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Friday, September 19th, 2008
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This note seeks to draw attention to: current knowledge and guidance on the hazards from CO2, Read on…
Carbon capture & storage (CCS) is the process of capturing the CO2 that is emitted when fossil Read on…
Third party damage to underground services of all types continues to be a source of danger and when the underground Read on…
This Operational Circular alerts inspectors to a matter of potential major concern namely the ongoing integrity of buried, Read on…
Shell UK Oil Products Limited had a ‘narrow escape’ after 20 tonnes of a highly flammable and toxic gas escaped Read on…
Chairing an International Safety Conference the Chair of the (HSC) Judith Hackitt told the UK Petroleum Industry Read on…
HSE Chief Executive, Geoffrey Podger, today challenged the major hazard industries to take more responsibility for tackling Read on…
This guidance has been developed to supplement the existing Gas Safety (Management) Regulations 1996 Read on…
Published annually to monitor and compare industry safety performance year-on-year across the UK’s Read on…
This semi permanent circular provides guidance for Inspectors on the application of Read on…
The strategy is aimed at ensuring the risks from major hazards in the changing pipeline and gas Read on…
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.
Agenda and Minutes of the meeting held on Wednesday, 18 July 2006.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance booklet L822 provides advice on HSE’s interpretation of the Regulations and how they will be enforced. The purpose of this document is to amplify that advice, especially in relation to the roles of local authorities and pipeline operators in preparing emergency plans.
Further guidance on emergency plans for MAH pipelines[PDF113Kb]
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 Ministerial response was delivered by James Plaskitt MP, the Department for Work and Pensions Parliamentary Under Secretary (Commons).
The HSC and the Board of the Environment Agency today have received and endorsed publication of the initial report by the independent Major Incident Investigation Board appointed to supervise the investigation of the explosion and fires at the Buncefield Oil Storage Depot, Hemel Hempstead, on 11 December 2005.
The report contains summary and up-dated information on the work previously described in the three Progress Reports. The Board have also taken this opportunity to draw some broad early conclusions, and to indicate issues requiring special attention going forward. Several annexes of detailed information accompany the report.
This Safety Alert is primarily for the attention of those companies operating oil/fuel Read on…
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 air or water.