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
• RR002 Psychosocial aspects of work and health in the North Sea oil and gas industry [3.8MB]
• RR013 Hazard assessment of well operations from vessels
• RR016 Guidelines for use of statistics for analysis of sample inspection of corrosion
• RR019 Sensitivity of jack-up reliability to wave-in-deck calculation
• RR031 Development of design guidance for neoprene-lined clamps for offshore application Phase II [2.2MB]
• RR033 Evaluation report on OTO 1999/092 Human factors assessment of safety critical tasks
• RR037 Impact of changes to T&R 5-5A on jack-up system reliability levels
• RR039 The cost effective use of fibre reinforced composites offshore
• RR043 Development of a training simulator for offshore crane operators
• RR047 Analysis of accident statistics for floating monohull and fixed installations
• RR048 A review of Norwegian offshore based search and rescue helicopter operations
• RR049 Review of the Jack-Ups: Safety in Transit (JSIT) technical working group
• RR053 Ship/platform collision incident database (2001)
• RR058 Decommissioning offshore concrete platforms
• RR059 Factoring the human into safety: Translating research into practice. Benchmarking human and organisational factors in offshore safety Volume 1 (of 3)
• 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)
• RR061 Factoring the human into safety: Translating research into practice. Crew Resource Management Training for Offshore Operations Volume 3 (of 3)
• RR062 Factoring the human into safety: Translating research into practice. Executive Summary for: Volume 1, 2 & 3

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• RR065 Development of a methodololgy for the assessment of human factors issues relative to trips, slips and fall accidents in the offshore industries
• RR076 Machinery and rotating equipment integrity inspection guidance notes
• RR083 Margins of safety in FPSO hull strength [2MB]
• RR087 System-based calibration of North West European annex environmental load factors for the ISO fixed steel offshore structures code 19902
• RR088 Component-based calibration of North West European annex environmental load factors for the ISO fixed steel offshore structures code 19902
• RR89 A critical review of post Piper-Alpha developments in explosion science for the Offshore Industry
• RR094 Technical performance measures for North Sea jacket structures
• RR105 Review of the performance of high strength steels used offshore
• RR107 Development of internal company standards of good management practice and a task-based risk assessment tool for offshore work-related stressors
• RR108 The performance capabilities of crews of daughter craft involved in offshore operations in the oil and gas industries
• RR111 Report on trends in shuttle tanker incidents 1998 - 2001
• RR113 Operational safety of FPSO's shuttle tanker collision risk summary report
• RR115 Erosion in elbows in hydrocarbon production systems: Review document
• RR118 The influence of non-linear material behaviour on strong vibration effects due to explosion loading
• RR124 Pulse pressure testing of 1/4 scale blast wall panels with connections [2.1MB]
• RR128 The safety implications for offshore maintenance of using proprietry management/scheduling software [3.1MB]
• RR129 Review of external stress corrosion cracking of 22%Cr duplex stainless steel Phase 1 - Operational data acquisition
• RR131 Long-term testing of composite through-thickness properties
• RR143 Review of the risk assessment of buoyancy loss (RABL) project
• RR146 Analysis and Design of Profiled Blast Walls
• RR149 The promotion of human factors in the onshore and offshore hazardous industries [2.8MB]

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• RR159 Attitudes to safety culture among professional divers and offshore workers [2.1MB]
• RR162 Assessment of valve failures in the offshore oil & gas sector
• RR166 An appraisal of existing seismic hazard estimates for the UK Continental Shelf
• RR177 Review of structural modelling of deep water jack up structures
• RR183 Lifting incident review 1998 - 2003
• RR195 Review of methods for demonstrating redundancy in dynamic positioning systems for the offshore industry
• RR198 TEMPSC Structural Design Basis Determination. Part 1 - Input Data Capture and Review
• RR199 TEMPSC Structural Design Basis Determination. Part 2 - Design Events and Failure Capabilities
• RR200 TEMPSC Structural Design Basis Determination. Part 3 - Event Levels and Safety Margins
• RR202 Psychosocial aspects of work and health in the North Sea oil and gas industry
• RR203 Distributed cognition models for human factors failures in operating and design processes
• RR207 Review of low cycle fatigue resistance
• RR208 The effects of dynamic loading on structural integrity assessments
• RR213 Human factors guidance for selecting appropriate maintenance strategies for safety in the offshore oil and gas industry
• RR219 Design and integrity management of mobile installation moorings
• RR220 Ship collision and capacity of brace members of fixed steel offshore platforms
• RR224 Growth of through-wall fatigue cracks in brace members [2.4MB]
• RR225 FPSO response to fast transient dynamic events
• RR245 Stress redistribution in platform substructures due to primary member damage and its effect on structural reliability

