Piper alpha spiral to disaster rovworld subsea information. This column does not have nearly enough space to discuss all of the lessons from piper alpha. For those interested, the documentary, piper alpha seconds from disaster goes into more detail as to why the disaster occurred. Failure frequency guidance by dnv gl old account issuu. The book of the same name is also very good and is naturally more detailed. Although fire in the night dvd touches on that, its not its sole purpose. Bbc disaster series spiral to disaster piper alpha training. Bbc disaster series overview nicholas and smith video. If you have access to the spiral to disaster video, use it for a workplace safety meeting and spend some time. Bibliography building process safety culture tool kit. At the time of the disaster, piper was one of the heaviest platforms along with magnus and. The human price of oil dvd training package the safety video is a gripping dramadocumentary that recreates the three hours of the piper alpha tragedy. Dvd internet licence corporate licence download the trainers guide. This powerful safety dvd unravels the sequence of events that in the course of one critical hour, lead to the disaster.
The catastrophe was not the result of a sudden, unpredictable explosion. Dont forget to subscribe for more documentaries like this one. This is piper alpha spiral to disaster bbc by green world group on vimeo, the. Piper alpha the tragic event of piper alpha occurred when this massive oil platform in the north sea succumbed to explosion and fire, resulting in the loss of 167 lives. Bbc disaster series spiral to disaster piper alpha. The piper alpha accident was a monumental event, see fig. This discussion is based on the piper alpha bbc docudrama, the spiral to disaster. However, gas escapes continue to occur in the north sea. Piper alpha chain 2 gas pumps, pump a being serviced pump b fails operators dont know pump a not operational and try to start it gas release, explosion explosion takes out fire walls, communications links and affects control room risk management in engineering projects a dynamic approach. At the end of the course delegates will identify the opportunities missed to prevent a major off shore disaster using actual video footage as well as reconstruction sequences. It is, perhaps, in terms of impact a topfive engineering disaster on the global scale, considered to be in the same league as chernobyl, challenger, three mile island, flixborough, etc. Download adobe acrobat or click here to download the pdf file.
This is one of the 10 dvds in the acclaimed bbc series now available in a totally new format with expert training support material. Spiral to disaster videorecording version details trove. The safety video is a gripping dramadocumentary that recreates the three hours of the tragedy. Documentary chronicling the tragic events that occurred in the north sea on board the piper alpha rig in july 1988, in what was the worlds deadliest offshore oil disaster. Unlike most of its competitors in the industry, it is not an insurance company. It began production in 1976, initially as an oilonly platform but later converted to add gas production. An explosion and resulting oil and gas fires destroyed piper alpha on 6 july 1988, killing 167. It provides the basis of discussion, analysis and training in a variety of. Introducing a fragmentation perspective on coordination in. This is piper alpha spiral to disaster bbc by green world group on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
The design of the platform is examined, together with the. The 10 part series utilises case studies of major disasters from around the world from various industries, such as oil and gas, transport, aviation, aeronautics and space, chemical. The video captures many aspects of the july 1988 piper alpha tragedy. Bbc nine oclock news piper alpha 7th july 1988 part one duration. On the night of july 6th 1988, the piper alpha oil rig was destroyed by fire and. In the space of two hours, 167 men lost their lives.
The july 1988 piper alpha incident resulted in 167 fatalities on a rig in the north sea. Insurance syndicates under the management of feltrim had been hit by insurance claims arising from the piper alpha disaster in the north sea and other disasters. Bp texas city industry metrics 0930 spiral to disaster piper alpha disaster film 6 docudrama of 1988 piper. Piper alpha was a north sea oil production platform operated by occidental petroleum caledonia ltd. Explosion in the north sea piper alpha disaster youtube. Spiral to disaster stop and think unclear and present danger. Background on hcrd the piper alpha incident occurred in 1988 and resulted in 167 people losing their lives. Hselife magazine no 11 uk winter edition by the wat. On 6 july 1988 a series of explosions ripped through the piper alpha platform in the north sea. I think there is a copy on youtube but i cant work out how to a. Inspired by true events about the french new wave darling and breathless star, jean seberg this noirish thriller by benedict andrews shows the unraveling and destruction of sebergs life and career when hoovers 1960s fbi targets her with overreaching surveillance and harassment in an effort to suppress and discredit her activism and support of the civil rights movement. Not available to home video and publisher customers. This safety video training workshop utilizes a case study of the tragic event of the explosion and fire at the piper alpha oil platform.
