Health & Safety Report 2014

HEALTH & SAFETY REPORT 2014

4.9 Helideck Lighting In response to recommendations made in the AAIB reports following the 2006 G-BLUN and 2009 G-REDU accidents, the CAA introduced a new helideck lighting standard, CAP 437 7th Edition, in 2013 12 , which requires a lit touchdown circle and H on helidecks to provide visual cue improvements over traditional floodlighting. A successful in-service trial of the new lighting system on the Centrica CPC-1 platform demonstrated its effectiveness in distinctly marking the helideck for helicopter approach. The CAAhas nowset a target for the new lighting systems to be fitted to all helidecks on theUKCS by 31March 2018with 50 per cent achieved by 2016. An industry work group comprising Oil & Gas UK, the CAA, the Helideck Certification Agency (HCA), and oil and gas operator representatives regularly meets with the lighting manufacturers to share experience and knowledge to expedite the installation process. To date, there are three manufacturers which are producing such systems, with the first installed on helidecks in early 2014. Work will continue in 2014, summarised in section 11.7 of this report, with oversight from the Step Change in Safety Helicopter Safety Steering Group (HSSG).

Figure 18: Circle and H Lighting System Fitted to the Centrica CPC-1 Platform

Photo provided courtesy of CAA

4.10 Pipeline and Riser Loss of Containment Database Oil & Gas UK and the Energy Institute progressed work in 2013 to update the Pipeline and Riser Loss of Containment (PARLOC) report last published in 2003. Work over the last 12 months has focused on compiling and confirming pipeline incident data with operators dating back to 2001. This has now been completed and DNV GL has been appointed to assist in analysing the data and producing the report. Work continues in 2014 and is summarised in section 11.9 of this report.

12 The CAA standard CAP 437 7th Edition is available to download at www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=33&pagetype=65&appid=11&mode=detail&id=523

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