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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
466 BSEE Safety Alert 466 - Lack of Uninterruptible Power Supply Electrical, Power Outage
467 BSEE Safety Alert 467 - Heat Advisory - Heat Related Illnesses Occurring Offshore Personnel Safety
468 BSEE Safety Alert 468 - Red Zone Hazards Pose Increased Risk to Personnel During Lifting Operations Cranes/Lifting, Personnel Safety, Tag Lines
469 BSEE Safety Alert 469 - BSEE Identifies Medical Evacuation and Emergency Hazards During Risk-Based Inspections Personnel Safety, Other
470 BSEE Safety Alert 470 - Bypass of Emergency Shutdown in Rented Equipment Results in Additional Risk to Personnel and the Environment Other
471 Safety Alert 471 - Pipe Bond Failure on Firefighting System Investigated and Repaired Component Failures, Fire, Pipe Handling, Structural, Well Operations
472 Safety Alert 472 - Tote Tank Drain Nozzles Pose Leak Hazard Cranes/Lifting, Critical Lifts, Equipment, Spill/Pollution
473 BSEE Safety Alert 473 -Carbon Monoxide Exposure Risk in Offshore Environments Chemical Exposure, Gas Release, Living Quarters, Personnel Safety
474 BSEE Safety Alert 474 -Safely Approaching a Helicopter on Offshore Helidecks Aviation, Component Failures, Fire, Pipe Handling, Structural, Well Operations
475 BSEE Safety Alert 475 - Flash Fire from Oxygen Regulator Leads to Burn Injury Fire, Personnel Safety
476 BSEE Safety Alert 476 - EI 158 Fatality Failure to Use Safety Explosion, Personnel Safety, Other
477 BSEE Safety Alert 477 - Hazards of Working in Confined Spaces Personnel Safety
478 BSEE Safety Alert 478 - Inadequately Maintained Electrical Connections and Compromised Wiring Integrity (6) Electrical
479 BSEE Safety Alert 479 - Lack of Adherence to Helideck Safety Procedures Results in Series of Near Miss Incidents Aviation
480 BSEE Safety Alert 480 - Fingerboard Locking Bolt Failure Leads to Near Miss Incident Cranes/Lifting, Personnel Safety, Pipe Handling
481 BSEE Safety Alert 481 - Hazardous Helideck Conditions Results in Near Miss Incident Aviation
482 BSEE Safey Alert 482 - BSEE Risk Based Inspection Identifies Welding and Burning Hazards Fire, Personnel Safety
483 BSEE Safety Alert 483 - Scam Alert-Suspicious Requests for Payment Other
484 Improperly Depressurizing Piping to Remove a Hydrate Causes Injury Pipe Handling
485 BSEE Safety Alert 485 - Hand Tools Pose Risk to Offshore Personnel Personnel Safety