Safety Alert
Safety Alert 76 - Injury, Glass Liquid Level Gauge Ruptures
Safety Alert 76 - Injury, Glass Liquid Level Gauge Ruptures
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 76
- Machinery and EquipmentPressure Systems
- Line of fireMechanical failurePressure systems
- Inspection and maintenance
- Personal protective equipmentPressure vessel
- Competence and trainingOperating and work procedures
Summary
A worker suffered severe injuries and lost an eye when a separator’s glass level gauge shattered during return to service after cleaning. The separator operated above the gauge’s rated pressure. The alert specifies suitable component ratings, side-on pressurisation, safety glasses, armoured gauges, protective guards and instruction on gauge construction.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Pressure vessel; pressure vessels.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
BSEE Safety Alert 76. Themes: machinery and equipment, pressure systems.