IADC issues new safety alerts

IADC has issued three new safety alerts citing potential rigfloor dangers and how each could have been mitigated. Each safety alert provides a description of the incident, the cause, and how it could have been avoided.

The latest safety alerts are:

•    Near miss – damaged man-riding winch
•    Improper use of drill pipe spinner results in an MTO (medical treatment only)
•    Medical treatment only (MTO): Struck by the tongs

If your company experiences an accident, near miss, MTO, or other incident, please let IADC publish this. It could save a life!

All company and personal references are removed, so there are no worries about adverse publicity. IADC's aim is to help the industry improve its HSE practices.

Each month, IADC distributes HSE Alerts to members. All Alerts issued will be archived on this web site.  We welcome your ideas for future Safety Alerts. You can submit safety alerts one of three ways:

• View the HSE Alert Submission Guidelines.
• Send e-mail to HSE Alerts.
• Download our submission form.

Health Safety & Environment Helpful Links Note: Safety Alerts are now in PDF files. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files, you can download it at Get Acrobat Reader(this is a free program). This material is presented for information purposes only.  Managers & Supervisors should evaluate this information to determine if it can be applied to their own situations and practices

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YEAR 2013
Alert 13 – 01	Fall From V-Door Results in Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 13 – 02	Lack of Coordination During Rig-Up Leads to Injuries	English	Spanish
Alert 13 – 03	Vessel to Vessel Transfer Hose Whiplash Results in Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 13 – 04	Lower Marine Riser Package (LMRP) Connector Failure	English	Spanish
Alert 13 – 05	Drill Pipe Dislodged from Pipe Bin During Drifting Operations	English	Spanish
Alert 13 – 06	Poor Communication Amongst Crew Results in Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 13 – 07	Improper Hand Placement Results in Minor Injury	English	Spanish

YEAR 2012
Alert 12 – 01	Ruptured Piston on Mud Pump Leads to Pump House Fire	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 02	Disregard for Energy Isolation Procedures Results in Amputation	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 03	Malfunctioning Pump Results in 3rd Degree Burn Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 04	Improper Use of Jack Results in Finger Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 05	Near Miss – Track Hoe Contacts 5 KV Power Cable	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 06	Struck By Incident Results In Sprained Ankle	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 07	Bee Stings Result In Anaphylactic Reaction	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 08	Supply Boat Pulls Platform Crane Overboard	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 09	Tangled Fall Arrest Cable Results in Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 10	Loss of Balance Results in Laceration to Leg from Grinder	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 11	Near Miss: Crane Contacts High Power Electrical Lines	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 12	Lack Of Inspection Procedures Results In Dropped Blocks	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 13	Rigger Sustains Hand Injury During Rig Move	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 14	Fatality – Worker Struck By Falling Pipe Tub	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 15	Improper Body Position Results in Injury to Mouth	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 16	Tag Line Releases Lifeboat During Lifting Operation	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 17	Sudden Slewing of Crane Boom Dislodges Load	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 18	Loose Machine Guarding Results in Minor Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 19	Deep Vein Thrombosis	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 20	Helideck Obstruction Hazard: Marking and Notification	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 21	Lack of Communication Results in Multiple Injuries	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 22	Falling Steel Plate Results in Struck-by Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 23	Exploding Ball Valve Results in Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 12 -24	Misuse of High Pressure Cleaner Results in Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 25	Snagged Hoist Line Results in Fractured Vertebrae	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 26	Gloved Hand Caught in Pipe Spinner Results in Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 27	Hidden Welding Lead Results in Minor Electrical Shock	English	Spanish
Alert 12 -28	Driller Inattention Results in Dropped Blocks	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 29	Electrostatic Charge Results in Methanol Tank Explosion	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 30	Unstable Lifting Device Injures Crewman	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 31	High Potential – Dropped Pony Collar	English	Spanish
Alert 12 – 32	Inattentiveness Results in Injured Employees	English	Spanish

YEAR 2011
Alert 11 – 01	Sand Line Flagging Operation Results in Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 02	Lifting Operation Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 03	Laying Down Joint of Casing Results in a Fall	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 04	Transfer Pumps (Primer Cap Hazards)	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 05	Fall Incident During Rig Up Results In Fatal Injuries	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 06	Near-Hit Incident – Dropped Object Pipe Handling Push-Arm Fell to the Rig Floor	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 07	Adjusting the Link Assembly on Pipe Spinner Results in a Restricted Work Case (RWC)	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 08	Unsecured Guard Results in MTO	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 09	Improperly Mounted Rig Floor Winch Results in Hi-Potential Near Hit	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 10	Improper Use of Sledgehammer Results in a Lost Time Accident	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 11	Finger Pinched in Closing Tong Gate Results in a Restricted Work Case	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 12	Dropped Object – Low Pressure Riser Dropped 50 Feet	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 13	Rig Move – Caught Between Truck and Load	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 14	High Potential Near Miss – Dropped Object	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 15	Welding Operation Results in a  Fire in the Store Room	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 16	High Potential Near Miss – Hoisting Line Disconnected From Drawworks Drum	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 17	Finger Injury During 9 ⅝'' Casing Run	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 18	Dropped Object – Pin Falls From Top Drive Results In A Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 19	Drilling Line Slips Out Of Retainer Clamp Results In Rig Downtime	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 20	Drill Line Pulls Through Wire Rope Snake While Stringing Blocks	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 21	Near Miss – Lack of Inspection Results in Dropped Iron Roughneck	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 22	Failure of BOP Ram Yolk Results in a Natural Gas Release From BOP	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 23	Bent Hinge Pin Results in Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 24	Three Dropped-Object Incidents Occur While Tripping Out of the Hole	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 25	Defective Clutch Results in Dropped Top Drive	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 26	Inattention Results in Damaged Monkeyboard	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 27	Lack of Proper Tool Results in Finger Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 11- 28	Dropped Object – Casing Joint Falls From Elevators	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 29	Pipe Used as Anchorage Point on Rig Floor Becomes a Projectile	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 30	Accidental Triggering of Power Washer Results in Foot Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 11 – 31	Pressure Relief Valve Sprays Dilute Acid Across Location on a Frac Job	English	Spanish

YEAR 2010
Alert 10 – 01	Dropped Object – Guide Collar Segment Separates from Winch Line and Falls Into the Water	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 02	Mud Pump Piston Change-Out Results in RWC	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 03	Improper Guarding Results in mto	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 04	Large Container Lifted by Helicopter Downdraft	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 05	Dropped Objects Result in Two LTIs	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 06	Near Misses Involving Rig Braking Systems	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 07	Tank Welding – High Potential Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 08	Rabbiting Tubing With Rig Air Results In An mto	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 09	Dropped Object – High Potential Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 10	Welding Operation Results in a Fire	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 11	Cuttings Auger Amputates Leg of Rig Crewmember	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 12	"Struck by Incident" on Monkey-Board Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 13	Failure to Secure Sling Results in Dropped Object	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 14	Rig Move – Rotary Table Fell off Truck	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 15	Lifeboat Property Damage Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 16	Use Of An Improper Tool Results In Hand Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 17	Windy Conditions Results In LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 18	Making Up Sub Assembly Results In A Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 19	Dropped Object Results in a  Restricted Work Case	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 20	Damage to Starboard Flare Boom	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 21	Use of Unsafe Hammer Results in rwc	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 22	Welder's Flash (Photokeratitis)	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 23	Repairing Centrifugal Pump Results in a Near – Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 24	Air Valve Malfunction Results in High-Potential Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 25	Welding On A Truck Tire Rim Results in a Serious Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 26	Crane Lifting Operation Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 27	Failure to Follow Lockout Procedures Results in a Near-Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 28	Mud Pit Dump Valve Handle	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 29	Near Miss – Dropped Tong Weight	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 30	High Potential Dropped Object Incidents Result in Two LTI's	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 31	Mud Pump Repair Results in Fractured Finger	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 32	Horseplay Results in Injuries	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 33	Worker's Arm Caught in Mud Bucket	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 34	Fatality Occurs During Offline Cementing Operations	English	Spanish
Alert 10 – 35	Deep Vein Thrombosis	English	Spanish

