Safety Alert
Offshore Workers Exposed to Biological Hazards
Offshore Workers Exposed to Biological Hazards
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 430
- Hazardous SubstancesOccupational Health
- Occupational health
- Inspection and maintenance
- Personal protective equipment
- Evacuation, escape and rescueVentilation
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
This alert describes two offshore facilities where inspections found water leaks and mould in living quarters, leading to both facilities being unmanned. It outlines biological health hazards and recommends that operators consider leak inspection and repair, moisture control, ventilation, contaminated-material removal, protective equipment and conditional evacuation.
Classifications: Occupational health; worker health.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Ventilation; forced ventilation.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
BSEE Safety Alert 430. Themes: hazardous substances, occupational health.