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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
163 Safety Alert 163 - Accidents on the OCS Involving Drilling Rigs, Derrick Barges, Pipeline Lay Barges, and Anchor-handling Vessels
192 Safety Alert 192 - Water Survival Craft
220 Safety Alert 220 - Lifting Fatality
41 Safety Alert 41 - Fatality
70 Safety Alert 70 - Blowout During Workover
22 Safety Alert 22 - Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Gas Release from Piping Corrosion Failure Near a Weld
44 Safety Alert 44 - ExxonMobile Production Company Platform Heritage Santa Ynez Unit
107 Safety Alert 107 - Fire
137 Safety Alert 137 - Personal Injury During Well Test
166 Safety Alert 166 - Lifting of Personnel by Crane Proves Fatal
195 Safety Alert 195 - Riser Skate/Casing Handling Carts
223 Safety Alert 223 - Loss of Well Control
44 Safety Alert 44 - Man Falls, Fatality
73 Safety Alert 73 - Gas Leak from Subsea BOP Stack While Circulating Out Kick
13 Safety Alert 13 - Ventura District Pacific OCS Region Shell California Production Inc.
47 Safety Alert 47 - Nuevo Energy Company Platforms A, B, And C
110 Safety Alert 110 - Fire
14 Safety Alert 14 - Fire, Capsized Barge Ruptures Gas Line
169 Safety Alert 169 - Personnel Falls Result in Three Fatalities
198 Safety Alert 198 - Drilling Accident Results in Fatality
226 Safety Alert 226 - Pressure Rise to Surface after Cementing Leads to Burst Casing and Loss of Control
47 Safety Alert 47 - Fatality, Man Struck by Falling Object
76 Safety Alert 76 - Injury, Glass Liquid Level Gauge Ruptures
16 Safety Alert 16 - Shell Western E&P, Inc., Beta Production
50 Safety Alert 50 - Dos Cuadras Offshore Resources Platforms B, C, And Habitat
113 Safety Alert 113 - Fire
142 Safety Alert 142 - Pollution Because of Failure of Level Safety High Sensor and Level Controller
171 Safety Alert 171 - List of Gulf of Mexico OCS Region Safety Alert and Accident Investigation Reports Concerning Blowouts
20 Safety Alert 20 - Crane Accident, Fatality
229 Safety Alert 229 - Inadequate Job Planning Results in Atmospheric Release of Gas
5 Safety Alert 5 - Flash Fires/Explosions
79 Safety Alert 79 - Fatality and Injury, Crane Accident
20 Safety Alert 20 - Exxon Offshore Storage & Treating Vessel Santa Ynez
12 Safety Alert 12 - Accidents
116 Safety Alert 116 - Fire While Starting Diesel Engine with Gas-Driven Engine
145 Safety Alert 145 - Tubing String Equipment Failure During a Plug and Abandonment Operation
174 Safety Alert 174 - Accumulation of Gas in Living Quarters Results in Explosion, Fire, and Injuries
202 Safety Alert 202 - TemporaryCraneSupportFailure, Fatality
231 Safety Alert 231 - Human Engineering Factors Result in Increasing Number of Riser Disconnects
52 Safety Alert 52 - Fire, Fuel Hose Ruptured
81 Safety Alert 81 - Blowout
24 Safety Alert 24 - Chevron Platform Gail
235 Safety Alert 235 - Multiple Cable Transit Failures
15 Safety Alert 15 - Electrical Cable Testing
119 Safety Alert 119 - Successful Diverter System Operation to Control Shallow Gas Flow
148 Safety Alert 148 - Pipe Nipple Fatigue and Inadequate Insulation Cause Compressor Fire
177 Safety Alert 177 - Casing Blowdown Accident and Fatality
205 Safety Alert 205 - Blowout Results in Fatality and Injuries
24 Safety Alert 24 - Shallow Gas Blowouts, One Rig Lost
55 Safety Alert 55 - Safety Equipment Failure