YEAR 2009
Alert 09 – 01	Dropped Object – Crane Boom Lattice	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 02	Dropped Object – Pad Eyes Fail Causing Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 03	Pipe Falls off Catwalk Resulting in an LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 04	Explosion/Flash Fire on Rig Floor Following Gas Release	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 05	Oxygen Torch Assembly Ignites Explosively Resulting in Burned Hand	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 06	Dropped Object – Rigging Screw Jaw End	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 07	Failed "O" Rings Result in Dropped Drill String	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 08	Confined Space Activity Results In Loss Of Consciousness Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 09	Electrical Arc Flash Injury Involving Extension Cord	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 10	Damaged Electric Cord Results in Welder Electrocution	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 11	Restricted Work Case Results From Caught Between Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 12	Lack of Attention While Using a Sledge Hammer Results in a Mashed Finger	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 13	Dropped Drawworks Platform	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 14	Helicopter Operations – Ground Resonance Phenomena	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 15	Near Miss – Dropped Casing When Elevators Not Latched Correctly	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 16	Extension Cord Safety	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 17	Near Miss—New Fall Protection Equipment Failure	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 18	Near Miss – Loose Crane Ring Bolts	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 19	Offloading Equipment Results In High Potential Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 20	Incorrect Length of Tong Snub Line Results in Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 21	Slip & Trip Results in MTO	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 22	Air Winch Mounting Bolts Failure	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 23	Lifeboat Incident Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 24	Tripping Operation Results in a High-Potential Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 25	High Potential Incident – Dropped Light	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 26	Lifting Operation Results In Arm Injury (LTI)	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 27	Laying Out Drill Pipe Results In Broken Finger (LTI)	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 28	Near Miss – Damaged Man-Riding Winch	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 29	Improper Use of Drill Pipe Spinner Results in an  mto	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 30	MTO—Struck by the Tongs	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 31	Helicopter Wheel Snags Helideck NetNear Miss with High Severity Potential	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 32	Dropped Slip Dies Results in Broken Hand	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 33	Picking Up Drill Collars Results in lti	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 34	Fire Starts From Falling Slag	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 35	Dropped Stands Of Drill Pipe Results In Incidents	English	Spanish
Alert 09 – 36	Dropped Generator Set	English	Spanish

YEAR 2008
Alert 08 – 01	Working with Rotating Control Devices	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 02	Standpipe Pressure Gauge Thread Nipple Failure (Under Pressure)	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 03	Crane Rig Up Results in Fall from Height	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 04	Failure of Counter Balanced Lids for Waste Storage Areas Result in Injuries	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 05	Fall from Scaffolding Results in Employee Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 06	Fatality while Trying to Fill up Casing	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 07	Helicopter Lifts off without Warning while HLO Assists Passenger	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 08	LTI – Struck by Flowline and Fall in Substructure	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 09	Unsecured Load Results in an Injured Employee	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 10	Dropped String – High Potential Incident Results from Pulling Against Closed BOP Pipe Rams	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 11	Improper Use of Elevators with Top Drive Assembly	English	Spanish
Alert  08 -12	Fall From Height Results In LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 13	Improper Attachment of Safety Line Results In A Dropped Object	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 14	Mud Pump Maintenance Results In Serious Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 15	Monkey Board Incident Results In MTO	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 16	Dropped Object During Truck Loading Operation Results in Lost Time Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 17	Third-Party Crane and Crane Operator Supervision	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 18	Fall From Casing Results in LTA	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 19	Tong Clevis Detaches Resulting in Employee Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 20	Improper Lifting Practice (LTI)	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 21	Installing Annular BOP Results in RWC	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 22	Injury Results from Working on Pressurized Equipment	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 23	Improper Lifting Practice Results in a (Restricted Work / Transfer Case)	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 24	Derrick Operations Results in a Fatal Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 25	Dropped Object – Falling Sledge Hammer	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 26	Fall from Height Results in Double MTO	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 27	Galley Fire Occurs During Drill	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 28	Employee's Arm Fractured While Using Pull Back Rope	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 29	Rig Move Vehicle Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 30	Casing Running Operation Results in LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 31	Thumb Injury Results in LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 32	Fatality – High Pressure Air Release	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 33	Inadvertent Activation of Control Lever Results in Serious Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 34	Fatal Incident Occurs During Rig Move Activity	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 35	Crane Failure Results in Dropped Load	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 36	Traveling Block Hits Crown Resulting in a Fatal Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 37	Fatal Incident – Worker Caught Between Outrigger and Chassis of Crane	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 38	Dropped Object (Casing High Potential Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 39	Dropped Object:  Thermal Tree Cap (TEA Cosy) Falls Resulting in Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 40	Failure of Back Flow Valve During Nitrogen Foam Frac Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 41	Near Miss – Dropped Casing when Elevators not Latched Correctly	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 42	Dropped Object:  Kelly Disconnects form Hook	English	Spanish
Alert 08 – 43	Rig Fire Occurs while Rig is in Shipyard for Modifications	English	Spanish

YEAR 2007
Alert 07 – 01	Derrickman Falls Across Derrick	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 02	Drilling with AIR, Aerated Mud or Foam	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 03	Mast Raising Line Failure	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 04	Self Retracting Lifeline Cable Failure	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 05	Incident Involving the Link Tilt Results in an LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 06	Near Miss – Dropped Joint of Casing	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 07	Fall on Plastic Berm Liner Results in an LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 08	Dropped Drill Pipe Stand Results in Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 09	Dropped Object Results in Serious Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 10	Two Auxiliary Brake Incidents Result From Miscommunication	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 11	Serious Injury Results From Fall From Ladder	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 12	Misuse of High Pressure Cleaner	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 13	Dropped Crane Block Hook Latch	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 14	Rig Down Lifting Operation Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 15	Stringing Up Drill Line Results in LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 16	Mud Overflow Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 17	Near Miss – Lost Control of Drawworks	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 18	Dropped Object – Satellite Dome	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 19	Improper Use of Retractable Life Line Results in an LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 20	Labeling Chemicals	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 21	Torch Cutting Operations Results in a Fire	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 22	Dropped Object:  Fast Line Guide Roller	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 23	Crane Operations – Dropped Dog House	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 24	High Potential Dropped Object	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 25	Failure of Temporary Wireline Spool Stand Results in Caught Between Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 26	Caustic Barrel Steam / Acetylene Cutting Results in an Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 27	Incorrect Sling Application Results in High Potential Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 28	Mast Collapse Results from Removal of Wrong Pins	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 29	Personnel Hoist Stuck in "Hoist" Position	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 30	Fatal Incident Occurs While Demonstrating a Fault in Control System	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 31	LTI – Drill Line Spool Pinch Point	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 32	Miscommunication Results in a Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 33	Lack of Adequate Rest and Attention Resulting in an LTI (Rigmove)	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 34	Coupling Failure Between Drawworks Drive Shaft and Electric Auxilary Brake…Allows Blocks to Fall	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 35	Personnel Hoisting Incident Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 36	Loose, Unsecured Clothing Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 37	Employee Falls From Derrick Board	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 38	Hand Injury Results From Miscommunication	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 39	Wire Rope Parted Results in a High Potential Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 07 – 40	Fall from Height Results in LTI (Rig Move)	English	Spanish

