Research reports
Offshore research reports are now published in the main HSE research report (RR) series and are listed below. Earlier reports in the OTO, OTH and OTI series.
- RR001 Human factors integration:Implementation in the onshore and offshore industries [PDF 808KB]
- RR002 Psychosocial aspects of work and health in the North Sea oil and gas industry [PDF 3.8mb]
- RR013 Hazard assessment of well operations from vessels [PDF 670KB]
- RR016 Guidelines for use of statistics for analysis of sample inspection of corrosion [PDF 957KB]
- RR019 Sensitivity of jack-up reliability to wave-in-deck calculation [PDF 821KB]
- RR031 Development of design guidance for neoprene-lined clamps for offshore application Phase II [PDF 2.2mb]
- RR033 Evaluation report on OTO 1999/092 Human factors assessment of safety critical tasks [PDF 718KB]
- RR037 Impact of changes to T&R 5-5A on jack-up system reliability levels [PDF 884KB]
- RR039 The cost effective use of fibre reinforced composites offshore [PDF 1.9mb]
- RR043 Development of a training simulator for offshore crane operators [PDF 921KB]
- RR047 Analysis of accident statistics for floating monohull and fixed installations [PDF 399KB]
- RR048 A review of Norwegian offshore based search and rescue helicopter operations [PDF 829KB]
- RR049 Review of the Jack-Ups: Safety in Transit (JSIT) technical working group [PDF 541KB]
- RR053 Ship/platform collision incident database (2001) [PDF 621KB]
- RR058 Decommissioning offshore concrete platforms [PDF 339KB]
- RR059 Factoring the human into safety: Translating research into practice. Benchmarking human and organisational factors in offshore safety Volume 1 (of 3) [PDF 1.4mb]
- RR060 Factoring the human into safety: Translating research into practice. The development and evaluation of a human factors accident and near miss reporting form for the offshore oil industry Volume 2 (of 3) [PDF 1mb]
- RR061 Factoring the human into safety: Translating research into practice. Crew Resource Management Training for Offshore Operations Volume 3 (of 3) [PDF 237KB]
- RR062 Factoring the human into safety: Translating research into practice. Executive Summary for: Volume 1, 2 & 3 [PDF 166KB]
- RR065 Development of a methodolgy for the assessment of human factors issues relative to trips, slips and fall accidents in the offshore industries [PDF 411KB]
- RR076 Machinery and rotating equipment integrity inspection guidance notes [PDF 1.76MB]
- RR083 Margins of safety in FPSO hull strength [PDF 2mb]
- RR087 System-based calibration of North West European annex environmental load factors for the ISO fixed steel offshore structures code 19902 [PDF 409KB]
- RR088 Component-based calibration of North West European annex environmental load factors for the ISO fixed steel offshore structures code 19902 [PDF 828KB]
- RR89 A critical review of post Piper-Alpha developments in explosion science for the Offshore Industry [PDF 219KB]
- RR094 Technical performance measures for North Sea jacket structures [PDF 433KB]
- RR105 Review of the performance of high strength steels used offshore [PDF 1mb]
- RR107 Development of internal company standards of good management practice and a task-based risk assessment tool for offshore work-related stressors [PDF 603KB]
- RR108 The performance capabilities of crews of daughter craft involved in offshore operations in the oil and gas industries [1.7mb]
- RR111 Report on trends in shuttle tanker incidents 1998 - 2001 [PDF 275KB]
- RR113 Operational safety of FPSO's shuttle tanker collision risk summary report [PDF 446KB]
- RR115 Erosion in elbows in hydrocarbon production systems: Review document [PDF 300KB]
- RR118 The influence of non-linear material behaviour on strong vibration effects due to explosion loading [PDF 684KB]
- RR124 Pulse pressure testing of 1/4 scale blast wall panels with connections [PDF 2.1mb]
- RR128 The safety implications for offshore maintenance of using proprietry management/scheduling software [PDF 3.1mb]
- RR129 Review of external stress corrosion cracking of 22%Cr duplex stainless steel Phase 1 - Operational data acquisition [PDF 315KB]
- RR131 Long-term testing of composite through-thickness properties [PDF 461KB]
- RR143 Review of the risk assessment of buoyancy loss (RABL) project [PDF 543KB]
- RR146 Analysis and Design of Profiled Blast Walls [PDF 1.6mb]
