Abstract
Each year a vast sum of money is spent on offshore developments and offshore industry has become an important element of the industrial sector. Industry applies and develops leading-edge technology for drilling ever deeper and more efficiently to satisfy increasing demand for oil and gas. Some of the conditions under which Offshore installations sometimes must operate long distances from land, may encounter severe environments, and can include dangerous activities such as processing of explosive chemicals under high pressure [1]. Under such conditions safety has become a critical issue in the offshore industrial sector.
Over the years many accidents in offshore industry have occurred, resulting in many fatalities and millions of dollars in damages. Some of the deadliest accidents in the offshore industrial sector around the globe were the Piper Alpha platform accident in the United Kingdom in 1988, the Bohi No.2 jack-up accident in the Gulf of Bohi, China in 1979, the Enchova Central Platform accident in Brazil in 1988, the Mumbai High North Platform accident in India in 2005, and the Perforadora Central Usumacinta jack-up accident in Mexico in 2007. This chapter presents various important aspects of safety in offshore industry.
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(2010). Safety in Offshore Industry. In: Mine Safety. Springer Series in Reliability Engineering. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-115-8_10
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