YEAR 2006
Alert 06 – 01	Mismatched Hammer Union Results In A Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 02	Safety Retracting Lifeline Blocks and Rotating Machinery	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 03	High Potential Near Miss/Dropped Lifting Sub	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 04	Microwave Oven Hazard	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 05	Dropped Bushing Results in Amputation of Toes	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 06	Single Joint Elevator / Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 07	Lost Control of Drill Pipe Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 08	High Potential Incident – Dropped Kelly	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 09	Fall While Rigging Down Results In a Dislocated Shoulder (MTO)	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 10	Standing On Casing Results in an LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 11	Near Miss – Equipment Failure at 14,000 PSI	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 12	Top Drive Impacts Stabbing Board	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 13	Dropped Object From Derrick	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 14	Caught Between-Spooling Cable Results in an Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 15	Improper Use of Power Hand Tool Results in Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 16	Near Miss-Section of Windwall Became Detached	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 17	Handling Pendant Wire Resulted in Cut Hand	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 18	Near Miss – Drill String Parts When BOP Pipe Rams are Left Closed	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 19	Temporary Placement of Mud Hose in Walkway Results in a Tripping Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 20	Failure to Stop Unsafe Operations Results in a Broken Ankle	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 21	Forklift Cut Electrical Line With Outrigger	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 22	Near Miss – Exploding Battery	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 23	Forklift Incident – Broken Leg	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 24	Short Fall Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 25	Poor Quality Light Fixture Causes Fire	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 26	Cleaning Mud From Drill Collars Results In Finger Amputation	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 27	Poor Communications Results in Pipe Being Pulled in Two	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 28	Sling Parted and Dropped Drill Pipe	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 29	Transportation Fatality Accident	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 30	High Potential Near Miss – Man Lifted from Deck of Supply Vessel	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 31	Tong Die Safety – Failure to Use Proper Tools and PPE Results in Eye Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 32	Residual Pressure in BOP Results in Finger being Trapped	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 33	Dropped Object – Derrickboard Slide Bar Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 34	Near Miss Incident Breathing Apparatus Valve Failure	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 35	Release of Pressure Results in Laceration and Sutures	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 36	Fall Results in Recordable Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 37	Slips Knocked Over Resulting in LTI Foot Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 38	Working on Exposed Rotating Machinery Results in LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 39	Incorrect Heater on Traction Motor Results in Fire	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 40	42 Inch Drive Down Adapter Falls to Rig Floor Resulting in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 41	Confined Space – Unauthorized Tank Entry	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 42	Maintenance – Trapped Pressure	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 43	Failure of Safety Devices Allowed Casing Stabbing Basket to Fall to Rig Floor	English	Spanish
Alert 06 – 44	Fork Lift Truck Tire Explodes Resulting in a Near Miss	English	Spanish

YEAR 2005
Alert 05 – 01	Personnel Hoisting Incident Results In a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 02	Dropped Object – Employee Struck By Sling	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 03	Improper Tool Selection Results In Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 04	Fall From Monkey Board Results In a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 05	Battery Changing, Ventilation, and Storage	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 06	Safety Hook Failure – Chemical Corrosion	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 07	Unsafe Hoisting & Rigging Practice	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 08	LTA – Floorman Struck by Snub Line	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 09	Improper Rigging Results In Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 10	Battery Explodes While Being Jump Started	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 11	Fall/Open Hole, LTI Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 12	Derrick Diving Board Fell to Rig Floor	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 13	Unguarded Engine Fan Results in an Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 14	Material Handling (Drill Pipe) Results in an LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 15	Improper Use of Iron Roughneck™ Type Equipment Results in Damage	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 16	Modified Equipment – Battery Leads	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 17	Near Miss – Elevator Failure	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 18	Inadvertent Unlatching of Wellhead Connector	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 19	Worker Gets Hit in the Eye by a Piece of Steel	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 20	Master Bushings set on IP's Toe – LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 21	Falls from Mud Mixing Platform	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 22	Near Miss – Derrickman Fell From Board	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 23	Blocks Drop to Rig Floor	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 24	Confined Space Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 25	Dropped Accumulator Bottle Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 26	Safe Helicopter Operations	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 27	Suction Tank Confined Space Hazard	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 28	Fatal Incident results from removed Deck Opening Cover	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 29	Unsecured water jugs in Mast/Derrick	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 30	High potential incidents involving Single Joint / Pick Up Elevators	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 31	Dropped stand of Drill Collars results in near miss	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 32	Near Miss – Dropped Objects – unsecured marine riser inserts	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 33	Labeling of Containers – Hazardous Material Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 34	Flash Fire at Degasser Line Flare Pit Injures Worker	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 35	Load Binder Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 36	Improper Use of Power Hand Tool Results in Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 37	Dropped Object-Improper Rigging of Drum Sling	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 38	Ladder Incident-Driller Fractures Back and Wrist in Fall	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 39	Health Issue-Soft Tissue Infections (MRSA)	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 40	Welding Operations Results in an Eye Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 41	Cargo Handling Operations Results in Fatality of a Supply Vessel Crewmember	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 42	Near Miss – Mud Pump Relief Line	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 43	Crane Block Side Plate Dropped From Block	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 44	BOP Overhead Crane Wire Line Failure	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 45	Man-Riding Operation Results In A Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 46	Use of Improper Cutting Tools Result In Injuries	English	Spanish
Alert 05 – 47	Elevator Link-Tilt Incident	English	Spanish

