Petroleum safety alerts issued prior to 31 March 2022. These alerts suggest practical measures to assist in reducing the risk of incidents reoccurring.
Significant incident reports
- Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 02/2018 Inadequate electrical isolation leads to electric shock from a potentially fatal ‘floating neutral’ situation
- Dangerous Goods Significant Incident Report No. 03-16 and Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 02/2016 Switchboard fire caused by arc flash
- Dangerous Goods Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01-16 and Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01/2016 Hydrogen-fired boiler explosion
- Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01/2015 Worker seriously injured by explosion of condensate drain line on air booster compressor
- Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01/2014 Worker injured in fall from height during transfer from offshore platform to support vessel
- Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 06/2013 Collapse of mobile lighting tower results in equipment damage
- Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 05/2013 Use of wrong tool results in serious arm injury
- Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 04/2013 Overused and poorly maintained generator catches fire
- Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 03/2013 Travelling block on work-over rig strikes derrick crown when derrickman in basket
- Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 02/2013 Diver's umbilical fouled during mast raising
- Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01/2013 Fall from height incident on offshore platform
- Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 03/2012 Failure of substituted fitting on drilling rig causes uncontrolled descent of derrick
- Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 02/2012 Travelling block on drilling rig falls following failure of repaired turnbuckle
- Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01/2012 Poorly designed flooring leads to slip and scalding by hot drilling fluid
- Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 02/2011 Worker permanently disabled after being struck by falling handrail
- Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01/2011 Hand injury sustained during tong jaw change-out
- Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 03/2010 Excavator damages buried small bore pipe in compressor station and causes gas release
- Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 02/2010 Excavator damages coating of buried pipeline in compressor station
- Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01/2010 Vibration-induced fracture of small bore pipework results in gas leak
- Petroleum Safety Significant Incident Report No. 01/2009 Side-boom contacts power line