Safer Working

Pipework replacement programme

saferworking — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:09:21 +0000

When liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is stored and used in installations compliant with relevant health and safety legislation and industry codes of practice, it is a safe fuel. However, when it is not the results can be catastrophic. In May 2004 a gas leak from a corroded buried pipe led to an accumulation of gas in the basement of a Glasgow plastics factory. This resulted in an explosion which caused the building to collapse – nine people were killed and 33 were injured, some critically.

Read more and get the report via this link: http://www.hse.gov.uk/gas/lpg/pipework.htm#?eban=rss-

Workplace Health and Safety History to the 1920s

saferworking — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:23:30 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eFwNk7I0hg&feature=youtu.be

A short history of workplace health and safety in the United States, up to the early 1920s. This was taken from the 1979 film, “Can’t Take No More,” from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

The entire film is posted on Google Video.

Macondo Well Investigation Report

saferworking — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 07:45:36 +0000

Failure of a cement barrier in the production casing string was identified as a central cause of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, according to the Report Regarding the Cause of the April 20, 2010 Macondo Well Blowout released by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement in September 2011.

According to the report,

The failure of the cement barrier allowed hydrocarbons to flow up the wellbore, through the riser and onto the rig, resulting in the blowout. The precise reasons for the failure of the production casing cement job are not known. The Panel concluded that the failure was likely due to: (1) swapping of cement and drilling mud (referred to as “fluid inversion”) in the shoe track (the section of casing near the bottom of the well); (2) contamination of the shoe track cement; or (3) pumping the cement past the target location in the well, leaving the shoe track with little or no cement (referred to as “over‐displacement”).

Contributing factors to the incident noted in the report included “poor risk management, last-minute changes to plans, failure to observe and respond to critical indicators, inadequate well control response, and insufficient emergency bridge response training.”

Changes to applicable regulations, agency oversight procedures, and the training curriculum for well operators were among the recommendations for future improvement.

171 unique human beings – their families and friends will never see them again….

saferworking — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:07:42 +0000

HSE Key Annual Figures (2010/11) – Source HSE Website

1.2 million working people were suffering from a work-related illness.
171 workers killed at work.
115 000 injuries were reported under RIDDOR.
200 000 reportable injuries (over 3 day absence) occurred (LFS).
26.4 million working days were lost due to work-related illness and workplace injury.
Workplace injuries and ill health (excluding cancer) cost society an estimated £14 billion (in 2009/10)

Introduction to Root Cause Analysis

saferworking — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:23:22 +0000

By James J. Rooney and Lee N. Vanden Heuvel – provides an overview of the purpose and justification for Root Cause Analysis and demonstrates application.

The website is great…..Check it out Click Here