YEAR 2004
Alert 04 – 01	Drive Pipe Hammering Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 02	Fall Results in Serious Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 03	Improper Slinging Results in a Fatality & Two LTI's	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 04	Lanyard Caught in Kelly Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 05	Fatal Accident Involving a Flexible Hose	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 06	Repair Work Results in Eye injury	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 07	Wrench Dropped from Derrick	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 08	Unsecured Load Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 09	Lowering Bell Nipple Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 10	Use of Rope for Elevator Hobble Results in LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 11	Management of Change Tong Snub-Line Removal Results in an Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 12	Climbing on Equipment Results in Dislocated Shoulder	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 13	Cleaning Operating Equipment Results in Hand Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 14	Failure to Follow Lockout Procedure Results in Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 15	Making Up Bit into Bit Sub Results in High Potential Near Miss	English
Alert 04 – 16	Plastic Coated Wire Rope Sling Separated at Swage	English
Alert 04 -17	Failure to use Fall Protection Results in High Potential Incident	English
Alert 04 – 18	Inadequate Engine Fan Guard Results in Lost Fingers	English
Alert 04 – 19	Inadequate Management of Change Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 20	Employees Hands Caught in Unsecured Cargo Box Lid	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 21	Crane Maintenance Results in an LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 22	Rig Carrier Drives Off Accidentally	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 23	Discharge of Synthetic Based Mud Overboard	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 24	Hazards Using Portable Powered Tools	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 25	Fatal Accident Involving a Forklift	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 26	Fall Protection Devices	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 27	Dropped Object – Air Tugger Hook	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 28	Side Door Elevator Incidents	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 29	Failure to Use Fall Protection Results in a Fall	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 30	Electrical Troubleshooting Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 31	Equipment Failure – Low Pressure Valve Used to Fill Casing Fails	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 32	Cargo Handling Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 33	Use of Load Boomer Results in Two Incidents	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 34	H2S Inhalation: Man Fell from Tote Tank Resulting in an LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 35	Drill Line Spool Runaway	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 36	Jars Fired with Drill String in Slips	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 37	Test Assembly Makeup Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 38	Joint of Drill Pipe falls to Rig Floor	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 39	Improper Tool Selection Results in Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 40	Stabbing Board Incident Results in Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 41	Derrickman Pulled Off Board	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 42	Casing Running Incident Results in LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 43	Employee Slipped While Going Down Stairs	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 44	Energized Power Tongs Result in Foot Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 45	Dangers of Foam Sealant	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 46	Safety Hook Failure – Chemical Corrosion	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 47	Improper Rigging Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 48	Lack of Stairway Lighting Results in Fall	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 49	Dropped 18 5/8″ Casing Near Miss Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 50	Stabbing Board Fall to Rig Floor Results in Fatality and Serious Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 04 – 51	Vehicle Incident Results in Two Fatalities	English	Spanish

YEAR 2003
Alert 03 – 01	Nitrogen Bottles Improperly Filled	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 02	Laying Down Pipe Results in a Fall	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 03	Floorman Struck by Tongs Results in LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 04	Riser Operations Results in a Fall	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 05	Radio Antenna Contacts High Voltage Power Lines	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 06	Rig Floor Dropped Object Results in Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 07	Dropped Object from Derrick – Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 08	Dropped Object – Joint of Heavy Weight Drill Pipe	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 09	Improperly Stored Hand Rails Results in Lost Time Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 10	Decanting Synthetic Based Mud Can Result in a Flash Fire	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 11	Cable Caught in Rotary Hose Clamp Results in Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 12	Attempting to Tighten Lifting Cap Results in a Lost Time Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 13	Improper Position of Helper Results in Lost Time Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 14	Failure of High Pressure Line Results in High Potential Serious Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 15	Spinning Out Pipe With Top Drive Results in Injuries	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 16	Mismatched Hammer Unions Still being Found	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 17	Working on Operating Equipment Results in Hand Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 18	Personnel Hoisting Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 19	Lifting Eye Failure Results in Dropped Pump	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 20	Trapped Pressure Following Casing Test	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 21	Movement of Material Results in Dropped Gas Bottle	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 22	Use of Rope & Bucket to Catch Samples Results in a Hand Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 23	Cracked Fuel Line Results in an Engine Fire	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 24	Attempted Service to Microwave Results in a Fatal Electrocution	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 25	Unprotected Flywheel Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 26	Laying Down Cut-Off Casing Joint Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 27	Fall from Rig Floor Results in Serious Injuries	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 28	Tong Incident Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 29	Sandblasting Activity Results in an Injection Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 30	Modified Tong Attachment Results in MTO	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 31	Fall Overboard Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 32	Air Hose Incident Results in a Fatal Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 33	Dropped Object – Derrick Light Fixture	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 34	Preventing Crown Collisions	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 35	Improper Hand Tool Use Results in Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 36	High Pressure BOP Fluid Result in an Injection Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 37	Man-Riding Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 38	Mud Pump Maintenance Operations Results in a Face Injury	English
Alert 03 – 39	Pipe Lay Down Operation Results in Broken Leg	English
Alert 03 – 40	Nylon Sling Failed while Positioning BOP Control Pod	English
Alert 03 – 41	Improper Hand Placement on Casing Tong Results in Finger Injury	English
Alert 03 – 42	Rig Move Results in Fall and Near Miss	English
Alert 03 – 43	Diverter Equipment – High Potential Consequences	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 44	Inattention Results in Galley Fire	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 45	Filling Casing with High Pressure Mud Pump Results in a Lost Time Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 46	Proper Job Planning and Review	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 47	Helicopter Landing Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 48	Loss of Well Control Results in Rig Fire	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 49	Chemical Burn	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 50	Improper Installation, Commissioning & Testing of Crown Saver Device	English	Spanish
Alert 03 – 51	Trapped Pressure in Annular Results in a Near Miss	English	Spanish

YEAR 2002
Alert 02 – 01	Maintenance on Personnel Lift Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 02	Inattention Allows Traveling Block to Strike Crown	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 03	Near Miss – Dropped Casing Rabbit	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 04	Dropped Object in the Derrick	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 05	Deep Well Pump Repair Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 06	Mud Pump Pulsation Dampener Explosion	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 07	Dropped Object from Derrick Results in LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 08	Improper Rigging Results in Lost Cargo	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 09	Rope Caught in Mud Pit Agitator Causes RWC	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 10	Casing Incident Results in LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 11	Engine Blower Fire	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 12	Fatal Incident – Man Lost Overboard	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 13	Failure to Wear Fall Protection Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 14	Incident involving Link-Tilt and Elevators	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 15	Pressure Washing Incident Results in Injection Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 16	Hammering on Mud Pump Results in Mashed Finger	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 17	Overhead Shackle Failure Results in Dropped Tongs	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 18	Handling Bottle Rack Results in Crushed Finger	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 19	Rigging Down Operations Results in a Fall	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 20	Chemical Exposure Results from Trapped Pressure in MWD Tool	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 21	Dropped Object From Snubbing Unit	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 22	Top Drive Unit and Traveling Blocks Fall to Rig Floor	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 23	Personnel Hoisting Operations Results in a Restricted Work Case	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 24	Tubing Transfer Results in Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 25	Greasing Crown Assembly – Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 26	Flare Line Plot Results in a Reserve Pit Fire	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 27	Top Drive Strikes Joint of Tubing Resulting in a Near Miss	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 28	Winch Drum Line Slack Results in an LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 29	Use of Slip Type Elevators Results in a Foot Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 30	Inattention While Pulling Slips Results in Finger Amputation	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 31	Lifeboat Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 32	Personnel Hoisting Incidents	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 33	Hand-Held Angle Grinder Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 34	Safety Lanyard Near Miss Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 35	Dropped Object (Drift Rabbit) Results in RWC	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 36	Hand Grinder Incident Results in Arm Laceration	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 37	Handling "Big Drilling Fluid Chemical Bags"	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 38	Dropped Object Related Incidents	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 39	Drill Pipe Handling Operations Results in LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 40	Roustabout on Top of Pipe on Rack Results in an LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 41	Improper Storage of Pipe on Racks Results in a LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 42	Material Handling Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 43	Drill Collar Backs out of Lift Sub	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 44	Improper Storage of Hazardous Liquid	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 45	Stabbing Board Incident Results in an LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 46	Fall from Mud Pump	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 47	Air Compressor Line Rupture Results in an LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 48	Improper Hole Covering Results in Injuries	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 49	Dropped Blocks Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 50	Cutting Off Casing Results in Fire in the Cellar	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 51	Flash Flood Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 52	Vehicle Accidents – Seat Belts Save Lives	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 53	Crane Boom Failure	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 54	Personnel Hoisting Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 02 – 55	Fall from Ladder Results in a Fatality	English	Spanish

