National Safety Alerts

    Safety Alerts are tools used by BSEE to inform the offshore oil and gas industry of the circumstances surrounding an incident or a near miss. They also contain recommendations that should help prevent the recurrence of such an incident on the OCS. 

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    National Safety Alerts 
    Number  Date
    Issued         		 Title 
    10 11/10/2011 Safety Alert for the Macondo Well Blowout 
    9 05/25/2011 SAFETY ALERT: Heater-Treater Fire Forces Evacuation of Platform 
    8 03/31/2009 Quality Variations Discovered in Oil and Gas Pipe Components Made of Duplex Steel 
    7 07/28/2003 Equipment Collapse During Workover Operation Results in a Serious Near Miss 
    6 11/05/2002 Cellular Phones and Other Risks in Classified Areas (Update) 
    5 03/06/2002 Cell Phone Results in Fire 
    4 10/06/2000 Shackle Failures (Revised March 31, 2009) 
    3 04/07/2000 Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Cylinders - Possible Ruptures 
    2 02/02/2000 Annular Gas Migration as a Result of Poor Cement Jobs 
    1 11/05/1998 Crane Accidents, Fatalities, Injuries