International Conference on Offshore Loss Prevention: 4th
A Systematic Approach
Published on 1. January 1993
Book
Hardback
276 pages
978-0-85298-868-8 (ISBN)
Description
Responsibility and accountability for the safety of offshore operations rests at the highest levels of management. Experience shows that inherently dangerous activities can be safe if well managed, yet common and everyday activities can be disastrous if handled negligently. The offshore industry has always recognized the need to design a high level of inherent safety into facilities. Recognizing the special hazards and the potential for extreme events such as ship collisions or fires and explosions involving large numbers of people, many operators over the years have incorporated specialized engineering tools and techniques. However, reliance on good engineering practice, the application of approved standards and certification and inspection regimes is not sufficient. These Conference Proceedings look at how the offshore industry can meet the challenge of implementing continuous and comprehensive safety assessment, combining engineering tools and management systems in a formalized and objective manner.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Bury St Edmunds
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 200 mm
Weight
605 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85298-868-8 (9780852988688)
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Content
Part 1 QRA: the role of QRA offshore; quantified risk assessment of fire and explosion hazards on an offshore platform. Part 2 Structural risk assessment: North Sea collision risk assessment; offshore earthquake hazard; consequence assessment - what do, or don't, we know?. Part 3 consequence analysis: modelling the use of water sprays to combat fires on offshore platforms; safety system optimization using fault tree analysis. Part 4 Safety - prevention: total fire hazard management; safety related systems - a unified approach. Part 5 Safety - control: the role of offshore fire and gas systems; the protecting or upgrading of offshore installations using "dry fix" techniques; smoke and gas ingress detection for temporary refuges. Part 6 Safety of personnel: clean agent fire suppression and life safety using inert gases; safety of personnel offshore - a union viewpoint. Part 7 Standards and acceptability criteria: risk acceptance criteria - a comparison of practices under UK and Norwegian legislation; goal setting regulations applied to firewater systems; impact of process safety regulations on control systems.