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Topic 44: INHERENT SAFETY IN PROCESS SAFETY MANAGEMENT – A PRACTICAL APPROACH

This topic is a spin-off from my research into redundancy in the oil & gas industry. Thinking this would be a good forum to share from those with experience in the application of this...

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Topic 45: Managing the risks and issues associated with a depleting reservoir.

In this energy demanding world the need for fossil fuel never declines. Depletion is an unavoidable part of hydrocarbon production and all the reservoirs around the globe faces this. Depletion due to...

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Topic 46: Is it safe to leave the abandoned oil and and gas wells?

Usually when the well reaches its economic limit the operator plugs and abandons it. But the risks and hazards that can happen due to this are neglected. Gas leak from one of the plugged wells of Elgin...

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Topic 51: Energy landscape of the future and the risks associated

People say that by 2040 the energy landscape will definitely change. It is also believed that by 2040 the global energy demandwill be increased by 30% while the population is expected to be increased...

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Topic 47: Effectiveness of using RBD, FTA, ETA and Bayesian Network in...

Reliability Block Diagram (RBD), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), Event Tree Analysis (ETA) and Bayesian Network have been said to be useful tools in the Safety and Reliability class. How reliable is this?...

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Topic 50: Shale Gas Harmful or not, Economical or not

There is an ongoing debate about the dangers associated with drilling for shale gas. These are indicatively; the potential contamination of the water supply in rivers etc, caused by leakage during the...

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Topic 48: Safety issues during transportation and distribution of oil and gas.

Transportation and distribution are two sectors of industry which should also be mentioned regarding safety issues applied there. Many incidents are indicating that there is a need of some improvements...

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Topic 49: Safety issues during drilling operations.

These blogs are the perfect way to develop many and various safety discussions covering large areas of industries. As a student of an MSc in Oil and Gas Engineering I would like to develop a discussion...

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Topic 54: Quality Assurance/Control -the influence on Safety

This morning I have read a preliminary report (not online yet) regarding the ditching of 2x helicopters in the north sea this year (May & October) whilst there were no casualties in the latter...

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Topic 53: Health, safety, environmental and cost issues regarding operation,...

In some years to come a large proportion of the offshore platform will need to be decommissioned. Can we discuss the health, safety, environmental and cost issues as regards the operation,disposal, and...

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Topic 52: Human Factors in Process Safety

  It has been well understood by safety professionals that human factors greatly contribute to the success or failure of Process safety programs in the process industries as well as represent the area...

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Topic 48 (sub-branch): Safety issues during transportation and distribution...

Pipeline is a safe and reliable mode of transportation and distribution of oil and gas. It is also an economical and dependable mode of transportation particularly to the sensitive and strategic areas...

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Topic 55: Can the applications of Ergonomics Improve Work Place Health and...

Ergonomics is the scientific discipline concerned with the understanding of interactions among humans and other elements of a system, and the profession that applies theory, principles, data and...

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Topic 56: How safe is using a Personal Floatation Devices (PFDs) in an...

Personal Floatation Devices (PFDs) are protective equipments used on an offshore platform location, on the barge, during boat travel, when travelling in a Helicopter or aeroplane, when fire drills or...

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Topic 57: WHY DID MACONDO HAPPEN AND CHANGES IT BROUGHT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY...

The Macondo incident failed due to the failure of the BOP atop the Macondo well.  The BOP was designed to activate and seal the well if control was lost, even in a “low probability, high impact...

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Topic 58: Discuss the safety and environmental issues of unconventional crude...

There has been an increase in the exploration of unconventional crude oils, which almost equal global conventional oil reserves - from bitumen through to heavy oils. Discuss the safety and...

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Topic 61: Reactive Hazards

Hazard is defined as a chemical or physical condition that has potential to cause harm to human life, property or the environment and a reactive hazard has potential to initiate a reactive incident. It...

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Topic 59: Discuss the Strategy of Fire Safety and Prevention in Offshore...

A fire must have three things to ignite and maintain combustion: Fuel, Heat and Oxygen. The basic strategy of fire prevention is to control or isolate sources of fuel and heat in order to prevent...

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Topic 60: Discuss the Prevention of Slips, Trips and fall in the work place.

Slips, trips and fall are the most common cause of injury at work. On average, they cause 40 per cent of all reported major injuries and can also lead to other types of serious accidents, for example...

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Topic 62: Discuss the Emergency Water Landing in the North Sea.

An emergency water landing is  an unplanned landing into water made by an aircraft in response to  a crisis. 

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Topic 63: Discuss the risks and challenges involved in working in a confined...

Confined space refers to an area which is enclosed with limited access that makes it dangerous to work. An example is the interior of a storage tank which workers may enter for maintenance work but...

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Topic 64: Discuss the risks and challenges involved in simultanous operations...

Operations with two or more installations and simultaneous operations such as construction and production need appropriate management systems and controls for effective use of resources and to minimise...

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Topic 65: Excavation Work in Onshore Pipeline Crowded Areas - Risks and...

Excavation is the most fundamental and important element in the construction industry, whether brownfield or greenfield. Basically, four excavation methods are employed during pipeline construction:...

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Topic 66: Discuss the risks and challenges involved in working at heights.

Working at height refers to working at a distance above the ground from which a person could fall or any distance liable to cause personal injury. This includes access and egress except by a staircase...

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Topic 67: Discuss the safety aspects associated with using divers in offshore...

 Using divers in offshore operations carries significant risks.  The environment presents a number of hazards such as poor lighting, restricted oxygen supply and sometimes extreme temperatures or...

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Topic 68: Discuss Body Mechanics and use of Tools in an Offshore Drilling...

Body mechanics describes how your body moves. Being aware of and practicing good body mechanics throughout your day may help prevent injury and reduce strain on your body. Whether you're sitting at a...

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Topic 69: The essence of performing FMEA and FMECA in Safety and Risk Management

Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is an inductive method of performing a system reliability or safety analysis from a low to a high level. It is a Bottom Up approach in which the analyst looks...

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Topic 70: Take a break, relax

I saw that every 2 or 3 minutes came out a new post. Tomorrow is the deadline, and you are all crazy! Take a break and have some free chat.

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Ionisation Radiation Hazards in Oil and Gas Industry

Ionising radiations are particles carrying energy sufficient to liberate an electron from an atom or molecule. It includes cosmic rays, alpha, beta, gamma, X rays, etc from radioactive sources and...

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Hazards associated with Static Electricity

Static electricity is an excess of electric charge trapped on the surface of an object.It can be either positive (+) or negative (-) and is manifested when some force has separated the positive...

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