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"Which oil company do you work for? Certainly not my experience, though they do yarp on about safety a lot, it's all smokescreen."
The this experience you speak of must be minimal.
The mindset in the companies I work for is safety first, $ second. Each time - every time.
The this experience you speak of must be minimal.
The mindset in the companies I work for is safety first, $ second. Each time - every time.
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Looks like a general problem, not just an Airbus issue...
Faulty windshield heater led to United jet's cockpit fire
FAA Tells Airlines to Fix Cockpit Window Heaters
Faulty windshield heater led to United jet's cockpit fire
FAA Tells Airlines to Fix Cockpit Window Heaters
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You mean to hold this as the standard to which aviation must aspire Shellie?
Esso compliance - Local News - News - General - Gippsland Times
You have to ask yourself what lessons they have learnt since they killed two people, badly burnt eight and cut the gas supply to the state for two weeks in late 1998.
Seems they have just had some trouble with a pipe laying barge as well. Barge crew declined to operate in the prevailing weather conditions as they were out of limits, but the oil company demanded they get on the with the job. Time is money yarda yarda. Barge now laid up for an estimated two months for repairs.
The attitude is endemic in the oil industry despite all the safety window dressing. They have absolutely nothing to teach the aviation industry, except how not to do it.
Esso compliance - Local News - News - General - Gippsland Times
07 Feb, 2011 03:49 PM
ESSO will comply with a condition placed by WorkSafe on a licence to operate its Longford plant.
WorkSafe imposed the condition, which came into effect on January 24, following four separate incidents since December 2008 where corroded pipelines have caused crude oil or gas to leak.
The most recent incident was last August, when WorkSafe issued two safety improvement notices to Esso after a crude oil leak.
WorkSafe health and safety executive director Ian Forsyth said by putting a condition on the licence, Esso was required to ramp up its safety program and provide an extra level of assurance to WorkSafe that it was on top of safety issues.
"These events have raised concerns about the effectiveness of Esso's maintenance of pipes and related structures at Longford,'' he said.
"We don't want to be dealing with pipe maintenance issues on a piecemeal basis - we want assurance from Esso that they're across the issue and are putting specific steps in place to deal with it.''
Under the licence condition, Esso needs to, by July:
Demonstrate that improved pipeline maintenance means the risk of corrosion and leakage is reducing;
Analyse past corrosion incidents, and identify any trends in these incidents;
Identify measures to stop further incidents from occurring; and
Develop a plan to implement these measures.
WorkSafe will seek proof that the condition has been met through written evidence and inspections.
"WorkSafe's technical inspectors carry out annual in-depth inspections of every major hazard facility in Victoria, as well as two or three visits between every inspection - in addition to the longer-term work we do with individual facilities,'' Mr Forsyth said.
"The local community deserves the assurance that these issues are being properly managed.''
All Victorian major hazard facilities, such as the Esso plant at Longford, must hold a licence, issued by WorkSafe Victoria, in order to operate.
A spokesperson for ExxonMobil, Esso's parent company, said it would fully comply with the condition and was committed to ensuring the safety the employees and contractors.
"We welcome any opportunity to review and continuously improve our operations,'' she said.
ESSO will comply with a condition placed by WorkSafe on a licence to operate its Longford plant.
WorkSafe imposed the condition, which came into effect on January 24, following four separate incidents since December 2008 where corroded pipelines have caused crude oil or gas to leak.
The most recent incident was last August, when WorkSafe issued two safety improvement notices to Esso after a crude oil leak.
WorkSafe health and safety executive director Ian Forsyth said by putting a condition on the licence, Esso was required to ramp up its safety program and provide an extra level of assurance to WorkSafe that it was on top of safety issues.
"These events have raised concerns about the effectiveness of Esso's maintenance of pipes and related structures at Longford,'' he said.
"We don't want to be dealing with pipe maintenance issues on a piecemeal basis - we want assurance from Esso that they're across the issue and are putting specific steps in place to deal with it.''
Under the licence condition, Esso needs to, by July:
Demonstrate that improved pipeline maintenance means the risk of corrosion and leakage is reducing;
Analyse past corrosion incidents, and identify any trends in these incidents;
Identify measures to stop further incidents from occurring; and
Develop a plan to implement these measures.
WorkSafe will seek proof that the condition has been met through written evidence and inspections.
"WorkSafe's technical inspectors carry out annual in-depth inspections of every major hazard facility in Victoria, as well as two or three visits between every inspection - in addition to the longer-term work we do with individual facilities,'' Mr Forsyth said.
"The local community deserves the assurance that these issues are being properly managed.''
All Victorian major hazard facilities, such as the Esso plant at Longford, must hold a licence, issued by WorkSafe Victoria, in order to operate.
A spokesperson for ExxonMobil, Esso's parent company, said it would fully comply with the condition and was committed to ensuring the safety the employees and contractors.
"We welcome any opportunity to review and continuously improve our operations,'' she said.
Seems they have just had some trouble with a pipe laying barge as well. Barge crew declined to operate in the prevailing weather conditions as they were out of limits, but the oil company demanded they get on the with the job. Time is money yarda yarda. Barge now laid up for an estimated two months for repairs.
The attitude is endemic in the oil industry despite all the safety window dressing. They have absolutely nothing to teach the aviation industry, except how not to do it.
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Seems they have just had some trouble with a pipe laying barge as well. Barge crew declined to operate in the prevailing weather conditions as they were out of limits, but the oil company demanded they get on the with the job. Time is money yarda yarda. Barge now laid up for an estimated two months for repairs.
