Special safety issues offshore

Nevertheless, the offshore business also has its own special safety issues. They include the following ... 

Nevertheless, the offshore business also has its own special safety issues. First and foremost, an offshore platform or rig is offshore. This means that all the hazards and dangers associated with marine travel—dangers that stretch back over millennia— must be factored into all discussions to do with offshore safety. 

This chapter provides an overview of safety management in the offshore oil and gas industry. Trends within the industry are discussed, along with an assessment of the impact of the recent Deepwater Horizon incident. A description of the different types of safety—occupational, process, and technical—is provided, along with a description of Safety Management Systems. An overview of regulations and special safety issues to do with offshore operations is provided. 

In the previous two chapters it was noted that offshore safety management has much in common with other process industries, particularly onshore facilities such as refineries, pipelines, and chemical plants. However, each industry does have its unique safety issues and problems. For example, a chemical plant will often either manufacture or use highly toxic compounds that have to be handled with special... 

The discussions in the previous section apply primarily to onshore facilities. The same principles apply to offshore installations. However, there are some special issues that need to be considered when designing and operating offshore platforms and rigs. (Offshore issues in general are discussed in depth in Offshore Safety Management.) These special issues include the following ... 

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