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Proforma Safety On Macondo Well Response Vessels; BP Prepares for Bad Weather

Posted by proforma on July 22, 2010  |  No Comments

Because of brewing storms, BP has installed a cement plug in a relief well that’s been drilled to within about five feet (1.5 meters) of the damaged Macondo well. Senior Vice President Kent Wells told reporters on a conference call that BP may be required to evacuate crews. See details on Bloomberg.

Proforma Safety HSE advisors are monitoring crew activities on the response vessels controlling the Macondo well to ensure safe operations.

As of July 20, 2010, Proforma Safety has recorded 178,560 man hours worked without an LTI, LTA or DAW case. More than 6,000 hours have been logged by Proforma’s HSE advisors.

Another Welder Dies While Performing Hot Work

Posted by proforma on July 14, 2010  |  No Comments

We’ve learned that there’s been another fatality associated with “hot work” — a welder in Colorado, who died while welding on a storage tank containing flammables at an environmental remediation company in Englewood. We recently covered the CSB’s efforts to eliminate such accidents.

Floorman Killed on Monkey Board in Avoidable Accident

Posted by proforma on July 1, 2010  |  No Comments

A floorman was struck in the abdomen by either the drill pipe or winch wire and later died of his injuries. In this report, the cause was attributed to a number of factors, including poor communication, lack of competency and inadequate risk assessment.