The piper alpha incident is still regarded as the worst offshore oil disaster in the history of the uk. This safety video training workshop utilizes a case study of the tragic event of the explosion and fire at the piper alpha oil platform. On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the piper alpha disaster, a north sea oil and gas insider claims safety measures are made a mockery by management bullying. Piper alpha film a reminder that same hazards exist today. A disaster which could have been, if not totally adverted, dramatically changed in course without the horrible loss of human life. In 20, on the 25th anniversary of the disaster, the video remembering piper the night. As shifts changed and the night crew aboard piper alpha assumed duties for the evening, one of the platforms two condensate pumps failed. It produced oil from 24 wells and in its early life. But on july 6, 1988, the entire structure became consumed by a. The sky was alight and acrid smoke billowed into the cold air the night 167 men lost their lives 28 years on and the scars of the piper alpha disaster have still not healed. Conference on chemical industrial disaster management cidm the piper alpha a large fixed platform was located in the piper field in. Download windows video download quicktime video download real player video. Case study presentation on piper alpha and san juanico incident conference on chemical industrial disaster. The piper alpha tragedy on july 6 1988 left 167 men dead.
The piper alpha disaster read the new book martha matilda harper and american dream. Spiral to disaster piper alpha is a training video that analyzes this industrial tragedy which could have been prevented or averted to improve safety programs. In a final moving scene he and a fellow survivor andy mochan sail out to the site of the piper alpha to lay a wreath. This is piper alpha spiral to disaster bbc by green world group on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. It produced oil from 24 wells and in its early life it had also produced gas from two wells. I think there is a copy on youtube but i cant work out how to a. Ed revisits the rescue ship and recalls the experiences of fellow workers.
Outline about piper alpha platform the happening event timeline cause of the disaster effect of the disaster key failures improvement and prevention conclusion 2. It can be obtained from the bbc education and training department and it cost approx. Piper alpha spiral to disaster is a gripping dramadocumentary that recreates the three hours of the tragedy. Search streaming video, audio, and text content for academic, public, and k12 institutions. The video that you refer to is a bbc production called spiral to disaster from the bbc disaster series 1. It began production in 1976, initially as an oilonly platform but later converted to add gas production. At the time of the disaster, piper was one of the heaviest platforms along with. Download the nasa system safety handbook and learn more. To this day it remains the worlds worst offshore disaster. An explosion and resulting oil and gas fires destroyed piper alpha on 6 july 1988, killing 167. The aiche online library includes articles, journals, books, blog posts, and more on a variety of topics.
This documentary provides an inside look into the events leading up to the 1988 piper alpha oil rig explosion, an event that claimed 167 lives. Jun 21, 20 fire in the night relives the tragic events that occurred on the piper alpha rig on 6th july 1988. Revisit the vajont dam tragedy, one of the worlds worst manmade disasters in history, through the. The video utilises extraordinary footage captured as the disaster unfolded. Piper alpha platform, north sea offshore technology oil and gas. A true story of the piper alpha disaster on the north sea. Piper alpha platform, north sea offshore technology oil. A disaster which could have been, if not totally adverted, dramatically changed in course without the horrible loss of human lif. Saturday, july 6, 20 marked the 25th anniversary of the largest disaster in the history of offshore oil and gas industry.
Fire in the night relives the tragic events that occurred on the piper alpha rig on 6th july 1988. A massive explosion kills 15 and injures 180 at the bp texas city refinery. For example, prior to the disaster, auditing on piper alpha often identified some of risks that contributed to the explosion but instead of the audit findings being analysed and evaluated two elements in the process outlined in the iso 3, they were ignored. Paying for the piper dvd this powerful and deeply moving film features ed punchard, a diver who survived the piper alpha disaster. Piper alpha oil rig explosion leaves 167 dead the worlds deadliest offshore oil disaster was caused by a gas leak on the north sea oil rig. Piper alpha was a large north sea oil platform that started production in 1976. Anatomy of a disaster safety videos multimedia csb. Pdf fire in the night the piper alpha disaster read online. On wednesday, july 6, 1988 the piper alpha platform in the uk part of the north sea was struck by an explosion which set the facility on fire, killing 167 men on board.
Piper alpha spiral to disaster video free download. It was a catastrophe that killed 167 men and left only 61 survivors, each of whom had to fight for their lives to escape the huge, labyrinthine structure and the flames that were consuming it. A true story of the piper alpha disaster on the north sea matsen, brad on. She sketched many of the men on piper alpha and went on to create the iconic memorial that now stands in hazelhead park. Ten years after piper alpha ed returns to scotland and reunites with fellow survivors. Piper alpha wikipedia the piper alpha window, ferryhill church, aberdeen, created by jennifer jane bayliss, a member of the each of the small circular discs. Collapse of piper alpha simulation alexander street, a. The evocative art work was drawn by the hand of sue jane taylor who was offshore in the months prior to the disaster. Jul 07, 20 saturday, july 6, 20 marked the 25th anniversary of the largest disaster in the history of offshore oil and gas industry. Piper alpha timeline piper alpha was a large offshore rig based 100km off the coast of aberdeen. Alexander street is an imprint of proquest that promotes teaching, research, and learning across music, counseling, history, anthropology, drama, film, and more.
