HEALTH & SAFETY
for installation across its drilling fleet worldwide. Instead of continuing to rely on low-cost steel mesh barrier systems, which had led to escalating maintenance and repair costs to defend against rust and thus ensure the continued safety of staff and equipment, the firm switched to the Dropsafe Barrier system. Tis was an enduring solution for DO risk mitigation on walkways across the company’s fleet of offshore drill ships and platforms. Te barrier can easily withstand the harsh offshore environment, including intense sun and heat. Te system proved much swifter to install than other products, with 700m of the barrier being fitted within one week on a flagship drilling vessel in Singapore at the start of the project. It is essential to find a cost-effective, long-term solution to the challenge of DO risk, rather than employing a temporary or lower quality product. A solution that involves minimal upfront costs is likely to require extensive ongoing maintenance to ensure its continued safe use, leading to higher costs overall. A system requiring minimal maintenance is needed, as in the case of a power generation company in Hong Kong, which recently fitted Dropsafe Barrier systems as a solution to the risk of DO incidents involving specialist technicians working at height in its power station while carrying out routine inspection and maintenance operations. Following the successful initial installation of the barrier, the project was expanded to encompass the entire plant.
The Dropsafe Barrier is fast and easy to install
‘It is essential to find a cost-effective, long-term solution to the challenge of DO risk, rather than employing a temporary or lower quality product’
Te solution was chosen in this scenario due to the swiftness and ease of installation and the lack of ongoing maintenance costs, saving the company time and money.
AN ENDURING SAFETY SOLUTION By opting for an early, long-term investment in a robust DO prevention solution such as the Dropsafe Barrier, firms in the oil & gas industry can make sure not
only that they comply with, maintain and extend industry best practice, but also that they ensure the continued safety of staff and equipment, and protect their reputation for keeping, and their obligation to keep, people safe.
Rob Schlipper is CEO of Dropsafe.
www.dropsafe.com
DROPPED HAMMER CASE D Barrier systems mitigate DO hazards 46
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ropsafe presents a case study where a hammer is kicked from a work basket
on a drilling rig. A 2.3kg hammer falls 10ft to the driller’s side of a substructure on a drilling rig, where it strikes an employee on the hard hat. An employee operates a work basket inside the substructure using the shop hammer to break out the annular hydraulic lines. He
drops the hammer to the bottom of the basket and whilst moving about the basket to arrange the chain hoist, accidentally kicks the hammer out of the basket. The impact of this event was
that employees were reminded of the importance of tethering/ securing any tools when working overhead, even when working in a work basket. A safety barrier would have prevented the incident. l
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