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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
342 Safety Alert 342 - Hydraulic Boom Cylinder Failures Component Failures, Cranes/Lifting
341 Safety Alert 341 - Fired Vessel Hazards Identified by BSEE in Risk-Based Inspections Process Safety, Production
12 Safety Bulletin 012 - Three Burn Injuries Due to External Heater Treater Fire Fire, Process Safety
340 Safety Alert 340 - Caisson Well Surface Safety Valve Actuator Explodes Process Safety, Production
339 Safety Alert 339 - Running of Gas Sensing Line in Cable Tray Leads to Fire Arc Flash, Electrical
337 Safety Alert 337 - Fires Caused by Electronic Device Chargers Fire, Living Quarters
338 Safety Alert 338 - Pressure Safety Element Rupture Disk Failures Process Safety, Production
336 Safety Alert 336 - Recurring Hand Injury Incidents on the OCS General, Hand Injuries
335 Safety Alert 335 - Failure to Mitigate Known Hazards Leads to Kick Well Control, Well Operations
333 Safety Alert 333 - Floating Production Platform Evacuated Amid Power Outage Electrical, Power Outage
334 Safety Alert 334 - Benzene Level Exceeds Exposure Limits Chemical Exposure, General
332 Safety Alert 332 - Crane Hazards Identified by BSEE in Risk Based Inspections Cranes/Lifting, Other
331 Safety Alert 331 - Personnel Transfers by Swing Rope and Personnel Basket Cranes/Lifting, Personnel Transfers
11 Safety Bulletin 011 - Concerns with Epoxy Adhesives - March 12, 2018 General, Other
330 Safety Alert 330 - MSA Gravity Welder Harnesses General, Manufacturer Deficiency Alert / Safety Notice
10 Safety Bulletin 010 - Complacency in Aviation is Everyone’s Challenge - February 20, 2018 Aviation, General
329 Safety Alert 329 - Potentially Catastrophic Crane and Lifting Incidents Component Failures, Cranes/Lifting
328 Safety Alert 328 - Gas Release Hazards Identified by BSEE Gas Release, General
327 Safety Alert 327 - Failure to Properly Purge Compressors Leads to Explosions Explosion, Production
326 Safety Alert 326 - Floorhand Pinned in Hazardous Area Personnel Safety, Well Operations
9 Safety Bulletin 009 - Failure to Detect Proper Plug Seal - November 27, 2017 Subsea, Well Operations
325 Safety Alert 325 - Bolt Failures BOP/LMRP Failures, Well Operations
8 Safety Bulletin 008 Structural Failure of Crane Swing Gear Drive Housing Injures Three 9-11-2017b Component Failures, Cranes/Lifting
7 Safety Bulletin 007 - $2.7 Million in Damages from Faulty Sight Glass Valves - August 2, 2017 Fire, Personnel Safety
6 Safety Bulletin 006 - Dropped Moon Pool Flap Poses Threat - July 28, 2017 Subsea, Well Operations
5 Safety Bulletin 005 - Failures in Backup Power Supply Increases Potential Severity of Multiple Incidents - July 28, 2017 Electrical, Power Outage
4 Safety Bulletin 004 - Mud/Gas Separator Cleaning Results in Death Personnel Safety, Well Operations
3 Safety Bulletin 003 - Personal Protective Equipment Limits Thermal Exposure - April 27, 2017 Fire, PPE
324 Safety Alert 324 - Serious Incidents Associated with Pipe Racking Systems Pipe Handling, Well Operations
2 Safety Bulletin 002 - KC 96 - Fatality During Pipe Handling - March 3, 2017 Pipe Handling, Well Operations
1 Safety Bulletin 001 - WD 105 E Safety Bulletin - Electrostatic Heater - November 10, 2016 Explosion, Production
323 Safety Alert 323 - Subsea Flowline Failure Causes Pollution Incident and Delayed Detection Leads to Larger Spill Volume Subsea, Well Operations
322 Safety Alert 322 - Helideck Obstructions and Compounding Procedural Errors Contribute to Five Near Misses on OCS Aviation, General
321 Safety Alert 321 - Additional Catastrophic Incident Attributed to Ejection of Traveling Slips Cranes/Lifting, Other
320 Safety Alert 320 - Automatic Pipe Handling System Drops Drill Pipe Pipe Handling, Well Operations
319 Safety Alert 319 - Chemical Injection Point Corrosion Causes Production Header Failure Process Safety, Production
318 Safety Alert 318 - Connector and Bolt Failures BOP/LMRP Failures, Well Operations
317 Safety Alert 317 - Catastrophic Incident Avoided Cranes/Lifting, Critical Lifts
316 Safety Alert 316 - Aviation Near Miss Aviation, General
315 Safety Alert 315 - Dynamic Positioning System Failures on Offshore Supply Vessels Engaged in Oil and Gas Operations Dynamic Positioning, Well Operations
314 Safety Alert 314 - Operator Electrocuted Trying to Charge a Battery Batteries, Electrical
313 Safety Alert 313 - Snake Grip Failure on Drill Line Pipe Handling, Well Operations
312 Safety Alert 312 - Dynamic Positioning System Failures On Vessels Other Than Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (Vessels) Dynamic Positioning, Well Operations
311 Safety Alert 311 - Methane Venting Hazard to Helicopter Operations Aviation, General
310 Safety Alert 310 - Hydraulic Workover Unit Toppled by Waterspout General, Weather
309 Safety Alert 309 - Misuse of Beam Clamps as Ground Electrical, Grounding
308 Safety Alert 308 - Overloading Leads to Catastrophic Failure of Crane Boom Component Failures, Cranes/Lifting
307 Safety Alert 307 - Lower Stairwell Step Collapses Causing Injury General, Grating/Open Holes
306 Safety Alert 306 - Trapped Pressure Beneath a Tubing Plug Blows Work String from Well Well Control, Well Operations
305 Safety Alert 305 - Explosion, Fire and Fatalities West Delta Block 32 Platform E Explosion, Production