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Topic 67: Discuss the safety aspects associated with using divers in offshore operations

Submitted by Catriona Ogg on

 Using divers in offshore operations carries significant risks.  The environment presents a number of hazards such as poor lighting, restricted oxygen supply and sometimes extreme temperatures or pressures.  Discuss these risks and the safety measures in place to help reduce them.  

Topic 66: Discuss the risks and challenges involved in working at heights.

Submitted by Oghenekevwe Ovbije on

Working at height refers to working at a distance above the ground from which a person could fall or any distance liable to cause personal injury. This includes access and egress except by a staircase in a permanent workplace, work at or below ground level, but does not include slips and trips on the level.


Topic 65: Excavation Work in Onshore Pipeline Crowded Areas - Risks and challenges

Submitted by Oghenekevwe Ovbije on

Excavation is the most fundamental and important element in the construction industry, whether brownfield or greenfield. Basically, four excavation methods are employed during pipeline construction: vertical excavation; horizontal excavation; step trenching and cofferdams.

Topic 64: Discuss the risks and challenges involved in simultanous operations or co-activities in Oil and Gas activities.

Submitted by Oghenekevwe Ovbije on

Operations with two or more installations and simultaneous operations such as construction and production need appropriate management systems and controls for effective use of resources and to minimise risk.

Topic 63: Discuss the risks and challenges involved in working in a confined space.

Submitted by Oghenekevwe Ovbije on

Confined space refers to an area which is enclosed with limited access that makes it dangerous to work. An example is the interior of a storage tank which workers may enter for maintenance work but which is not a habitable place.

Uchenna Onyia - Subsea Enginering. Comments

Submitted by Uchenna Onyia on

Discussion
Topic 4: If the Piper Alpha disaster occurred today, discuss the current safety
legislative regime that will apply.

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Topic 8: subsea integrity and reliability management

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Topic 9: Safety and risk management in oil and gas industry

Bamkefa, Samuel - Subsea Engineering

Submitted by Samuel Bamkefa on

1. Topic 27: Geothermal energy, a clean, safe, environmentally friendly and sustainable energy source

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2. Topic 15: Carbon emissions trading: How viable?

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3. Topic 22: The role of safety in view of world energy forecast: Striking a future balance

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4. Topic 18: The percieved conflict between safety and production

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5. Topic 18: The percieved conflict between safety and production

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