Most of the men were from the uk, but the casualties also. Landmark piper alpha cullen report now free to download. Piper alpha monopoly edition callous say tragedy hen mcginty true of a nation s wealth the scotsman piper alpha the disaster in detail features piper alpha the. Mar 21, 2008 animation of april 26, 2018, explosion and fire at the husky energy refinery in superior, wisconsin. The rig produced oil, gas and condensate primarily propane and was linked to two other drilling platforms via large undersea pipelines. On october 9, 1963, a massive landslide slammed into a dam reservoir, unleashing a sixbilliongallon wall of water onto the unsuspecting village of longarone, italy. This workshop utilizes a case study of the tragic event of the explosion and fire at the piper alpha oil platform in the north sea which resulted in the loss of 167 lives. In the explosion and subsequent fire on the oil platform, 167. Piper alpha is an offshore oil and gas platform that suffered an explosion in july 1988, in one of the worst oil disasters in the history of the uk. Piper alpha was an oil production platform in the north sea approximately 120 miles 190 km northeast of aberdeen, scotland, that was operated by occidental petroleum caledonia limited. A video simulation of the collapse of piper alpha, uploaded on youtube on june 9, 2009. An explosion on the piper alpha platform occurred in july 1988.
Jul 07, 2018 documentary chronicling the tragic events that occurred in the north sea on board the piper alpha rig in july 1988, in what was the worlds deadliest offshore oil disaster. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fire in the night. It was connected by an oil pipeline to flotta and by gas pipelines to two other installations. The new engineer who must find a path to safety on a burning oil rig. The piper alpha disaster kindle edition by mcginty, stephen. The case for safety the north sea piper alpha disaster.
She sketched many of the men on piper alpha and went on to create the. The controversy around it was heightened when a report. This is piper alpha spiral to disaster bbc by green world group on vimeo, the home for high quality videos. Piper alpha spiral to disaster video free download images. Learning from the piper alpha accident the offshore platform piper alpha, which was lo cated in the british sector of the north sea oil field and operated by occidental petroleum, was engulfed in a catastrophic fire on july 6, 1988. Preventing piper alpha and iso 3 nicholas and smith.
Piper alpha the night that changed our world print this page the sky was alight and acrid smoke billowed into the cold air the night 167 men lost their lives 28 years on and the scars of the piper alpha disaster have still not healed. On october 9, 1963, a massive landslide slammed into a dam reservoir, unleashing a sixbilliongallon. Twenty five years on this programme will tell the stories of those touched by the tragedy those on board, their legacy and those they left behind. Step change in safety has commissioned a short film about the piper alpha disaster featuring artwork by sue jane taylor. Piper alpha was an oil production platform in the north sea approximately 120 miles 190 km. Piper alpha the night that changed our world step change. As the 30th anniversary approaches, these are the names and ages of the victims. Bbc disaster series bbc piper alpha process safety. The report was previously only available in print at a cost of. Jul 04, 20 the piper alpha disaster which killed 167 workers on 6 july 1988 off the coast of aberdeen is the worldsdeadliest ever oil rig accident.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Dec 03, 2017 piper alpha monopoly edition callous say tragedy hen mcginty true of a nation s wealth the scotsman piper alpha the disaster in detail features piper alpha the. The short film was produced for step change by the art department and features audio from the bbc radio 3 drama piper alpha the human price of oil, by stephen phelps. Piper alpha re ceived and sent to the shore the oil and gas production of a group of platforms. The piper alpha disaster which killed 167 workers on 6 july 1988 off the coast of aberdeen is the worldsdeadliest ever oil rig accident. One of the worst manmade disasters in history from. What caused the giant piper alpha oil rig explosion. Twenty five years ago on the 6th of july 1988, tragedy struck in the north sea. The crew worked to resolve the issue before platform production was affected. Piper alpha film a reminder that same hazards exist. Residents of the valley of vajont in italy had reservations about a new hydroelectric damespecially when cracks began to appear in the nearby mountain. Documentary chronicling the tragic events that occurred in the north sea on board the piper alpha rig in july 1988, in what was the worlds deadliest offshore oil disaster. Both oil and gas was pumped from the two other platforms to piper alpha and subsequently pumped to. The accident killed 165 out of 226 crew members and two crew members from the standby vessel sandhaven.
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