Resources
Piper Alpha
Piper Alpha Disaster – the greatest loss in Oil and Gas history. A result of poor decisions, miscommunication which to a gas leak and a series of explosions the loss of 167 lives and the largest industrial commercial loss in history.
HazardEx - Managing Ageing Assets
This presentation was delivered by Jon Wallis and Graham Doggett at HazardEx 2025 Harrogate. It describes the challenges for technical teams when managing ageing assets and DSEAR compliance.
Texas City Refinery Disaster
This presentation was delivered by Jon Wallis and Graham Doggett at HazardEx 2025 Harrogate. It describes the challenges for technical teams when managing ageing assets and DSEAR compliance.
Watson Grinding Explosion
A CSB safety video on the investigation into the January 24, 2020, fatal propylene release and explosion at the Watson Grinding and Manufacturing Company facility in Houston, Texas. The massive explosion resulted in the death of two workers and a nearby resident and damaged hundreds of neighboring homes.
Hydrogen Sulphide - The Silent Killer
Hydrogen Sulphide – The Silent Killer
Since the waterflood station equipment contained deadly H2S, Aghorn should have trained its
employees, which should have led to Pumper A being aware, that an equipment malfunction could
indicate an H2S release.
HSE Ageing Assets
Hydrogen Sulphide – The Silent Killer
Since the waterflood station equipment contained deadly H2S, Aghorn should have trained its
employees, which should have led to Pumper A being aware, that an equipment malfunction could
indicate an H2S release.
IAM Asset Management - an anatomy
Guidance on the framework for Asset Management – produced by the Institute of Asset Management ISO 5500 & 55001
HSE Fire and Explosion
Background on Fire and Explosion risks from the HSE
CSB video of Explosion in St. Lois
Creeping Change with a pressure vessel system leads to fire and explosion.