On Wednesday 27 December 2006, HSE was notified that a helicopter had ditched in Morecambe Bay
Category: Offshore oil and gas
Seismic events hazard
Friday, December 22, 2006
The UK continetal shelf is considered as an area of moderate seismic activity and structures should be
Structural response to ship impact
Friday, December 22, 2006
The impact of a ship on an installation can cause the installation substructure to be impaired to an
Damage modelling of composite panels offshore
Friday, December 15, 2006
The advantages of using fibre reinforced plastics, composed of glass fibres embedded in a
Interlocks for offshore drill floor machinery
Monday, December 4, 2006
There have been several serious incidents related to deficient interlocking on drilling
Investigation of foodborne illness offshore
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
The HID Occupational Health Strategy Team (HID OHST), in conjunction with others in HSE
The use and abuse of passive fire protection offshore
Thursday, November 2, 2006
This one day seminar being held in Aberdeen will cover various offshore issues including
Analysis of offshore industry incident reports
Monday, October 30, 2006
Case study material aimed at preventing manual handling injuries in the offshore
Performance deterioration in compacted strand wire ropes
Monday, October 23, 2006
Compacted strand ropes are used by the offshore industry in a number of applications.
Revision of offshore safety cases to include generic aspects of combined operations
Friday, October 13, 2006
This guidance is for any duty holder, with an accepted safety case, who is proposing to carry out
Standard unmanned testing procedures for open-circuit ‘Octopus’ systems - RR492
Monday, October 2, 2006
Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) often use an ‘Octopus’ system as an alternative air supply. The proposed procedure should be considered for inclusion in future diving apparatus standards including the next revision of BS EN 250.
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Structural strengthening of offshore topsides structures as part of explosion risk reduction methods - RR489
Thursday, September 28, 2006
This report deals with the re-assessment and strengthening methods for blast walls, decks and floors on offshore structures.
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The significance of stress redistribution effects on structural reliability of deepwater jackets - RR494
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Three different deep water jacket models were developed. The jackets were based on the same baseline structure and designed for the same Northern North Sea location but with different bracing configurations, namely X-braced, K-braced and diamond braced.
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Elastomeric seals for rapid gas decompression applications in high-pressure services - RR485
Monday, September 18, 2006
Seal damage and observed gas leaks to atmosphere caused by Rapid Gas Decompression (also known as Explosive Decompression) in elastomeric seals have been reported in many types of equipment in the oil and gas industry. These failures have had costly financial, safety and environmental implications for the operators and equipment suppliers.
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Chemical and Downstream Oil Industries Forum (CDOIF). Agenda and minutes.
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Agenda and Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday, 18 July 2006.
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Offshore Industry Advisory Committee (OIAC) meeting details
Friday, September 8, 2006
The agenda and the minutes from the Offshore Industry Advisory Committee (OIAC) meeting held on 20th October 2005 are now available.
Offshore Industry Advisory Committee (OIAC) meetings
Offshore safety statistics bulletin 2005/2006
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Offshore safety statistics for 2005/2006.
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Play your part! How you can help improve health and safety offshore - INDG239 (revised)
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
If you work offshore, for an operator or a contractor, read this leaflet. It explains how you can help to improve health and safety offshore by simply being involved.
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Evaluation of the Workbook on Gas Accumulation in a Confined and Congested Area. HSL/2006/45
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
In 1997 a Joint Industry Programme (JIP) was undertaken on “gas build-up from high pressure natural gas releases in naturally ventilated offshore modules”. As a consequence of the JIP, a workbook was created. The workbook aims to provide a quick, first pass, technique for estimating the flammable volume arising from the release of a material [...]
SLC/2006/07: OSD work recording activities 2006-07
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
This SLC supplements the HID work recording circular SLC 2006/05, and should be read in conjunction
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