Safety Alert
Safety Alert 98 - Flash Fire
Safety Alert 98 - Flash Fire
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 98
- Hot Work and Fire
- Fire
- Grinding equipmentHand toolsProcess pipework and pipelines
- Safety communication
- Upstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
An offshore production platform flash fire occurred when an air impact wrench connected to an instrument gas header exhausted gas that a nearby grinder ignited. A roustabout sustained slight burns. Quick-connect fittings were removed from the header, and signs identifying air and gas lines were planned.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Grinding equipment; angle grinder; grinding wheel.
Classifications: Hand tools; hand-held tools; handheld tools.
Classifications: Process pipework and pipelines; process piping.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
Alert concerning the hazards of flash fires.
BSEE Safety Alert 98. Themes: hot work and fire.