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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Safety Alerts Program

 

BSEE Safety Alerts are tools used by BSEE to inform the offshore energy industry of the circumstances surrounding an incident or a near miss. They also contain recommendations that should help prevent the recurrence of such an incident on the OCS.

Safety Alerts Program

Number Title Date Category
7 Safety Alert 7 - Lack of Adequate Supervision by Lease Operator of Contract Personnel
99 Safety Alert 99 - Construction Accident, Fatality
43 Safety Alert 43 - Torch Operating Company Torch Rig Services Platforms Henry and Hillhouse Drilling/Production Contractor
103 Safety Alert 103 - Blowout
133 Safety Alert 133 - Degreaser Fire
162 Safety Alert 162 - Accidents on the OCS Involving Drilling Rigs, Derrick Barges, Pipeline Lay Barges, and Anchor-handling Vessels
191 Safety Alert 191 - Drillship Draw Works Failure
22 Safety Alert 22 - Cap Blows Off of Choke Body, Man Burned
40 Safety Alert 40 - Beam Falls, Man Injured
72 Safety Alert 72 - Explosion, Fire
46 Safety Alert 46 - Helmerich & Payne, Inc. Platforms Harmony and Heritage Drilling Contractor for ExxonMobil Company
106 Safety Alert 106 - Blowout
136 Safety Alert 136 - Air Volume Tank Explosion
165 Safety Alert 165 - Shallow Gas Flows While Cementing Surface Casing
194 Safety Alert 194 - Guardrails
222 Safety Alert 222 - Riser Flexible Joints
43 Safety Alert 43 - Shallow Gas Blowout
15 Safety Alert 15 - Shell California Production Inc., Beta Production
49 Safety Alert 49 - Plains Exploration & Production Company Platforms B And C
139 Safety Alert 139 - Pollution from Production Operations Due to Rupture Disc Failure
225 Safety Alert 225 - Fatality on Rig Caused by Snagged Barricade
49 Safety Alert 49 - Oil Spill, Safety Equipment Failure
78 Safety Alert 78 - Explosion and Fire
18 Safety Alert 18 - Safety Award
54 Safety Alert 54 - Venoco Inc Platforms Gail And Grace
112 Safety Alert 112 - Fire
141 Safety Alert 141 - Fire in Rental Generator on Production Platform
170 Safety Alert 170 - Stabbing Board Fatality and Injury
2 Safety Alert 2 - Shallow Drilling Hazards
228 Safety Alert 228 - Vent Gas Migrates Through Cable Entrance Hole, Motor Control Center Explodes
51 Safety Alert 51 - Fatality, Falling Object
80 Safety Alert 80 - Gas Fire, Extensive Platform Damage
23 Safety Alert 23 - Texaco Exploration and Production, Inc., Platform Harvest
234 Safety Alert 234 - Potential Obstructions to Mariners and Offshore Operators
11 Safety Alert 11 - Crane/helicopter Operations
115 Safety Alert 115 - Fire
144 Safety Alert 144 - Uncontrolled Shallow Gas Flow
173 Safety Alert 173 - Pig Launcher Explosion Results in Two Fatalities
201 Safety Alert 201 - Viton "O"-Rings Failure
230 Safety Alert 230 - Equipment Failure on Deepwater Rig While Running Casing in Open Waters
54 Safety Alert 54 - Welding Fire
83 Safety Alert 83 - Fire , Oil Sprays from Valve
26 Safety Alert 26 - Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Ventura Profit Center Production and Drilling
237 Safety Alert 237 - Post-Hurricane Construction Fatality and Other Incidents
14 Safety Alert 14 - Carbon Monoxide
118 Safety Alert 118 - Prohibited Use of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
147 Safety Alert 147 - Fire from Generator Engine Exhaust Leak Igniting Fiberglass Panel
176 Safety Alert 176 - Mud Logging Unit Explosion and Fire
204 Safety Alert 204 - Pipe Rack Finger Failure Results in Fatality and Injury
233 Safety Alert 233 - Potential Obstructions to Mariners and Offshore Operators