MKKK 1653 SAFETY AND HEALTH IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES FACULTY OF CHEMICAL AND ENERGY ENGINEERING www.cheme.utm.my MKKK 1653 SAFETY AND HEALTH IN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PIPER ALPHA (1988) DEADLY OFFSHORE DISASTER (OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY) VICKNESHWARAN A/L KANNUCHAMI innovative  entrepreneurial  global

Outlines BACKGROUND OF COMPANY AND PROCESS WHAT WENT WRONG? SCALE OF ACCIDENT innovative  entrepreneurial  global

Background of company and process Piper Alpha was a offshore North Sea oil production platform that began production in1976. Fully managed and operated by Occidental Petroleum Ltd. Located approximately 120 miles from Aberdeen, Scotland. The platform produce oil, natural gas and LPG. By year 1988, the platform became world’s single largest oil producer which produce 317,000 barrels of oil every day. Figure 1: Piper Alpha platform. innovative  entrepreneurial  global

Background of company and process Figure 2: Oil and gas flow Piper Alpha to other platform. The platform act as a hub for importing and exporting oil and gas. innovative  entrepreneurial  global

Background of company and process Figure 3: Side view of Piper Alpha platform. innovative  entrepreneurial  global

Background of company and process Figure 4: Compartment of Piper Alpha production site. innovative  entrepreneurial  global

innovative  entrepreneurial  global What Really Happens??? innovative  entrepreneurial  global

innovative  entrepreneurial  global Scale of Accident From 226 total crewmembers, 165 platform personnel and two rescuers dead, 61 injured/survived. Total insured loss was about US$ 3.4 billion. innovative  entrepreneurial  global

innovative  entrepreneurial  global Flow of Accident Faulty paperwork. Caused the pump without the safety valve to Cause an explosion to Cause the loose fitting metal disk to Caused a larger explosion to Cause the firewalls to burst and fly around like bullets to Cause rupture to an oil pipe that dripped onto the improperly placed diving rubber mats to Cause a pool of crude oil to Cause a hot enough pressure gas line to burst to Cause hotter and more on going fire. innovative  entrepreneurial  global

innovative  entrepreneurial  global Root cause of Accident Failure of management. Design and construction. Operation (Maintenance and Inspection). innovative  entrepreneurial  global

innovative  entrepreneurial  global  References   Fire in the night. The Piper Alpha Disaster by Stephen McGinty. http://www.stanford.edu/group/mse278/egi-bin/wordpress/wp-content/upload/2010/01/Learning-From-Piper-Alpha.pdf http://wn.com/oxychem http://wn.com/Piper_Alpha_Disaster_1998 http://gcaptain.com/piper-alpha-dister-19-year-anniversary-of-tragedy?123 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCkvRrIsZ08 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbNGMBVchlQ innovative  entrepreneurial  global