YEAR 2001
Alert 01 – 01	Holes In Decks Or Walkways	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 02	Man-Riding Winch Operations Near Miss Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 03	Rig Floor Winch Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 04	Side Door Collar Elevators Drops Casing Joint	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 05	Alternative Cutting Tools	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 06	Hand Grinder Incidents	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 07	Foot Caught in Drawworks Braking System	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 08	EPIRB Operational Matters	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 09	Derrick Fall Protection Tie-Off Anchor Failure	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 10	Derrickman Climb Assist	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 11	Near Miss-Sticking BOP Control Valve	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 12	Near Miss-Dropped Bundle of Drill Pipe	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 13	Fall From Rig Floor	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 14	Two Crewmen Fatally Injured When Struck by a Stand of Drill Pipe	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 15	Crewmember Fatally Injured in Fall	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 16	Personnel Hoisting (Man-Riding) Fatal and Near Miss Incidents	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 17	Near-Miss: Crane Fast Line and Load Line Become Entangled	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 18	Tail Rope and Drill Pipe Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 19	Fatality – Fall From Derrick Ladder	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 20	Energy Forces Must be Taken into Account	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 21	Heat Related Conditions	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 22	Crane Boom Pulled Backwards Over the Cab	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 23	Improper Storage of Materials	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 24	Fall from Top Drive Causes Two LTIs	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 25	PPE-Goggles Needed for Moving/Handling Chemicals	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 26	Utility Air Hoist Incident	English
Alert 01 – 27	Employee Killed When Gantry Crane Strikes Riser Skate	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 28	Fatality Involving Watertight Door	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 29	Beyond Safety Glasses	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 30	Handling Stabbing Guide Results In Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 31	Near Miss – Oxygen Bottle Drops from Crane	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 32	Fatal Incident – Crewman Crushed	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 33	Casing Hook Incident – Pinched Finger	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 34	Dropped Pipe Spinner	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 35	Fatality – Truck Rollover	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 36	Surface Detonation of Perforating Gun	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 37	Man Downed by H2S Gas	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 38	Overhead Power-Line Contact	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 39	Oxygen/Acetylene Torch Catches Fire and Explodes	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 40	Pressure Testing Fuel Hose Results in a Serious Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 41	Temporary Opening in Stairway Causes Fatal Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 42	Energy Isolation – Top Drive Repair Traps Fingers	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 43	Near Miss – Pressurization of a Tote Tank	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 44	Fall from Height, Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 45	BOP Control System Uncontrolled Pressure Release Causes LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 46	Air Powered Impact Wrench Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 01 – 47	Near Miss – Material Dropped from Overhead Load	English	Spanish

YEAR 2000
Alert 00 – 01	Spider Bite	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 02	Uncontrolled Release Of Anchor Chain While Moored On Location	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 03	Multiple Rotary Hose Failures — Hose Separation From Steel End Couplers	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 04	Wrong Load Causes Crane Collapse	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 05	Battery Pack Falls From Light Fixture In Derrick	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 06	Proper Use Of Cotter Pins	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 07	Rig Damaged By Drill Collar Release From Fingerboard	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 08	Microwave Oven Safety	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 09	Ground/Bonding Wire	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 10	Worker Killed By Wireline Spool Unit	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 11	Casing Stabbing Basket Incidents	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 12	Pipe Racking System (PRS) Maintenance Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 13	Lost Time Incident — Broken Finger	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 14	Near Fatal Injury When Pipe Dropped From Elevators	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 15	Additional Serious Incidents With Mismatched Hammer Unions	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 16	Slipping And Cutting Drill Line	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 17	Helicopter Loading / Unloading Practices	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 18	Fatality — Man Struck By Falling Object	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 19	Failure Of Annular Bop Element	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 20	Dropped Blocks	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 21	Near Miss — Crownout	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 22	LTI Shear Point — Lost Finger	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 23	Guardrail Failures	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 24	Proper Safety Clamp Locations Reduces Damage From High Pressure Hose Failures	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 25	Amputation — Fan Blade	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 26	Unexpected Anchor Release Causes Broken Leg	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 27	Auxiliary Brake	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 28	Near Miss — Anti-Two Blocking Devices	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 29	3rd Party Handling Tongs Results in Injury	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 30	Serious Fire Extinguisher Alert	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 31	Drift Dropped From Derrick	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 32	Stabbing Board Related Incidents	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 33	Dropped 16″ Casing	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 34	Fatality: Cut – Off Wheel Fractures During Use	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 35	Missed Stand of Drillpipe Causes An LTI	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 36	Fatal Incident Occurs During Man – Riding Activity	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 37	Block Handing Line Load Path	English
Alert 00 – 38	Lack Of Communication Causes Loss Of Fingers	English	Spanish
Alert 00 – 39	Near Miss — Frozen Air Regulator	English	Spanish

YEAR 1999
Alert 99 – 01	More On Fall Protection	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 02	Forklift Accident	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 03	Traveling Block-Crown Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 04	Rig Tong Snub Lines	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 05	Wire Rope Failure	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 06	Lockout/Tagout Procedures	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 07	Crane Collapses On Location	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 08	Air Hoist Safety	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 09	Brake Linkage Failure	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 10	Manual Tong Safety	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 11	Drill Pipe Slips	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 12	Identifying Control Panel Valves	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 13	Using Equipment Under Pressure	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 14	Rigging Down Safety	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 15	Handrail Inspections And Safety	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 16	Ladder Safety	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 17	Rig Collapse With Fatalities And Injuries	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 18	Power Tong Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 19	Top Drive Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 20	Unloading Casing Elevators	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 21	Third Party Electrocution	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 22	Catastrophic Failure Of 50 CC Retorts	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 23	Unsecured Cover Fractures Arm	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 24	Cementing Casing	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 25	Elevator Fatality	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 26	Standing Under Suspended Load	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 27	Pressurized Cargo Hose Near Miss Incidents	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 28	Hydraulic Telescoping Cylinder Failure	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 29	Crane Operations Incident	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 30	Marine Riser Buoyancy	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 31	High Pressure Release Of Trapped Nitrogen	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 32	Top Drive Swivel Stem Parted	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 33	More On Mismatched Hammer Unions	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 34	Gardner Denver Safety Notice	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 35	SCBA Facepiece Safety Notice	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 36	Traveling Block/Power Swivel Collision With Stand Of Pipe	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 37	Casing Tong Support Spring Failure	English	Spanish
Alert 99 – 38	Pressure Trapped In Sub Sea BOP Stack DDV Solenoid Housing	English	Spanish

