BOEM Safety Alerts

Safety Alerts are posted by the BOEM to inform the offshore oil and gas industry of the circumstances surrounding an accident or a near miss.

They also contain recommendations that should help prevent the recurrence of such an incident on the OCS.

Doc # Title Effective Date
96 Crane Accident 6/20/1980
98 Flash Fire 6/20/1980
95 Crane Accident -- Fatality 1/22/1980
94 Pig Trap Ruptures 1/18/1980
93 Flowline Parts -- Injury 12/29/1979
92 Testing of Subsurface Safety Valves 12/26/1979
91 Fall -- Fatality 12/10/1979
90 Hose Ruptures -- Fatality 12/5/1979
89 Blowout and Fire -- 8 Fatalities 11/15/1979
88 Fire -- Men Burned 9/10/1979
87 Oil Spill 7/26/1979
86 Fatality 7/25/1979
85 Fire -- Two Fatalities 5/23/1979
84 Fatality 3/16/1979
83 Fire -- Oil Sprays from Valve 3/9/1979
82 Compressor Fires 12/15/1978
81 Blowout 12/1/1978
80 Gas Fire -- Extensive Platform Damage 11/17/1978
79 Fatality and Injury -- Crane Accident 11/8/1978
78 Explosion and Fire 10/27/1978