Safety Alert
Hazards Associated with Cranes on Idle Facilities Pose Safety and Environmental Risks
Hazards Associated with Cranes on Idle Facilities Pose Safety and Environmental Risks
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 448
- Crane and RiggingInspection and MaintenanceStructural and Asset Integrity
- CorrosionDropped objectsEnvironmental protectionStructural and asset integrity
- Inspection and maintenance
- CraneHoseLifting accessoriesWire rope
- Functional testingPositive retention and reliable securingPreventive maintenance
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
BSEE reports deteriorated crane cables, missing components and pollution hazards on idle Gulf of Mexico facilities. Corroded cables and weather-exposed slings create dropped-object risks. Operators are advised to consider removing or securing blocks and balls, inspecting cranes before returning them to service, and clearing diesel and hydraulic reservoirs and hoses.
Classifications: Corrosion; corrosion damage.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Environmental protection; environmental safety; pollution prevention.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Hose; flexible hose.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Wire rope; steel wire rope.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
BSEE Safety Alert 448. Themes: crane and rigging, inspection and maintenance, structural and asset integrity.