ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR SAFETY: IMAGINEERING THE RIG FLOOR

摘要

Historically, the closer to the wellbore (center of the well) roughnecks and service company personnel worked, the higher the potential for injury. This is usually due to moving parts, caught-between hazards, pinchpoints and falling objects. On a drilling rig, many of these hazards are inherent at the point of operation. Over time, as a result of these hazard exposures, rig operators can incur both minor and major injuries—and, in severe cases, some have even lost their lives.