Guidance
Lifejackets for abandonment from an offshore installation
Lifejackets for abandonment from an offshore installation
- HSE
- Guidance
- Offshore Information Sheet 7/2009
- Evacuation, Escape and RescuePersonal Protective Equipment
- DrowningRegulation and legislation
- LifeboatPersonal protective equipment
- Evacuation, escape and rescueFunctional testingRisk assessment
- Offshore installation
Summary
Guidance on selecting lifejackets for emergency abandonment of offshore installations, addressing compatibility with immersion suits, unconscious-person righting, airway protection, spray hoods and securing straps. It explains twin auto-inflation arrangements, limitations of inherent buoyancy, lifeboat compatibility and assessment-dependent accessories, alongside PFEER requirements and compatibility testing.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Lifeboat; survival craft.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Evacuation, escape and rescue; EER; escape and rescue.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
Guidance covers lifejacket provision and use when abandoning offshore installations.
Offshore Information Sheet 7/2009. Themes: evacuation, escape and rescue, personal protective equipment.