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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
506 Arc Flash Incident Highlights Critical Need for Voltage Verification During Offshore Electrical Maintenance Arc Flash, Electrical, Personnel Safety
505 BSEE Risk-Based Inspections Reveal Increase in Slip-Trip-Fall Hazards on Offshore Facilities Personnel Safety
504 Malfunction of Rental Generator’s Engine Air Shutoff System Led to Fire Fire, Personnel Safety
503 Improper Gas Starter Installation Causes Flash Fires Resulting in Multiple Injuries Fire, Other
502 Fatigue Cracking of ¾-Inch Pipe Nipple Results in Gas Release Gas Release, Personnel Safety
501 BSEE Identifies Bypassed Safety Device Deficiencies during Risk-Based Inspections Personnel Safety, Process Safety
500 Dropped Steel Plate Due to Defective Lifting Device and Inadequate Hazard Analysis Component Failures, Cranes/Lifting, Personnel Safety
499 BSEE Safety Alert 499 - Failed Umbilical Termination Results in Dropped Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Other
498 Explosion and Fire on Liftboat Injure Workers – BSEE Calls for Enhanced Safety Measures and Emergency Preparedness Explosion, Fire, Personnel Safety
497 BSEE Safety Alert 497 - Weather Creates Sudden and Unpredictable Risks General, Weather
496 BSEE Safety Alert - 496 - Misidentification of Corrosion Hazard Results in High Potential Event General, Grating/Open Holes
495 BSEE Safety Alert 495 - Turbine Generator Exhaust Silencer Failure_1_27_25 Equipment
494 BSEE Safety Alert 494 - Ruptured Nitrogen Cylinders Explosion
492 BSEE Alerts Offshore Workers to Series of Incidents Involving Self-Retracting Lanyards for Fall Protection Personnel Safety, Other
491 BSEE Safety Alert 491 - Vigilance Required in Offshore Helideck Operations Aviation
490 BSEE Safety Alert 490 - Helideck Condition Notifications and Verification Aviation
489 BSEE Reminds Offshore Workers: Conduct Pre-Job Assessment for Potential Hazards; Stay Vigilant of Surroundings Other
488 BSEE Safety Alert 488 - Flash Fires During Welding Operations Other
487 BSEE Safety Alert 487 - Recurring Hand Injuries While Using Alternative Cutting Devices Hand Injuries
486 BSEE Safety Alert 486 - Heat Advisory Personnel Safety
485 BSEE Safety Alert 485 - Hand Tools Pose Risk to Offshore Personnel Personnel Safety
484 Improperly Depressurizing Piping to Remove a Hydrate Causes Injury Pipe Handling
483 BSEE Safety Alert 483 - Scam Alert-Suspicious Requests for Payment Other
482 BSEE Safey Alert 482 - BSEE Risk Based Inspection Identifies Welding and Burning Hazards Fire, Personnel Safety
481 BSEE Safety Alert 481 - Hazardous Helideck Conditions Results in Near Miss Incident Aviation
480 BSEE Safety Alert 480 - Fingerboard Locking Bolt Failure Leads to Near Miss Incident Cranes/Lifting, Personnel Safety, Pipe Handling
479 BSEE Safety Alert 479 - Lack of Adherence to Helideck Safety Procedures Results in Series of Near Miss Incidents Aviation
478 BSEE Safety Alert 478 - Inadequately Maintained Electrical Connections and Compromised Wiring Integrity (6) Electrical
477 BSEE Safety Alert 477 - Hazards of Working in Confined Spaces Personnel Safety
476 BSEE Safety Alert 476 - EI 158 Fatality Failure to Use Safety Explosion, Personnel Safety, Other
475 BSEE Safety Alert 475 - Flash Fire from Oxygen Regulator Leads to Burn Injury Fire, Personnel Safety
474 BSEE Safety Alert 474 -Safely Approaching a Helicopter on Offshore Helidecks Aviation, Component Failures, Fire, Pipe Handling, Structural, Well Operations
473 BSEE Safety Alert 473 -Carbon Monoxide Exposure Risk in Offshore Environments Chemical Exposure, Gas Release, Living Quarters, Personnel Safety
472 Safety Alert 472 - Tote Tank Drain Nozzles Pose Leak Hazard Cranes/Lifting, Critical Lifts, Equipment, Spill/Pollution
471 Safety Alert 471 - Pipe Bond Failure on Firefighting System Investigated and Repaired Component Failures, Fire, Pipe Handling, Structural, Well Operations
470 BSEE Safety Alert 470 - Bypass of Emergency Shutdown in Rented Equipment Results in Additional Risk to Personnel and the Environment Other
469 BSEE Safety Alert 469 - BSEE Identifies Medical Evacuation and Emergency Hazards During Risk-Based Inspections Personnel Safety, Other
468 BSEE Safety Alert 468 - Red Zone Hazards Pose Increased Risk to Personnel During Lifting Operations Cranes/Lifting, Personnel Safety, Tag Lines
467 BSEE Safety Alert 467 - Heat Advisory - Heat Related Illnesses Occurring Offshore Personnel Safety
466 BSEE Safety Alert 466 - Lack of Uninterruptible Power Supply Electrical, Power Outage
465 BSEE Safety Alert 465 - Improper Use High Pressure Hoses Leads to Injuries Hand Injuries, Personnel Safety, PPE
464 BSEE Safety Alert 464 - Unexpected H2S Detection at Offshore Facilities H2S, Personnel Safety
463 BSEE Safety Alert 463 - Adaptation and Modification of Tool Results in Injury Hand Injuries, Personnel Safety, PPE
462 BSEE Safety Alert 462 - Process Explosion Causes Medical Evacuation Explosion
461 BSEE Safety Alert 461 - Recent Tagline Entanglements Result in Several high Potential Near Misses Cranes/Lifting
460 BSEE Safety Alert 460 - Overhaul Ball Crashes to Deck Resulting in High Potential Near-Miss Fatality Cranes/Lifting
459 BSEE Safety Alert 459 - Khamsin Drillship Fatality (update) Personnel Safety, Process Safety
458 BSEE Safety Alert 458 - Investigation of Subsea Leak Identifies the Use of Materials Susceptible to Hydrogen Embrittlement (update) Spill/Pollution
457 BSEE Safety Alert 457 -Broken Breaker Bar Injury with Medical Evaluation Guidance Cranes/Lifting
456 BSEE Safety Alert 456 - Extreme Caution Advised During Swing Rope Transfers Cranes/Lifting