Piper alpha spiral to disaster video free download. It appears your web browser is not configured to display pdf files. Spiral to disaster piper alpha is a training video that analyzes this industrial tragedy which could have been prevented or averted to improve safety programs. Piper alpha was a north sea oil production platform operated by occidental. The piper alpha oil platform in the north sea after the spiral to disaster which claimed. Im looking for that too, i saw it yesterday on a mist course and would like to watch it again.
This sache product includes a dvd on piper alpha entitled piper alpha spiral to disaster which was distributed to 2007 sache members by mail by aicheccps. The bbc disaster series is designed to help organisations make that vital move from the belief that things cant go wrong, to the knowledge that they can. But on july 6, 1988, the entire structure became consumed by a devastating and deadly fire. The piper alpha dvd includes a recreation of the events in 1988 as well as dramatic and motivational material for understanding and practicing the important concepts of chemical process.
Lloyds of london, generally known simply as lloyds, is an insurance and reinsurance market located in london, united kingdom. This documentary provides an inside look into the events leading up to the 1988 piper alpha oil rig explosion, an event that claimed 167 lives. Bp booklet, 2004, kletz, 1998, lees, 1980, lord cullen report, 1990, neal, 2007, ntsb. Please take some time in early july 20 to read some of the information on the piper alpha explosion available on the internet. This is one of the 10 dvds in the acclaimed bbc series now available in a totally. The controversy around it was heightened when a report. A disaster which could have been, if not totally adverted, dramatically changed in course without the horrible loss of human.
Search streaming video, audio, and text content for academic, public, and k12 institutions. The design of the platform is examined, together with the sequence of events that magnified the disaster. Bbc disaster series spiral to disaster piper alpha training package. The discussion paper could be used as a group learning tool by the offshore operators to train their employees. Piper alpha was an oil production platform in the north sea approximately 120 miles 190 km.
As a result of this disaster lord cullen conducted an inquiry 1. For the chesm mini forum, we composed an agenda consisting of a number of presentations, a video show and some interactive moments. What caused the giant piper alpha oil rig explosion. Dvd lending library catalogue page 10 of 42 one moment please one night in bhopal paying for the piper. Poor safety training, basic communication failures, and inadequate emergency decisionmaking procedures created an environment in which tragedy was inevitable. The piper alpha disaster which killed 167 workers on 6 july 1988 off the coast of aberdeen is the worldsdeadliest ever oil rig accident. Bbc disaster series spiral to disaster piper alpha training package 695. These video files may not be sent or shared with anyone else, but temporarily, through june 30, 2020, this video made be streamed via video conferencing software, such as zoom or webex by the purchaser to their small group or church class of up to 25 attendees due to the current conditions of the shelter. Spiral to disaster recreates the disaster of the oil rig piper alpha and is used by health and safety professionals all over the globe. It operates as a partiallymutualised marketplace within which multiple financial. The purchase of this digital video is for the sole use of the individual who downloads it. Spiral toward disaster to 177 km from scotland in the north sea was the piper alpha oil field. Piper alpha was an oil production platform in the north sea approximately 120 miles 190 km northeast of aberdeen, scotland, that was operated by occidental petroleum caledonia limited. Twentyfive years on, the destruction of the piper alpha remains the deadliest oil rig disaster in history.
Dr tony barrell former chief executive of north sea safety provided a memorable quote on sameness of incidents within the video spiral to disaster. The video that you refer to is a bbc production called spiral to disaster from the bbc disaster series 1. Piper alpha spiral to disaster december 3, 2017 jarwato disaster piper alpha the disaster in detail features piper alpha monopoly edition callous say tragedy films media group spiral to disaster 1 piper alpha archives insurance thought leadership piper alpha monopoly edition callous say tragedy. Reenactment of the destruction of the piper alpha oil rig in an explosion on july 6, 1988. The platform began production in 1976, first as an oil platform and then later converted to.
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