YEAR 1998
Alert 98 – 01	High Pressure Lines And Hammer Unions	English	Spanish
Alert 98 – 02	Kelly Wear and Damage	English	Spanish
Alert 98 – 03	Adjustable Pipe Wrenches	English	Spanish
Alert 98 – 04	Radio Frequency Radiation Hazards	English
Alert 98 – 05	Exposure To Noise	English
Alert 98 – 06	Forklift Safety	English
Alert 98 – 07	Potential For Fire: Air Compressors	English
Alert 98 – 08	Running Casing Safely	English
Alert 98 – 09	BOP Fall Protection	English
Alert 98 – 10	Pressure Washing Safety	English	Spanish
Alert 98 – 11	Improper Use Of Hand Tools	English	Spanish
Alert 98 – 12	Cutting Drilling Line	English	Spanish
Alert 98 – 13	Mud Logger Explosion & Fire	English	Spanish
Alert 98 – 14	Bolt Breakage	English
Alert 98 – 15	Trapped Fluid Hazards	English
Alert 98 – 16	Stored Energy Hazards	English
Alert 98 – 17	Crew Boat Safety	English
Alert 98 – 18	Crane Rig-Up/Rig – Down Safety	English
Alert 98 – 19	Fall Protection	English
Alert 98 – 20	Flush Mounted Slips	English
Alert 98 – 21	Welding Shop Trash Cans	English
Alert 98 – 22	Lightning Protection	English
Alert 98 – 23	High Pressure Hose Safety	English	Spanish
Alert 98 – 24	The Millennium Bug	English
Alert 98 – 25	Full Body Harness Safety	English
Alert 98 – 26	More On Casing Safety	English
Alert 98 – 27	Energy Lock – Out Procedures	English	Spanish
Alert 98 – 28	Crew Change Communications	English	Spanish
Alert 98 – 29	Power Line Safety	English	Spanish
Alert 98 – 30	Family Passports	English	Spanish
Alert 98 – 31	Drilling Breaks	English	Spanish
Alert 98 – 32	Fatality – Crane Accident	English	Spanish
Alert 98 – 33	Fatality – Contract Welder	English

Technology Development: A game of risks vs rewards

Industry investing in new generation of forward-thinking technologies even as it works to overcome old mindsets, barriers

By Katie Mazerov, 

When National Oilwell Varco (NOV) unveils its open-platform drilling automation system NOVA in 2014, it could be the step-change to autonomous drilling that will alter the future of hydrocarbon recovery.

Development of the system is marking a shift from product-thinking to process-thinking, a transition that must occur for the industry to move forward, says Hege Kverneland, vice president and chief technology officer for NOV. "We need to look much more at the process of drilling a hole in the ground more efficiently – better, faster and safer," Ms Kverneland said.

Built in 2009, the MAERSK DEVELOPER, a semisubmersible working for Statoil in the US Gulf of Mexico, is one of the most advanced rigs in Maersk's fleet. The company's latest generation of rigs includes more machines that can be operated in one sequence without human interface, keeping workers out of harm's way on the drill floor and in control from the driller's cabin

"Most of the new product development will be focused on the well and well safety, and the drilling process related to that, by making equipment like robots and taking humans out of the middle."

Major service companies also continue to be leaders of innovation, particularly in the development of downhole tools. Foremost among those are data delivery technologies. But with the tremendous amount of data to process, many believe the focus now should be on ways to more meaningfully process the data.

"Data is important, but even more important is taking that data and turning it into useful information that enhances the quality of the decisions being made and to provide a holistic view of rig operations and the health of the well," said Mark Mitchell, vice president, drilling optimization for Weatherford.

In an age of hard-to-extract, tight oil and gas reserves, new attitudes about technology development are moving the industry to the next generation, powering the boom in unconventional oil and gas production, exploration of new frontiers in ultra-deepwaters and ventures into extreme environments that were previously out of reach. Most agree that new technology must have the right stuff to make it in this high-stakes business – that is, bring value by reducing risk, enhancing safety and delivering greater efficiency.

The push is coming from inside the industry and out – large independent and major oil companies, forward-thinking national oil companies, major service providers, drilling contractors, equipment manufacturers and entrepreneurs – all aiming to expand the envelope in oil and gas recovery.

Earlier this year, for example, BP announced the establishment of the $100 million International Centre for Advanced Materials (BP-ICAM) to promote the understanding and use of materials for a variety of energy and industrial applications. The 10-year investment program, headquartered at the UK's University of Manchester, initially will focus on three areas:

• Structural  materials, such as new metal alloys and composites for deepwater production and high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) reservoirs;

• Smart coatings for increased protection from the elements and improving a structure's usable life, protecting pipelines and offshore platforms from corrosion; and

• Membranes and other structures for separation, filtration and purification of oil and gas, water and chemicals in production, refining and biofuels processes and petrochemicals.

Changing the mindset

The automatic pipe-handling system on the MAERSK DELIVERER reduces the required amount of human interaction with the machinery. The system includes 10 machines that interact in an automated sequence. The semisubmersible is working for Chevron in Angola.

However, the challenge is often not developing the technology itself but changing the mindset, Ms Kverneland of NOV maintains. "The technology is there," she said. "Today, there are factories producing auto parts that don't even have the lights on because the work is all being done by robots. The mining industry has had fully automated rigs for years that are remotely operated. We need to adopt these systems, start using them and trust that they will work. Trust is the biggest barrier we have."

NOV expects its drilling automation system to gain early adopters in 2013 while most companies will take a wait-and-see attitude. NOVA encompasses a new operating control software platform – NOVOS – which includes a planning component that builds the well program into the control system, allowing the rig to automatically follow the well plan, similar to a flight plan. The surface control system will have an application management system, allowing a service company, for example, to write an "app" to the control system and perform intelligent well functions using the system as an interface to the rig.

Ms Kverneland believes the US unconventional shale market will be a testing ground for such automation because of the high volume of wells that need to be drilled efficiently. "If we can improve drilling performance on each well by 30% or 40%, it makes good economic sense."

Managed pressure drilling (MPD) is another technology that's expected to make inroads in the coming years, not only in ultra-deepwater fields but also for land applications. Chevron is currently testing a dual-gradient system in the Gulf of Mexico that, if successful, could help to make MPD equipment standard on more offshore rigs. "MPD equipment should be as standard as an iron roughneck or pipe-handling equipment, both offshore and onshore," Ms Kverneland noted. "We're not there yet, but we will be in the future."

Overcoming the barriers

Stavanger-based Reelwell is working to commercialize an extended-reach drilling technology that allows the development of reserves from an existing platform, avoiding costly subsea installations while lengthening the life of the field and improving recovery. The company expects to begin a pilot project with several major operators for wells with reaches up to 20 km (65,616 ft).

Among the leaders of drilling innovation is Maersk Drilling, an early promoter of rig automation and "green rig" designs. "We at Maersk see ourselves as a forward-thinking company with an emphasis on the high-end jackup market, especially in Norway," saidFrederik Smidth, chief technology officer. The company is currently building three jackups and four deepwater ships as it works to expand its deepwater operations. "For example, we see automated pipe handling as a given today, not a new technology. Our latest generation of rigs offers a high degree of automation, meaning more machines can be operated in one sequence without human interface."

The risk/reward balance is an important consideration as the industry pushes the boundaries for bigger, heavier deepwater rigs and 20,000-psi blowout preventer (BOP) stacks. "There are a number technological barriers and risks, but the commercial barriers are bigger for the ultra-deepwater," Mr Smidth said. "We can overcome the technological risks, but any new technology needs to make economic sense, and operators need to share that risk with the drilling contractors. A new technology must offer improved safety, deliver efficiency for our customers and be cost-effective."

