Operations notices
Operations notices are intended to advise the offshore industry of new regulatory requirements, contact points within HSE for communications (such as accident or incident reporting) and of other government requirements regarding offshore operations which may have safety implications.
Safety alerts
Safety alerts are a mechanism for urgent notifications to industry, and are normally used to make the interim findings of accident investigations known where urgent action may be required.
| No. | Title | Issue date |
|---|---|---|
| Safety Alert 01/06 | Catastrophic failure of shell and tube production cooler (available via the National Archive) | May 06 |
| Safety Alert 01/08 | Flare system impaired by cooling water loss through bursting disc failure on an Intercooler Heat Exchanger (available via the National Archive) | October 08 |
Safety notices
Safety notices highlight matters of concern in generic safety issues, which inspectors have identified and forewarn sector dutyholders of potential dangers. In the main, they deal with hardware-related issues, hazards and controls.
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