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• RR246 Effect of platform robustness on inspection planning
• RR250 Active pendulation control system (APCS)
• RR255 Evaluation of CFD to predict smoke movement in complex enclosed spaces [2.48MB]
• RR261 Structural Reliability Framework for FPSO's/FSU's
• RR264 Safety and performance enhancement in drilling operations by human factors intervention (SPEDOHFI) [2.8MB]
• RR278 Demonstration project on risk assessment of space frame platforms exposed to random wave loading
• RR285 Protection of piping systems subject to fires and explosions [3.3MB]
• RR286 Risk implications in site characterisation and analysis for offshore engineering and design
• RR289 Guidelines for jack-up rigs with particular reference to foundation integrity
• RR293 Feasibility study to compare steel and adhesive/composite-based emergency repair methods for damaged hulls
• RR294 Recommended practice for the rapid inspection of small bore connectors using radiography
• RR298 Chloride stress corrosion cracking of duplex stainless steels in the absence of oxygen
• RR305 Health and well-being in the offshore environment
• RR307 Use and operation of daughter craft in the UKCS
• RR318 Effect of shift schedule on offshore shiftworkers' circadian rhythms and health
• RR320 Elastomers for fluid containment in offshore oil and gas production: Guidelines and review [6.7MB]
• RR324 Wave Slap Loading on FPSO Bows [4MB]
• RR325 Cost effective structural monitoring - An acoustic method, phase II [3.2MB]
• RR326 Cost effective structural monitoring [2.9MB]
• RR328 Acoustic monitoring of the hulls of Floating Production Storage and Offloading facilities (FPSO's) for corrision and damage
• RR330 A co-ordinated approach to metocean activities on the UK continental shelf

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• RR331 Generic review of Offshore Division research in structural integrity 2000
• RR344 The effects of multiple member failure on the risk gross collapse over typical inspection intervals
• RR347 Review of the role of response forecasting in decision making for weather-sensitive offshore operations
• RR348 Report on UKCS DP shuttle tanker incidents 1998 - August 2004
• RR352 Supply chain issues for offshore accidents in the Southern North Sea
• 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
• RR364 Offshore sickbay consultations in relation to age, job factors, and self-reported health
• 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
• RR387 Stability (This RR adds to the information at OTO 049/2001)
• RR392 Wave mapping in UK waters
• RR397 An evaluation of current legislative requirements for verification of elements critical to the safety of offshore installations
• RR401 The properties of extreme waves [2.7MB]
• RR402 Natural ventilation of offshore modules [5.6MB]
• RR404 Pulse pressure testing of ¼ scale blast wall panels with connections - Phase II
• RR405 Design, materials and connections for blast-loaded structures
• RR409 High pressure, high temperature developments in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf
• RR415 Weather safety in the North West approaches - An implementation test using satellite data in assessing wave energy dynamics [3.1MB]

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• RR429 Structural Reliability Framework for floating production, storage and offloading vessels/floating surface units Phase II
• RR430 Offshore gas turbines (and major driven equipment) integrity and inspection guidance notes [2MB]
• RR434 Axial fatigue tests on wire rope slings used for offshore containers
• RR444 Floating production system: JIP FPS mooring integrity [4.9MB]
• RR447 Fast rescue craft recovery by installation crane: Phase 2 study
• RR459 Use of 3D Seismic data as a substitute for high-resolution seismic surveys for site investigation
• RR468 Nonlinear potential flow forcing:the ringing of concrete gravity based structures [2.2MB]
• RR473 Review of issues associated with the stability of semi-submersibles
• RR484 Response spectra for explosion resistant design and assessment
• RR485 Elastomeric seals for rapid gas decompression applications in high-pressure services
• RR487 Evaluation of performance deterioration in compacted strand wire ropes
• RR489 Structural strengthening of offshore topsides structures as part of explosion risk reduction methods [3.8MB]
• RR494 The significance of stress redistribution effects on structural reliability of deepwater jackets
• RR500 Manual handling incidents database A compilation and analysis of offshore industry reports
• RR514 Overview of collision detection in the UKCS
• RR520 Damage modelling of large and small scale composite panels subjected to a low velocity impact [4.8MB]
• RR527 Fluid structure interaction effects on and dynamic response of pressure vessels and tanks subjected to dynamic loading [8.7MB]
• RR566 Accident statistics for fixed offshore units on the UK Continental Shelf 1980-2005
• RR567 Accident statistics for floating offshore units on the UK Continental Shelf 1980-2005
• RR569 Analysis of ERRV trials data from ERRVA and Seacroft [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 [2.9MB]

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• RR599 Overview of TEMPSC performance standards [2MB]
• RR602 Assessment of gas detection strategies for offshore HVAC ducts based on CFD modelling
• RR621 Wave mapping in UK waters: Supporting document [4.3MB]
• RR637 Optimising hazard management by workforce engagement and supervision
• RR642 Improved generic strategies and methods for reliability-based structural integrity assessment
• RR643 Assessing and modelling the uncertainty in fatigue crack growth in structural steels
• RR672 Offshore hydrocarbon releases 2001-2008
• RR676 Review of technical issues relating to foundations and geothermic for offshore installations in the UKCS [3.8MB]
• RR684 Structural integrity management framework for fixed jacket structures
• RR685 Structural integrity monitoring: Review and appraisal of current technologies for offshore applications
• RR738 Accident statistics for offshore units on the UK Continental Shelf 1990-2007
• RR739 Testing of ISO-compliant extreme water level calculations using raw wave data [3.36MB]
• RR740 A Monte Carlo approach to joint probability of wave, tide and surge in extreme water level calculations [0.99MB]
• RR741 A comparison of extreme water level dependant on data source and technique [9.83MB]
• RR748 Analysis of inspection reports from Asset Integrity Key Programme 3
• RR758 Repositioning human factors
• RR772 Offshore working time in relation to performance, health and safety
• RR938 Residual stress monitoring
• RR950 Preliminary fire testing of composite offshore pedestrian gratings