The Arctic serves as a good case study for that view as the industry considers ways to make year-round drilling feasible in that extreme environment. "For year-round drilling, we need a very robust unit that can be permanently stationed as an offshore hub to launch operations," he said. The concept is in the early stages of development.

Looking ahead, Mr Smidth sees more integration of surface equipment with downhole tools, with the traditional boundary between drilling contractors and service companies becoming less defined and operations trending to a more open-platform concept. "Drilling contractors need better access to real-time information during the drilling process," he said. "The current contractual model tends to isolate the contractors from information and prevents us from using new technology."

He also believes the industry will become more strict in requiring companies to conduct formal testing of software, or software verification, a process Maersk is currently doing to a high degree. "Problems with new equipment are often the result of issues with the software."

Making data useful

The overriding goal still comes down to relevance and value. "It doesn't matter how good a particular technology is if it is poorly commercialized," said Weatherford's Mark Mitchell. "It won't be readily available for industry uptake, and it won't see the benefits of further investment or refinement."

"In terms of well construction, we like to talk about the concept of investing in drilling reliability and well integrity, meaning consistently delivering planned results with no uncontrolled loss of fluids coming or going with good zonal isolation," said Brent Emerson, Weatherford's vice president for well construction products. In that regard, he believes advances in micro-annulus-sealing technology, such as the MicroSeal, which combine older, reliable methods with new technology, has brought significant value to a client's well integrity.

Right and left, top: TWMA's RotoTruck, onsite in Dubai, removes cuttings and waste from storage sites and puts them through a thermal treatment process. Left, bottom: TWMA's TCC RotoMill equipment (in blue), along with a cuttings collection and distribution system, separates hydrocarbon-contaminated drill cuttings into constituent parts of water, oil and solids on a platform rig. The system can process up to 9 tons of cuttings per hour at the rig site, resulting in cuttings that are environmentally safe to be disposed of onsite.

There is also a significant pursuit of tools and equipment to take the industry into deeper waters, with higher pressures and temperatures, Mr Mitchell noted. "Deepwater has proven to be a great incubator for many drilling technologies, such as MPD, top drives, rotary steerables, ERD and 3-D seismic. Today, automation is very much on the critical path, with most efforts aimed at reducing risk associated with surface operations, separating people from hazardous tasks and optimizing the drill floor. We are now starting to see a good deal of focus on closed-loop control systems, such as with automated MPD, to optimize drilling operations, especially in high-risk or highly complex wells."

R&D investment needs to be a balance – evolving and enhancing technologies to keep production going while developing out-of-the-box technologies that are true game-changers, Mr Emerson added.

"From a service company perspective, the biggest opportunity is in situations where there are a lot of wells and a repeatability factor, as we're seeing in the unconventional US shale plays. But, if you're going to be a full-service provider, you have to play in all the arenas. There are not thousands of wells in the Arctic, but the prize is big. Operators see that the reserve potential is enormous in ultra-deepwater and the Arctic, but they have to find a way to drill those areas economically," Mr Emerson said.

He also believes the industry is investing a tremendous amount of money in new technology, most of it on the right things. "The oil industry is fundamentally very risk-averse, and bringing technology to market takes a long time. And, regardless of how great it is, if it doesn't work with the processes being used today, it will create a culture gap and become stranded."

Finding resources, lowering cost

Bringing technologies to market is the mission of Lime Rock Partners, a venture capital firm that funds entrepreneurial firms where many innovations for the oil and gas industry are conceptualized.

"There are two types of technology – one that finds more oil and has a very obvious high-value proposition, and technology that reduces cost," said Trevor Burgess, managing director at Lime Rock Partners. "Typically, anything related to drilling is about reducing costs, while finding more oil is related to exploration. While there is more excitement in the industry for technologies that increase reserves, those tend to be much harder to develop. Most of the research and development money being spent nowadays is on reducing costs or extending the boundaries of existing technology."

Independent oil companies are willing to support field testing in the North American land market, which is a strong arena for testing new tools, Mr Burgess noted. But new technologies also are being pushed by what Mr Burgess says are some "enlightened" national oil companies, notably Statoil and Saudi Aramco. "These two companies publish a list of their major challenges and where they believe the best value propositions will be, and challenge the industry to come up with solutions. Then, they help the industry develop the technologies.

"At the same time, the large service companies tend to focus on product evolution, developing technologies designed to improve what they already have," he continued. An example is the evolution of motors to rotary steerable systems and logging technology. "For these companies, there is lower risk in advancing their own products, or acquiring technologies that can enhance their systems."

In any case, technology development takes years and significant capital to develop and involves much more than simply commercializing the latest and greatest widget. The ability of a new tool to work in concert with existing systems is critical and an important criterion for Lime Rock.

"We try to find niches where we can introduce technologies that are easily integrated into the oilfield and add immediate value," said Mr Burgess, who is also chairman of the board of Reelwell, a Norwegian company that is advancing innovative technologies for improving riserless and ERD in wells.

"Anything that has the words 'revolutionary' or 'game-changing' is a turnoff. Certain work practices have taken years to develop, and new tools need to fit in with the current structure and optimize it."

In that regard, he is frustrated by criticism that the industry is slow to adopt new technologies. "When one looks at what has been accomplished in the last 20 or 30 years, there have been some outstanding developments," he said. "Natural gas is cheaper in the US now because of technology. We're drilling in water depths that 20 years ago were considered unimaginable, and the number of exploratory wells that fail to come to fruition is far less than in it was 30 years ago. The industry has made tremendous strides in lowering the risk of exploration and drilling wells more efficiently and safely. All of this has been made possible with technology."

Prime examples are horizontal drilling and multi-stage fracturing, which have fueled the industry's success in tapping North American oil and gas shales. "Any discussion of technology has to address the technology dividend, for example, lower natural gas prices that have led to a reduction in the cost of power, all made possible through these two significant technology breakthroughs," said Tom Bates, senior advisor for Lime Rock and chairman of the board for Hercules Offshore, Independence Contract Drilling and Global Energy Services.

Balancing risk, reward

NOV's open platform, automated drilling system encompasses a new operating control software platform, NOVOS, that has an application management system allowing "apps" for functions, such as managed pressure drilling. NOV expects its drilling automation system to gain early adopters in 2013, with the US unconventional shale market leading the way as a testing ground because of its high volume of wells.

While it is difficult to quantify the current level of R&D spending in the industry, Mr Bates believes it is where it needs to be for today's challenges "You must balance risk and reward," he said. "People won't invest if they don't see a return." Sources of investment have shifted over the last 30 to 40 years, he noted. In the early 1970s, most R&D spending was by international oil companies, while the 1980s and '90s saw more spending by the major service companies, he noted. "Today, there are substantial dollars being invested from non-traditional sources." Much of the research into the basic sciences is occurring in the field of nanotechnology, the study of microscopic particles.

"What the industry is waiting for now is the ability to put processing equipment on the seabed and thereby eliminate the need for high-cost platforms," Mr Bates said. "This has huge cost incentives as the industry pushes into deeper waters."

