Overview of Wellhead Control Panel(WHCP)
WHCPs are also known as Shutdown Panels (SDP), Emergency Shutdown Systems (ESD), or Hydraulic Safety Shutdown System (HSSS). These are failsafe shutdown systems which have pneumatic/hydraulic/electric components; WHCPs can also be integrated with PLC/ RTU/ SCADA. WHCPs are standalone control…
E-Books: Fire Protection Engineering in Building Design
Fire Protection Engineering in Building Design by Jane I. Lataille. A clear and concise reference guide on integrating fire protection design, Fire Protection Engineering in Building Design encompasses not only the basic information on the functions, design, and applications of fire…
Case Study: Pressure Regulating Hydrant Valves
NFPA reports suggest that there are on average 13,795 firefighting Injuries annually associated with handling charged hose lines, some of them fatal or life-changing.With the plant size ever-growing, the firewater system pressures are increasing in order to reach farther, however,…
Electrical Safety While Working From Home: Safety Moment#30
Do you have a home office or work from home? Follow these electrical safety tips to keep you and your home safe from electrical hazards. Avoid overloading outlets Unplug appliances when not in use to save energy and minimize the…
Photo of the day: 5 Tips to keep your Crew Healthy and safe at work
Staying healthy and safe at work is important. No matter what your job, it is important to reduce your risks of injury and illness at work. Here are some tips to help make your workplace safe. ( Find out: 66…
What are Explosive work Environments and how to select the right tools
One of the most important safety concerns to solve for offshore platforms, refineries, mines, and other industries are explosion risks. These can be caused by gas, dust, and, liquids, so choosing the right tool that eliminates the risk of explosion…
E-Books: Environmental management in oil and gas exploration and production
Awareness of the importance of environmental issues has become more and more central to the thinking of the oil industry and regulators in the last decades. Integration of development and environment, approached in partnership between stakeholders, was the theme of…
Safety Flash: Electric Shock Resulting in Burn
What happened? An ROV technician received an electric shock to his left arm beneath the elbow, resulting in a burn. ROV personnel were working in the technical workshop completing a non-electrical related task, bleeding air on top of the HP…
E-Books: Guidelines on the marine assessment of F(P)SOs
These guidelines facilitate the uniform assessment of Floating (Production) Storage and Offloading (F(P)SO) facilities. They provide a robust method for assessing the marine aspects of F(P)SO operations against international legislation and recognized industry best practices and are designed to supplement other internal assessments conducted as part of a company’s auditing process. This publication provides a basic framework for assessment. Although the red areas in figure 1. are excluded from the publication, its scope includes marine interfaces and relationships with the areas such as…
How to Handle COVID in Remote Working Locations
Working in remote locations creates unique challenges for managing numerous safety issues. The advent of COVID-19 has only added to this problem. An outbreak at a remote work location can cause several significant complications. For rotational work like the jobs…
Photo of the day: DO’S and DON’TS of Working At Heights
In the Photo of today, try to find out the potential hazards and control Measures to avoid such hazards occurs Working at heights means that an individual is working in a place that requires necessary precautions to prevent them from…
Floor Marking Best Practices
Floor marking is the practice of using tape on the floors in factories, warehouses, and other facilities to clearly indicate walkways, entrances, exits, and storage areas. The practice of floor marking is a component of 5S a lean manufacturing system…
E-Books: Hoisting and Rigging Safety Manual
This manual is intended as a working guide for training workers and supervisors in the fundamentals of safe rigging and hoisting. The information covers not only ropes and knots but hoisting equipment from cranes to chain falls and rigging hardware…
Why Your Rainwear Might Need Flame Resistance
You’re facing down a 12-hour outdoor shift and a cover of dense, grey clouds are threatening continuous rainfall. Even though you’re dressed to handle the cold, you know that the rain will gradually soak through your layers one by one,…
Permit-Required Confined Spaces
Many workplaces contain spaces that are considered to be “confined” because their configurations hinder the activities of any employees who must enter into, work in, and exit from them. In many instances, employees who work in confined spaces also face…
E-Books: Fire Engineering and Emergency Planning
Fire Engineering and emergency planning Research and Applications by R. Barham. This book represents the proceedings of Euro Fire 95, the first European Symposium on Research and Applications in Fire Engineering and Emergency Planning. Throughout Europe there is a considerable…
Whistleblower Policy and it’s Importance to your safety
There are many different elements that go into creating a strong safety culture at work, and every organization approaches it in a different way. But there’s one thing that every company should have, no matter the size or industry: a whistleblower policy….