- RR149 The promotion of human factors in the onshore and offshore hazardous industries [PDF 2.8mb]
- RR159 Attitudes to safety culture among professional divers and offshore workers [PDF 2.1mb]
- RR162 Assessment of valve failures in the offshore oil & gas sector [PDF 421KB]
- RR166 An appraisal of existing seismic hazard estimates for the UK Continental Shelf [PDF 1.3mb]
- RR177 Review of structural modelling of deep water jack up structures [PDF 1.9mb]
- RR183 Lifting incident review 1998 - 2003 [PDF 405KB]
- RR195 Review of methods for demonstrating redundancy in dynamic positioning systems for the offshore industry [PDF 317KB]
- RR198 TEMPSC Structural Design Basis Determination. Part 1 - Input Data Capture and Review [PDF 335KB]
- RR199 TEMPSC Structural Design Basis Determination. Part 2 - Design Events and Failure Capabilities [PDF 1.1mb]
- RR200 TEMPSC Structural Design Basis Determination. Part 3 - Event Levels and Safety Margins [PDF 366KB]
- RR202 Psychosocial aspects of work and health in the North Sea oil and gas industry [PDF 1.9mb]
- RR203 Distributed cognition models for human factors failures in operating and design processes [PDF 685KB]
- RR207 Review of low cycle fatigue resistance [PDF 1.1mb]
- RR208 The effects of dynamic loading on structural integrity assessments [PDF 1.7mb]
- RR213 Human factors guidance for selecting appropriate maintenance strategies for safety in the offshore oil and gas industry [PDF 684KB]
- RR219 Design and integrity management of mobile installation moorings [PDF 369KB]
- RR220 Ship collision and capacity of brace members of fixed steel offshore platforms [PDF 1mb]
- RR224 Growth of through-wall fatigue cracks in brace members [PDF 2.4mb]
- RR225 FPSO response to fast transient dynamic events [PDF 374KB]
- RR245 Stress redistribution in platform substructures due to primary member damage and its effect on structural reliability [PDF 1.5mb]
- RR246 Effect of platform robustness on inspection planning [PDF 1.5mb]
- RR250 Active pendulation control system (APCS) [PDF 944KB]
- RR255 Evaluation of CFD to predict smoke movement in complex enclosed spaces [PDF 2.48MB]
- RR261 Structural Reliability Framework for FPSO's/FSU's [PDF 959KB]
- RR264 Safety and performance enhancement in drilling operations by human factors intervention (SPEDOHFI) [PDF 2.8mb]
- RR278 Demonstration project on risk assessment of space frame platforms exposed to random wave loading [PDF 1.9mb]
- RR285 Protection of piping systems subject to fires and explosions [PDF 3.3mb]
- RR286 Risk implications in site characterisation and analysis for offshore engineering and design [PDF 1.4mb]
- RR289 Guidelines for jack-up rigs with particular reference to foundation integrity [PDF 878KB]
- RR293 Feasibility study to compare steel and adhesive/composite-based emergency repair methods for damaged hulls [PDF 935KB]
- RR294 Recommended practice for the rapid inspection of small bore connectors using radiography [PDF 1.5mb]
- RR298 Chloride stress corrosion cracking of duplex stainless steels in the absence of oxygen [PDF 518KB]
- RR305 Health and well-being in the offshore environement [PDF 1.7mb]
- RR307 Use and operation of daughter craft in the UKCS [PDF 950KB]
- RR318 Effect of shift schedule on offshore shiftworkers' circadian rhythms and health [PDF 1.1mb]
- RR320 Elastomers for fluid containment in offshore oil and gas production: Guidelines and review [PDF 6.7mb]
- RR324 Wave Slap Loading on FPSO Bows [PDF 4mb]
- RR325 Cost effective structural monitoring - An acoustic method, phase II [PDF 3.2mb]
- RR326 Cost effective structural monitoring [PDF 2.9mb]
- RR328 Acoustic monitoring of the hulls of Floating Production Storage and Offloading facilities (FPSO's) for corrision and damage [PDF 1.3mb]
- RR330 A co-ordinated approach to metocean activities on the UK continental shelf [PDF 1mb]
- RR331 Generic review of Offshore Division research in structural integrity 2000 [PDF 652KB]
- RR344 The effects of multiple member failure on the risk gross collapse over typical inspection intervals [PDF 1.7mb]
- RR347 Review of the role of response forecasting in decision making for weather-sensitive offshore operations [PDF 531KB]
- RR348 Report on UKCS DP shuttle tanker incidents 1998 - August 2004 [PDF 237KB]
- RR352 Supply chain issues for offshore accidents in the Southern North Sea [PDF 290KB]
