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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 Type Title Date Category
169 Safety Alert 169 - Personnel Falls Result in Three Fatalities
168 Safety Alert 168 - Twisted Valve Stem and Ineffective Level Safety High Result in Oil Spill
167 Safety Alert 167 - Retrieval of Back-Pressure Valve Results in Loss of Well Control
166 Safety Alert 166 - Lifting of Personnel by Crane Proves Fatal
165 Safety Alert 165 - Shallow Gas Flows While Cementing Surface Casing
164 Safety Alert 164 - Attempt to Stand Gravel Pack Assembly in Derrick Proves Fatal
163 Safety Alert 163 - Accidents on the OCS Involving Drilling Rigs, Derrick Barges, Pipeline Lay Barges, and Anchor-handling Vessels
162 Safety Alert 162 - Accidents on the OCS Involving Drilling Rigs, Derrick Barges, Pipeline Lay Barges, and Anchor-handling Vessels
161 Safety Alert 161 - Production Platform Gas Discharge Points
160 Safety Alert 160 - Exposed Subsea Valve Assemblies Create Hazards
159 Safety Alert 159 - Welder Burned in Pipeline Accident
158 Safety Alert 158 - Water-Treating Facility Upset Leads to Fire on Production Platform
157 Safety Alert 157 - Wireline Accident Involving the Formation of an Ice Plug in the Lubricator
156 Safety Alert 156 - Fire on the Water Beneath Facilities
155 Safety Alert 155 - Fire on Glycol Reboiler Due to Carry-over and Uninsulated Compressor Exhaust
154 Safety Alert 154 - Flash Fire During Portable Well Testing Operations
153 Safety Alert 153 - Fire Caused by Cutting Torch Used to Cut Tubing
152 Safety Alert 152 - Circulating with Natural Gas Through Coil Tubing
151 Safety Alert 151 - Explosion of Accumulated Gas in the Engine Room of a Supply Vessel Servicing an Offshore Facility
150 Safety Alert 150 - Fire Occurs During Cutting Operation to Install Casing Head
149 Safety Alert 149 - Compressor Blowdown Leads to Fire
148 Safety Alert 148 - Pipe Nipple Fatigue and Inadequate Insulation Cause Compressor Fire
147 Safety Alert 147 - Fire from Generator Engine Exhaust Leak Igniting Fiberglass Panel
146 Safety Alert 146 - Fire During Production Equipment Dismantling Operations
145 Safety Alert 145 - Tubing String Equipment Failure During a Plug and Abandonment Operation
144 Safety Alert 144 - Uncontrolled Shallow Gas Flow
143 Safety Alert 143 - Compressor Fire During Maintenance Operation
142 Safety Alert 142 - Pollution Because of Failure of Level Safety High Sensor and Level Controller
141 Safety Alert 141 - Fire in Rental Generator on Production Platform
140 Safety Alert 140 - Uncontrolled Well Flow and Pollution During Workover Operations
139 Safety Alert 139 - Pollution from Production Operations Due to Rupture Disc Failure
138 Safety Alert 138 - Fire and Injury During Welding Operations in Derrick
137 Safety Alert 137 - Personal Injury During Well Test
136 Safety Alert 136 - Air Volume Tank Explosion
135 Safety Alert 135 - Pollution from Diesel Fuel Tank Transfer
134 Safety Alert 134 - Pipeline Pump Fire
133 Safety Alert 133 - Degreaser Fire
132 Safety Alert 132 - Supply Gas Fire
131 Safety Alert 131 - Pollution
130 Safety Alert 130 - Fire
129 Safety Alert 129 - Welding Explosion and Injury
128 Safety Alert 128 - Platform Fire
127 Safety Alert 127 - Injury While Retesting Blowout Preventers
126 Safety Alert 126 - Welding/Burning Accidents
125 Safety Alert 125 - Crane Accidents
124 Safety Alert 124 - Pedestal Crane Boom Wire Rope Failure
123 Safety Alert 123 - Shallow Gas Blowout
122 Safety Alert 122 - Injury Due to Failure to Coordinate Activities
121 Safety Alert 121 - Injury During Cementing Operations
120 Safety Alert 120 - Fire During Turbine Compressor Start-Up