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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
37 Safety Alert 37 - Man Falls, Serious Injury
66 Safety Alert 66 - Blowouts from Surface Casing, Conductor Casing Annulus
95 Safety Alert 95 - Crane Accident, Fatality
39 Safety Alert 39 - Helmerich & Payne, Inc. Exxon Platform Heritage Drilling Contractor
102 Safety Alert 102 - Fire
132 Safety Alert 132 - Supply Gas Fire
161 Safety Alert 161 - Production Platform Gas Discharge Points
190 Safety Alert 190 - Fall Results in Fatality
219 Safety Alert 219 - Loss of Well Control While Drilling Surface Hole
4 Safety Alert 4 - Flash Fire: Cutting and Welding
69 Safety Alert 69 - Blowout, Platform Loss
98 Safety Alert 98 - Flash Fire
42 Safety Alert 42 - Arguello Inc. Platforms Harvest, Hermosa & Hidalgo
105 Safety Alert 105 - Welding Accident
135 Safety Alert 135 - Pollution from Diesel Fuel Tank Transfer
164 Safety Alert 164 - Attempt to Stand Gravel Pack Assembly in Derrick Proves Fatal
193 Safety Alert 193 - Fall Results in Fatality
221 Safety Alert 221 - Hanger Failure and Ejection Lead to Well Control Incident
42 Safety Alert 42 - Hydraulic Pump Reservoir Ruptures, Minor Injury
71 Safety Alert 71 - Fire, Boiler Ignited
22 Safety Alert 22 - Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Gas Release from Piping Corrosion Failure Near a Weld
45 Safety Alert 45 - Arguello Inc. Production Department, Platform Harvest
108 Safety Alert 108 - Explosion and Fire
138 Safety Alert 138 - Fire and Injury During Welding Operations in Derrick
167 Safety Alert 167 - Retrieval of Back-Pressure Valve Results in Loss of Well Control
196 Safety Alert 196 - Cranes
224 Safety Alert 224 - Erroneous Activation of Dump Valve Causes Loss of 165 bbls of Oil-Based Mud
45 Safety Alert 45 - Tubing Blows Out of Well, Men Injured
74 Safety Alert 74 - Oil Spill, Transfer Hose (A Reissuance)
14 Safety Alert 14 - Sun Exploration and Production Company
48 Safety Alert 48 - Safety Award For Excellence Camarillo District Pacific Ocs Region Helmerich & Payne, Inc. Platform Heritage Drilling Contractor For Exxonmobil Company
111 Safety Alert 111 - Blowout and Fire
140 Safety Alert 140 - Uncontrolled Well Flow and Pollution During Workover Operations
17 Safety Alert 17 - Fire, Men Burned
199 Safety Alert 199 - Blowout and Fire
227 Safety Alert 227 - Explosion and Fire on Platform Caused by Improper Welding and Burning Practice
48 Safety Alert 48 - Flash Fire, Men Burned
77 Safety Alert 77 - Fire, Generator Building
17 Safety Alert 17 - Unocal Production Department, Platform Irene
51 Safety Alert 51 - Helmerich & Payne, Inc. Platform Heritage Drilling Contractor For Exxonmobil Company
10 Safety Alert 10 - Lifting Operations
114 Safety Alert 114 - Fire
143 Safety Alert 143 - Compressor Fire During Maintenance Operation
172 Safety Alert 172 - Personnel Overexposed to Carbon Monoxide
200 Safety Alert 200 - Subsea Equipment Failure Leads to Deepwater GOM Pollution
23 Safety Alert 23 - Sump Tank Fire, Man Burned
50 Safety Alert 50 - Flash Fire, Man Burned
8 Safety Alert 8 - Catalytic Gas Heaters
22 Safety Alert 22 - Unocal Platform Henry OCS-P-0240 Santa Barbara Channel
233 Safety Alert 233 - Potential Obstructions to Mariners and Offshore Operators