Hydrocarbon Release Database

This database was developed in the United Kingdom, and it contains supplementary information dating back to October 1992, on all types of offshore hydrocarbons releases reported to the HSE OSD under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) 1995 and earlier offshore legislation. The information is submitted voluntarily on the form called OIR/12 form and is also recorded in a separate and specifically designed database maintained by the HSE OSD. 

Only authorized users can log on to this database. Additional information on hydrocarbon release database is available at the following website [3] http //www.hse.gov.uk/hcr3/index.asp. 

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Following the Piper Alpha incident in the North Sea in 1988, and the recommendations of an inquiry held by Lord Cullen, an offehore hydrocarbon release database has been set up in the UK by the Offshore Safety Division of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Reports are mandatory and, as a result, this database represents an accurate picture. Most offshore installations include gas turbines and the database thus records incidents relating to them. Data from 5.5 years of operation has been analyzed, showing that there were 85 incidents within this period associated with fuel at gas turbines in general. Of these, 52 were ignitions and 4 resulted in explosions. One incident in particular was classified as of major potential. 

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