation arrangements for potentially serious safety or environmental incidents.
Classifications: Barrier management; safety barrier management.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Lockout and tagout; LOTO; lockout/tagout.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
The alert warns that bypassing safety devices creates risks to workers and the environment.
BSEE Safety Alert 377. Themes: control of work, machinery and equipment.