THE SAFETY ADVANTAGES OF EFFECTIVE DIMENSIONAL CONTROL: Rework and Safety are Connected

摘要

Piper Alpha is an offshore oil and gas platform that suffered an explosion in July 1988, still regarded as the worst offshore oil disaster in the history of the United Kingdom. The 25th anniversary of the disaster was commemorated across the country in July of 2013. The accident killed 165 out of 220 crewmembers, plus two crew from the standby vessel Sandhaven. The accident was attributed mainly to human error, and was a major eye opener to the offshore industry regarding safety issues. Property damage from the explosion was estimated to be approximately $1.4bn. The controversy around the incident was heightened when an investigation of the disaster by the Scottish Department of Energy ruled that the operating company had used inadequate maintenance and safety procedures. The report made more than 100 recommendations about how safety could be improved in the North Sea. This report is still cited 25 years later and is regarded as the foundation of the modern safety hazard mitigation procedures that we utilize today.