- RR357 Findings of an expert panel engaged to conduct a scoping study on survival design of floating production storage and offloading vessels against extreme metocean conditions [PDF 437KB]
- RR364 Offshore sickbay consultations in relation to age, job factors, and self-reported health [PDF 1.1mb]
- RR371 Improving the Performance in Stand-by Vessels (SBV) & other Rescue Craft use for Rescue and Recovery in support of the Oil and Gas Industry [PDF 580KB]
- RR387 Stability [PDF 776KB] (This RR adds to the information at OTO 049/2001)
- RR392 Wave mapping in UK waters [PDF 955KB]
- RR397 An evaluation of current legislative requirements for verification of elements critical to the safety of offshore installations [PDF 834KB]
- RR401 The properties of extreme waves [PDF 2.7mb]
- RR402 Natural ventilation of offshore modules [PDF 5.6mb]
- RR404 Pulse pressure testing of ¼ scale blast wall panels with connections - Phase II [PDF 1.4mb]
- RR405 Design, materials and connections for blast-loaded structures [PDF 1.7mb]
- RR409 High pressure, high temperature developments in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf [PDF 669KB]
- RR415 Weather safety in the North West approaches - An implementation test using satellite data in assessing wave energy dynamics [PDF 3.1mb]
- RR429 Structural Reliability Framework for floating production, storage and offloading vessels/floating surface units Phase II [PDF 922KB]
- RR430 Offshore gas turbines (and major driven equipment) integrity and inspection guidance notes [PDF 2mb]
- RR434 Axial fatigue tests on wire rope slings used for offshore containers [PDF 511KB]
- RR444 Floating production system: JIP FPS mooring integrity [PDF 4.9mb]
- RR447 Fast rescue craft recovery by installation crane: Phase 2 study [PDF 506KB]
- RR459 Use of 3D Seismic data as a substitute for high-resolution seismic surveys for site investigation [PDF 671KB]
- RR468 Nonlinear potential flow forcing:the ringing of concrete gravity based structures [PDF 2.2mb]
- RR473 Review of issues associated with the stability of semi-submersibles [PDF 698KB]
- RR484 Response spectra for explosion resistant design and assessment [PDF 749KB]
- RR485 Elastomeric seals for rapid gas decompression applications in high-pressure services [PDF 1.1mb]
- RR487 Evaluation of performance deterioration in compacted strand wire ropes [PDF 1.7mb]
- RR489 Structural strengthening of offshore topsides structures as part of explosion risk reduction methods [PDF 3.8mb]
- RR494 The significance of stress redistribution effects on structural reliability of deepwater jackets [PDF 1.3mb]
- RR500 Manual handling incidents database A compilation and analysis of offshore industry reports [PDF 518KB]
- RR514 Overview of collision detection in the UKCS [PDF 1.8mb]
- RR520 Damage modelling of large and small scale composite panels subjected to a low velocity impact [PDF 4.8mb]
- RR527 Fluid structure interaction effects on and dynamic response of pressure vessels and tanks subjected to dynamic loading [PDF 8.7mb]
- RR566 Accident statistics for fixed offshore units on the UK Continental Shelf 1980-2005 [PDF 576KB]
- RR567 Accident statistics for floating offshore units on the UK Continental Shelf 1980-2005 [PDF 777KB]
- RR569 Analysis of ERRV trials data from ERRVA and Seacroft [PDF 3mb]
- RR592 Assessment of the benefits to the offshore industry from new technology and operating practices used in the shipping industry for managing collision risk [PDF 2.9mb]
- RR599 Overview of TEMPSC performance standards [PDF 2mb]
- RR602 Assessment of gas detection strategies for offshore HVAC ducts based on CFD modelling [PDF 1.1mb]
- RR621 Wave mapping in UK waters: Supporting document [PDF 4.3mb]
- RR642 Improved generic strategies and methods for reliability-based structural integrity assessment [PDF 696KB]
- RR643 Assessing and modelling the uncertainty in fatigue crack growth in structural steels [PDF 1.4mb]
- RR672 Offshore hydrocarbon releases 2001-2008 [PDF 481KB]
- RR676 Review of technical issues relating to foundations and geotechnics for offshore installations in the UKCS [PDF 3.8mb]
- RR684 Structural integrity management framework for fixed jacket structures [PDF 245KB]
- RR685 Structural integrity monitoring: Review and appraisal of current technologies for offshore applications [PDF 854KB]
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