Safety Alert
BSEE Inspector Nearly Falls Through Unsecure Grating
BSEE Inspector Nearly Falls Through Unsecure Grating
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 423
- Slips, Trips and FallsStructural and Asset Integrity
- Falls from heightStructural and asset integrity
- Inspection and maintenance
- Exclusion zonesFall prevention
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
A BSEE inspector fell to knee level through loose well-access grating, sustaining minor abrasions. Engineering review identified unsuitable construction, loosened connections and inadequate structural loading analysis. The alert recommends that operators and contractors consider barricading unsafe areas, removing specified angle-iron platforms and ensuring professionally engineered access structures.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Exclusion zones; red zones; restricted access zones.
Classifications: Fall prevention; edge protection; guardrails.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
The alert concerns a near fall through unsecured grating.
BSEE Safety Alert 423. Themes: slips, trips and falls, structural and asset integrity.