PIPER25: WORKFORCE INVOLVEMENT DAY PIPER & Now
Incidents Do Happen To Us! Presented By: (lucky!) Les Larchét
Agenda Introduction Thoughts 2002 2006 Mindfulness 3
A little about me First went Offshore as a contract electrician in the mid 1970 s I Joined Amoco in 1979 as an Electrical Technician Promoted to OIM and spent time on both Manned and NUIs Joined the team at Rough in 1999 as an OIM Overall I have been Offshore Installation Manager (OIM) for some 25 years Current role is Operations Support Manager with Centrica Storage based at Hedon 4
A Little about Rough Rough acts as a storage facility for gas When UK demand is low, gas is injected into the reservoir and withdrawn when demand is high Customers nominate the amount of gas they wish to inject or withdraw using an online interface StorIT Gas is injected and extracted from Rough, through 30 wells which have been drilled from the platforms to the reservoir The Easington terminal processes the gas before it enters the National Transmission System 5
I would like you to reflect and consider: How safe do you think your equipment really is? Is the probability of an incident making you complacent? Are your management systems robust in ensuring Health and Safety? Does your company promote a state of mindfulness through its organisation or does it prefer to ignore bad news? Have you done everything reasonable within your powers to prevent or mitigate a major incident? Are You and your colleagues suitably equipped, trained and competent to deal with an emergency? Are you ready for the unthinkable?
Rough 47/3B, OIM s Office CD Secondary muster 2 lifeboats 12 wells BD Helideck Accommodation Temporary Refuge 4 lifeboats 12 wells 7 BP All gas processing facilities Gas compression (injection) Main power generation Secondary ICR 1 lifeboat
2002 POB 128, first day of a planned annual shutdown Actions Marbella s Master Prosecuted, licence revoked and fined First Mate disciplined Master of the field ERRV believed radar image was of a small fishing vessel as would be normal for this area Master of the field ERRV routinely ignored his company s operating procedures and Radar failed to system inform either fitted the to OIM 47-3B or the control room of the Marbella s track Failure of second mate on Marbella to identify installations Failure of the crew and master of the Marbella to follow their company s procedures Unreported fault with their Radar 8 Owners prosecuted and fined New Secondary ICR installed on BP
Feb 16 th 2006. 3B POB 58; 8A POB 24. 9
Following Feb 16 th As part of the recovery programme we disconnected and isolated the glycol holding and regeneration systems reducing the overall topsides inventory Replaced the gas coolers within the injection system Installed hydrate inhibitor and chemical injection systems Introduced procedures to ensure that all Lifeboat coxswain s receive regular refresher and familiarisation training 10
Operating plant is only one link in the chain Design Commission Conception Construction Operation The focus today is about how we behave and why our behaviour is important
Continuous mindfulness 1. I worry about failure even at times of quiet, successful periods 2. I have no right to damage equipment 3. Safety is a condition of my continued employment 4. I have no right to hurt anyone 5. I must not assume that the future will be a repeat of the past 6. I must follow safe systems of work at all times 7. I am responsible for my own performance and the knock on effect of my actions Communication and Planning Incomplete hand over Running Equipment when known to be defective Will you put the last link in Place?
I would like you to reflect and consider: How safe do you think your equipment really is? Is the probability of an incident making you complacent? Are your management systems robust in ensuring Health and Safety? Does your company promote a state of mindfulness through its organisation or does it prefer to ignore bad news? Have you done everything reasonable within your powers to prevent or mitigate a major incident? Are your people suitably equipped, trained and competent to deal with an emergency? Are you ready for the unthinkable?
Any Questions? 14