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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
10 Safety Bulletin 010 - Complacency in Aviation is Everyone’s Challenge - February 20, 2018 Aviation, General
9 Safety Alert 9 - Platform Helideck Obstructions
9 Safety Alert 9 - Series of Accidents
9 Safety Alert 9 - Fatality
9 Safety Bulletin 009 - Failure to Detect Proper Plug Seal - November 27, 2017 Subsea, Well Operations
8 Safety Alert 8 - Lifting Operations
8 Safety Alert 8 - Catalytic Gas Heaters
8 Safety Bulletin 008 Structural Failure of Crane Swing Gear Drive Housing Injures Three 9-11-2017b Component Failures, Cranes/Lifting
7 Safety Alert 7 - Platform Helideck Closing Procedures
7 Safety Alert 7 - Lack of Adequate Supervision by Lease Operator of Contract Personnel
7 Safety Bulletin 007 - $2.7 Million in Damages from Faulty Sight Glass Valves - August 2, 2017 Fire, Personnel Safety
6 Safety Alert 6 - Barrels of Deadly Poisonous Cyanide Adrift in the Gulf
6 Safety Alert 6 - Pipeline Damaged by Grappling Hook
6 Safety Bulletin 006 - Dropped Moon Pool Flap Poses Threat - July 28, 2017 Subsea, Well Operations
5 Safety Alert 5 - Flash Fires/Explosions
5 Safety Bulletin 005 - Failures in Backup Power Supply Increases Potential Severity of Multiple Incidents - July 28, 2017 Electrical, Power Outage
4 Safety Alert 4 - Flash Fire: Cutting and Welding
4 Safety Bulletin 004 - Mud/Gas Separator Cleaning Results in Death Personnel Safety, Well Operations
3 Safety Alert 3 - Flash Fire, Glycol Gas Dehydrator Unit
3 Safety Alert 3 - Drill Ship Damage by Liquid Nitrogen Spill
3 Safety Bulletin 003 - Personal Protective Equipment Limits Thermal Exposure - April 27, 2017 Fire, PPE
2 Safety Alert 2 - Shallow Drilling Hazards
2 Safety Alert 2 - Deepwater Horizon Explosion and Fire Resulting in Multiple Fatalities and Release of Oil Well Control, Well Operations
2 Safety Bulletin 002 - KC 96 - Fatality During Pipe Handling - March 3, 2017 Pipe Handling, Well Operations
1 Safety Alert 1 - Flash Fire from Liquid Phase Heat Transfer Unit
1 Safety Alert 1 - Well Kick Due to Swabbing
1 Safety Bulletin 001 - WD 105 E Safety Bulletin - Electrostatic Heater - November 10, 2016 Explosion, Production