Major accidents
Barriers Barriers are used both to reduce the probability of undesirable incidents and to eliminate or limit the consequences of those which nevertheless occur.
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The trends in risk level project is the key source for describing the risk of major accidents in the Norwegian petroleum sector.
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Experiences gained in the petroleum activities up to the present have amply demonstrated the risks inherent in the activities.
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Status and signals - Major accidents
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Technical and operational barriers : Getting the facts
Selected barrier data related to processing, wells and structural integrity are provided in the PSA’s annual trends in risk level in the petroleum activity (RNNP) survey.Read more -
The Texas City explosion: A disaster on the cards
The explosion at BP’s Texas City refinery during March 2005 cost 15 lives and injured almost 200 people, making this one of the most serious US industrial accidents in recent decades.Read more -
Technical and operational barriers: Acting to sustain the safeguards
Investigations into serious incidents and near-misses often cite breached barriers among the causes. The PSA is now calling for a collective effort to plug these holes.Read more -
Barriers: Conscious blocking
A potential for major accidents with big consequences for people, the environment and material assets is provided by the petroleum industry. So safety-critical barriers must be built in a unifi ed and consistent way to reduce the risk as much as possible.Read more -
Staying power
Half of all the installations on the NCS will soon have reached their original design life, but their owners want to continue using many of them for a long time to come. The bottom line is that safety must not be compromised.Read more