This leaflet explains the purpose and significance of safety zones around offshore oil and gas installations and their effect on marine activities, particularly relating to fishing vessels.
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Category: Offshore oil and gas
INDG189 - Safety zones around offshore oil and gas installations in waters around the UK
Tuesday, August 8, 2006
‘Men died after fears flagged up’ - Ian Whewell responds
Thursday, July 27, 2006
I was disappointed and concerned to read your article in Wednesday’s Press and Journal which carried allegations, made by Amicus, that HSE had not taken appropriate action following investigation of a complaint made by the Trade Union prior to the tragic deaths of Sean McCue and Keith Moncrieff on Brent Bravo. This is simply not [...]
Buncefield Adjournment debate held, Wednesday 19th July, 2006
Monday, July 24, 2006
Mike Penning, Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead, obtained an Adjournment debate on ‘Health and Safety Executive inquiry into Buncefiield oil depot fire in Hemel Hempstead’, which took place on the morning of 19th July 2006. The debate was attended and contributed to by local representatives from both national and European government, and the Government’s [...]
E077:06 18 July 2006 - Brent Bravo inquiry determination: HSE statement
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
The determination in a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the deaths of two workers on the Brent Bravo offshore installation in September 2003 has been published today (18 July 2006). The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) extends its condolences to the families and loved ones of Sean McCue and Keith Moncrieff. HSE’s own findings have been [...]
RR473 - Review of issues associated with the stability of semi-submersibles
Friday, July 14, 2006
This review study was undertaken as part of a wider exercise to assess the need for HSE Guidance within the UK Safety Case regime. The study included a comparison between stability standards specified by key regulatory authorities and classification societies for intact and damaged semi-submersible units, a review of relevant published literature and of HSE/ [...]
Safety alert to operators of COMAH oil/fuel storage sites
Tuesday, July 4, 2006
This Safety Alert is primarily for the attention of those companies operating oil/fuel
RR468 - Nonlinear potential flow forcing: the ringing of concrete gravity based structures
Friday, June 30, 2006
This report represents a summary of a larger report that describes a substantial programme of work concerning the nonlinear potential flow loads acting on single and multiple column structures. In particular, the report addresses the issue of structural ringing, or transient structural deflections occurring at frequencies well above the incident wave frequencies. The work has [...]
RR459 - Use of 3D Seismic data as a substitute for high-resolution seismic surveys for site investigation
Friday, June 30, 2006
The assessment of geohazards is usually conducted using high-resolution seismic surveys. However, in many deep-water exploration areas worldwide 3D seismic data are now routinely employed for site investigation work as well as basic prospect exploration as this helps to reduce costs.
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RR376 - Health and well-being in the offshore environment
Friday, June 30, 2006
This project was designed to assess health climate offshore and to evaluate its impact upon the health behaviour, organizational citizenship behaviours, safety behaviour, organizational commitment and accident involvement of offshore workers on the UKCS. The Offshore Safety Division of the UK Health and Safety Executive’s Hazardous Installations Directorate sponsored the study.
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Pipeline health and safety website published
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
This new topic website concentrates on pipelines covered by the Pipeline Safety Regulations 1996 (PSR) and in particular on those pipelines known as Major Accident Hazard (MAHP) Pipelines (see below). Pipelines to which PSR does not apply are defined in regulation 3 and Schedule 2 of PSR, for example sewers, drains and most pipelines carrying [...]
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