The burgeoning deepwater market is indeed proving to be a catalyst for developing high-value innovations, such as the Reelwell Drilling Method (RDM), an extended-reach technology that provides access to fields that are currently too risky or expensive to reach. By extending the drainage from a fixed platform, the system improves recovery and lengthens the life of the field. Reelwell is in the process of commercializing the technology and will embark on a pilot project with several major operators for wells with reaches up to 20 km (65,616 ft), said Reelwell CEO Jostein Aleksandersen.

"With this new method, we can develop reserves from an existing platform and infrastructure, avoiding the need for additional platforms and costly subsea installations," he said. The system also can facilitate ERD from onshore locations in sensitive regions such as the Arctic, where the thick ice cap presents drilling challenges. "We are talking with a number of operators developing Arctic fields, who need to reach multiple wells from a single land location."

The drilling method also can be used in reservoirs with hard-to-manage downhole pressures and hole-cleaning issues, commonly seen in horizontal wells, by providing a closed-loop flow circulation system for returning drill cuttings to the surface, Mr Aleksandersen explained.

The company is also developing a riserless drilling method and later this year will embark on a project with a major operator. This riserless drilling method can deliver a significant savings benefit to operators, Mr Aleksandersen said. "Using third- and fourth-generation rigs for deepwater wells implies a 25% to 35% cost reduction," he noted. "Longer-section slender wells based on 13 ^5/8-in. wellheads implies 20% to 30% reduced time overall to drill a well, and in cases where the two can be combined, the savings could be in excess of 45%."

Streamlining the process

Left and right: A Weatherford employee interprets data from the Microflux Control system that combines closed-loop technology with sophisticated, proprietary data acquisition and computer-controlled equipment to enhance rig safety and drilling efficiency. With the goal of removing people from hazardous tasks on the drill floor and reducing risk in surface operations, industry experts are seeing an increasing focus on closed-loop control systems, such as automated MPD, to optimize drilling operations in high-risk or complex wells.

At the other end of the spectrum is a new method of recovering and disposing of drilling waste at the rig site. After developing the technology 12 years ago,Total Waste Management Alliance (TWMA) now provides integrated drilling waste management, engineering and environmental services and technologies for the onshore and offshore oil and industry. The company entered the US land market in 2011 in the Bakken and Eagle Ford plays with its mobile TCC RotoTruck cuttings treatment system.

"We take solids control and cuttings disposal a step beyond traditional shaker and dryer methods to meet increasingly stringent environmental standards and reduce costs for operators," said Ronnie Garrick, managing director, TWMA. Using the TCC RotoTruck and RotoMill technologies, along with a cuttings collection and distribution system, the company can separate hydrocarbon-contaminated drill cuttings into the constituent parts of water, oil and solids using an alternative process to emulsion. The system can process up to nine tons of cuttings per hour at the rig site. Once cleaned and dried, the cuttings are environmentally safe to be discharged into the sea, disposed of onsite or sent to a non-toxic landfill.

"Corporate responsibility in meeting environmental standards, along with operational challenges of increasingly deviated and deeper wells and more HPHT conditions have been huge drivers in the development of this technology," Mr Garrick said. "Operators are looking for clean, cost-effective compliance."

The mobility of the system, through the RotoTrucks, also addresses the logistical and financial challenges of handling waste processing in increasingly remote offshore and land locations, he noted.

MicroSeal is a trademarked term of Weatherford.

http://www.drillingcontractor.org/technology-development-a-game-of-risks-vs-rewards-19011

‘Tens of thousands’ of oil and gas jobs in pipeline

The UK's oil and gas sector could create as many as 34,000 new jobs over the next two years, a study by Lloyds Banking Group has claimed.

Research for the lender's commercial arm showed 77% of companies surveyed were planning for growth this year and next, with 33% citing a shortage of skills as the biggest challenge they expect to face.

If the results of the survey of the expectations of 100 UK oil and gas companies were to be replicated across a sector which boasts almost 1,700 firms, thousands of training and apprentice posts could be created.

Equipment suppliers are the most ambitious, with 80% expecting growth. The survey showed that the Scottish sector, centred on Aberdeen, has higher expectations than the rest of the UK thanks to the impact of the North East cluster.

Many companies said they want to move into new markets or diversify into unconventional oil and gas, while two-thirds said they expect to expand overseas in the coming year.

The majority of growth-orientated firms expect organic growth to account for the increase in their business rather than merger and acquisition.

Explorers and producers said they would be more active in foreign markets, with new and expanding provinces in the Far East, East Africa and West Africa exciting more interest than last year.

Supply chain companies are also more expansionist, with 72% expecting overseas growth, and more orientated to traditional markets such as the Middle East and Africa than explorers and producers.

Stuart White, area director of Lloyds' commercial banking in the north of Scotland, said: "This is our second oil and gas report and the results show that the optimism expressed in that report has translated into reality in the intervening period."

He added: "The 100 companies we surveyed have committed to creating 5,000 jobs, which if replicated across the industry would see tens of thousands of jobs created over the next two years.

"The development of new oil and gas fields normally grabs the headlines for sheer size of investment and job creation, but this survey has found that some equipment and service suppliers may create an even bigger numbers of jobs, albeit in a series of growth steps rather than the one big project."

The news comes a week after Oil & Gas UK announced that investment is expected to rise to £13 billion this year, in an industry which employs 440,000 people in the UK.

Scottish Enterprise director of oil and gas David Rennie said: "We know there are still challenges in addressing the current skills shortage, and this was identified as a key area for action. We're currently working closely with our private and public-sector partners look at ways to address this issue, ensuring that the industry can attract the right talent and ensure its long-term success."

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/business/news/tens-of-thousands-of-oil-and-gas-jobs-in-pipeline-1.73493?goback=.gde_3810086_member_219542932

OPITO Safety & Competence Conference 2013

 

Date for your Diary

 

OPITO Safety & Competence Conference 2013

 

'Delivering a safe, competent, sustainable workforce'

 

Tuesday 19 November 2013

Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE

 

OPITO International is pleased to announce the date and venue for their fourth conference focusing on global safety and competency in the oil and gas industry.  This year's OPITO Safety and Competence Conference (OSCC) will focus on how the oil and gas industry can deliver a safe, competent and sustainable workforce.

 

The 2013 conference, taking place on 19th of November in Abu Dhabi, will explore how a global approach to training standards, frameworks, qualifications and quality assurance of the training supply network add value for employers and what this means for individuals in the workplace. 

OSCC is the only forum where the global oil and gas industry comes together in support of its workforce. With increasing challenges on the development of a sustainable workforce to support existing and emerging oil and gas markets and intensifying scrutiny around safety and competence, this unique event is the ideal platform to demonstrate industry commitment to its workforce now and in the future.

OPITO as leaders in the safety revolution and proponents of change will outline how its products are building a safer and more competent workforce, from the North Sea to Oman and Iraq and beyond.

Who should attend OSCC 2013:

The event will be of interest to anyone who leads on safety and competence and workforce development within their own organisation. This conference will offer the opportunity to contribute to the continual evolution of world class industry practices that protect the workforce.

Around 280 delegates attended the 2012 conference, senior figures from national and multi-national oil and gas operator and contractors. In 2013 we hope to boost numbers again and having showcased a small exhibition last year, we will be increasing the amount of exhibitors on site. 

The conference will again be free of charge for those wishing to attend, and registration will open in the coming months.

 

www.opito-oscc.com