Identifying serious injury or fatality (SIF) events involves some subjectivity, but these incidents can provide a key learning opportunity for the industry. Below are examples of types of incidents that may occur under the IOGP Life-Saving Rule Bypassing Safety Controls broken out by actual and potential SIF and incident type. This list is not exhaustive, but it is provided to assist the OSA participant in understanding how incidents may be classified.
IOGP Life-Saving Rule: Bypassing Safety Controls
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Event
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Operation Type |
Incident Description |
Incident Type |
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Potential
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Production |
A pressure safeguarding device was bypassed in the Human Machine Interface without authorization in order to keep production online.
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Near Miss |
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Potential
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Production |
A contract roustabout heard a relief valve popping off on the location that he was working at and proceeded to close the isolation valve to address the situation. The roustabout crew was not authorized to isolate the valve.
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Energy Source |
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Potential
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Production |
An operator manually overrides a safety system in the field without first obtaining proper authorization.
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Energy Source |