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

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Number	Title	Date	Category
464	BSEE Safety Alert 464 - Unexpected H2S Detection at Offshore Facilities	05/22/2023	H2S, Personnel Safety
463	BSEE Safety Alert 463 - Adaptation and Modification of Tool Results in Injury	05/16/2023	Hand Injuries, Personnel Safety, PPE
462	BSEE Safety Alert 462 - Process Explosion Causes Medical Evacuation	05/12/2023	Explosion
461	BSEE Safety Alert 461 - Recent Tagline Entanglements Result in Several high Potential Near Misses	05/01/2023	Cranes/Lifting
460	BSEE Safety Alert 460 - Overhaul Ball Crashes to Deck Resulting in High Potential Near-Miss Fatality	03/10/2023	Cranes/Lifting
459	BSEE Safety Alert 459 - Khamsin Drillship Fatality (update)	03/08/2023	Personnel Safety, Process Safety
458	BSEE Safety Alert 458 - Investigation of Subsea Leak Identifies the Use of Materials Susceptible to Hydrogen Embrittlement (update)	03/07/2023	Spill/Pollution
457	BSEE Safety Alert 457 -Broken Breaker Bar Injury with Medical Evaluation Guidance	03/16/2023	Cranes/Lifting
456	BSEE Safety Alert 456 - Extreme Caution Advised During Swing Rope Transfers	02/21/2023	Cranes/Lifting
455	BSEE Safety Alert 455 - Person Injured when Safety Mechanisms Failed	02/17/2023	Cranes/Lifting
454	BSEE Safety Alert 454 - Auxiliary Line Abrading Causes Rope Guard Failure	12/14/2022	Cranes/Lifting
453	BSEE Safety Alert 453 - Fires During Decommissioning Cause Injuries	12/13/2022	Fire
452	BSEE Safety Alert 452 - Ineffective Stinger Hook Pin Installation - High potential for injury and Equipment Damage	12/12/2022	Cranes/Lifting
451	BSEE Safety Alert 451 - Body Mechanics Lifting Techniques and Repetitive Motion Lead to Strain Injuries	09/28/2022	Personnel Safety
450	BSEE Safety Alert 450 - Unsafe Chemical Use and Disposal	09/07/2022	Chemical Exposure, Fire, PPE
449	BSEE Safety Alert 449 - Temporary Equipment as a Potential Source of Ignition on Offshore Facilities	09/07/2022	Equipment
448	BSEE Safety Alert 448 - Hazards Associated with Cranes on Idle Facilities Pose Safety and Environmental Risks	08/10/2022	Cranes/Lifting
447	BSEE Safety Alert 447 - Poor Preparation Prior to Hot Work Leads to Fires	07/26/2022	Fire
446	BSEE Safety Alert 446 - Unsafe Working Practices Result in Crane Injury	07/20/2022	Cranes/Lifting, Personnel Safety
442	BSEE Safety Alert 442 - Unsecured Pressurized Hoses Result in Hand Injuries 442	06/02/2022	Hand Injuries, PPE
441	BSEE Safety Alert 441 - BSEE and USCG Identify Delayed T-Time Execution, Poor Operational Decisions, and Equipment Breakdowns as Contributors to a Drillship’s Unsuccessful Attempt to Avoid Hurricane Ida	05/16/2022	Personnel Safety, Weather
440	BSEE Safety Alert 440 - Reducing incidents through increasing training and supervision of Short Service Employees	04/28/2022	Personnel Safety
439	BSEE Safety Alert 439 - Toppled Hydraulic Workover Unit Results in Fatality	04/25/2022	Component Failures, General, Structural
438	BSEE Safety Alert 438 - Barricades and Fall Protection Will Help Prevent Injuries Even Without Open Holes Visible	04/18/2022	Grating/Open Holes
437	BSEE Safety Alert 437 - Improper Fan and Other Equipment Used in Hazardous (Classified) Locations During Coiled Tubing Operations	04/04/2022	Electrical
436	Safety Alert 436 - Arc Flash Injury During Generator Hookup	04/01/2022	Arc Flash
435	BSEE Safety Alert 435 - Breakdowns in Communication and Preparation Lead to Failure of Synthetic Slings	03/31/2022	Cranes/Lifting
434	BSEE Safety Alert 434 - Check your Cybersecurity Readiness	03/21/2022	Cybersecurity
433	BSEE Safety Alert 433 - Crane Anti-Two Block Weight Pulled into Boom Tip Causing Damages to Auxiliary Cable and Sheave	03/16/2022	Cranes/Lifting
432	BSEE Safety Alert 432 - BSEE Identifies Maintenance and Certification Issues of Rental Generators	03/10/2022	Personnel Safety
431	BSEE Safety Alert 431 - Galley and Living Quarter Fires	03/01/2022	Fire, Personnel Safety
430	BSEE Safety Alert 430-Offshore Workers Exposed to Biological Hazards	02/28/2022	Personnel Safety
429	BSEE Safety Alert 429 - Jacking Up Lift Boat During Crane Operations	02/25/2022	Cranes/Lifting, Personnel Safety
428	BSEE Safety Alert 428 - Flexible Intermediate Bulk Container - FIBC - Parted Straps Result in Near Misses	02/17/2022	Cranes/Lifting
427	BSEE Safety Alert 427 - Hazards When Replacing Grating	01/10/2022	Grating/Open Holes
426	BSEE Safety Alert 426 - BSEE Identifies Dropped Object Hazards during Risk Based Inspections	09/14/2021	Cranes/Lifting, General
425	BSEE Safety Alert 425 - Drawworks Parking Brake Failure	08/16/2021	General
424	BSEE Safety Alert 424 - Recent Uptick in Lifting Injuries due to Unrecognized Pinch Point Hazards	08/12/2021	Cranes/Lifting
423	BSEE Safety Alert 423 - BSEE Inspector Nearly Falls Through Unsecure Grating	08/11/2021	Grating/Open Holes, Structural
422	BSEE Safety Alert 422 - Miscommunication of Load Weight Leads to a Lifting High Potential Lifting Near Miss	08/10/2021	Cranes/Lifting
421	BSEE Safety Alert 421 - Metal Obstructions Lead To Hand Injuries	07/21/2021	Hand Injuries
420	Safety Alert 420 - Employee Injures Hand in Rotating Equipment	04/27/2021	Hand Injuries
419	BSEE Safety Alert 419 - Failed Seal on Subsea Safety Valve Causes Leak	04/23/2021	Spill/Pollution, Subsea
418	BSEE Safety Alert 418 - Failure To Revise Job Safety Analysis Leads To Injury	04/22/2021	Personnel Safety
417	BSEE Safety Alert 417 - Inadquate operation of circuit breaker	03/25/2021	Electrical
416	BSEE Saftey Alert 416 - Investigation into Grating Failure Fatality Reveals Deficiencies 031121a	03/09/2021	General, Grating/Open Holes
415	BSEE Safety Alert 415 - Inadequate Preparations in Advance of Inclement Weather Results in Excessive Rig Damage and Risk to Personnel	03/08/2021	Weather
414	BSEE Safety Alert 414 - Ship Allisions Result in Severe Damage to Fixed Facilities	02/24/2021
413	BSEE Safety Alert 413 - Hazards Identified in Level I Surveys not Communicated to Affected Personnel	02/24/2021	Personnel Safety, Structural
412	BSEE Safety Alert 412 - Failure to Follow Procedures Results in Pollution Incidents	02/24/2021	Spill/Pollution

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