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IADC Safety Alerts
 

  

Each month, IADC distributes Safety Alerts to members.
All Alerts issued will be archived on this web site.  We welcome your ideas for future Safety Alerts. 

You can submit safety alerts one of three ways:

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Note: Safety Alerts are now in PDF files. 
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This material is presented for information purposes only.  Managers & Supervisors should 

evaluate this information to determine if it can be applied to their own situations and practices

 


IADC Safety Alerts - Table of Contents (1998 - Present)

1998    1999    2000    2001    2002    2003    2004    2005   2006    2007    2008

 

YEAR 1998

Alert 98 — 01
High Pressure Lines And Hammer Unions
English Spanish

Alert 98 — 02

Kelly Wear and Damage

English Spanish

Alert 98 — 03

Adjustable Pipe Wrenches

English Spanish

Alert 98 — 04

Radio Frequency Radiation Hazards

English  

Alert 98 — 05

Exposure To Noise

English  

Alert 98 — 06

Forklift Safety

English  

Alert 98 — 07

Potential For Fire: Air Compressors

English  

Alert 98 — 08

Running Casing Safely

English  

Alert 98 — 09

BOP Fall Protection

English  

Alert 98 — 10

Pressure Washing Safety

English Spanish

Alert 98 — 11

Improper Use Of Hand Tools

English Spanish

Alert 98 — 12

Cutting Drilling Line

English Spanish

Alert 98 — 13

Mud Logger Explosion & Fire

English Spanish

Alert 98 — 14

Bolt Breakage

English  

Alert 98 — 15

Trapped Fluid Hazards

English  

Alert 98 — 16

Stored Energy Hazards

English  

Alert 98 — 17

Crew Boat Safety

English  

Alert 98 — 18

Crane Rig-Up/Rig – Down Safety

English  

Alert 98 — 19

Fall Protection

English  

Alert 98 — 20

Flush Mounted Slips

English  

Alert 98 — 21

Welding Shop Trash Cans

English  

Alert 98 — 22

Lightning Protection

English  

Alert 98 — 23

High Pressure Hose Safety

English Spanish

Alert 98 — 24

The Millennium Bug

English  

Alert 98 — 25

Full Body Harness Safety

English  

Alert 98 — 26

More On Casing Safety

English  

Alert 98 — 27

Energy Lock – Out Procedures

English Spanish

Alert 98 — 28

Crew Change Communications

English Spanish

Alert 98 — 29

Power Line Safety

English Spanish

Alert 98 — 30

Family Passports

English Spanish

Alert 98 — 31

Drilling Breaks

English Spanish

Alert 98 — 32

Fatality – Crane Accident

English Spanish

Alert 98 — 33

Fatality – Contract Welder

English  

YEAR 1999

Alert 99 — 01

More On Fall Protection

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 02

Forklift Accident

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 03

Traveling Block-Crown Incident

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 04

Rig Tong Snub Lines

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 05

Wire Rope Failure

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 06

Lockout/Tagout Procedures

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 07

Crane Collapses On Location

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 08

Air Hoist Safety

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 09

Brake Linkage Failure

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 10

Manual Tong Safety

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 11

Drill Pipe Slips

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 12

Identifying Control Panel Valves

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 13

Using Equipment Under Pressure

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 14

Rigging Down Safety

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 15

Handrail Inspections And Safety

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 16

Ladder Safety

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 17

Rig Collapse With Fatalities And Injuries

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 18

Power Tong Incident

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 19

Top Drive Incident

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 20

Unloading Casing Elevators

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 21

Third Party Electrocution

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 22

Catastrophic Failure Of 50 CC Retorts

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 23

Unsecured Cover Fractures Arm

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 24

Cementing Casing

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 25

Elevator Fatality

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 26

Standing Under Suspended Load

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 27

Pressurized Cargo Hose Near Miss Incidents

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 28

Hydraulic Telescoping Cylinder Failure

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 29

Crane Operations Incident

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 30

Marine Riser Buoyancy

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 31

High Pressure Release Of Trapped Nitrogen

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 32

Top Drive Swivel Stem Parted

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 33

More On Mismatched Hammer Unions

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 34

Gardner Denver Safety Notice

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 35

SCBA Facepiece Safety Notice

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 36

Traveling Block/Power Swivel Collision With Stand Of Pipe

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 37

Casing Tong Support Spring Failure

English Spanish

Alert 99 — 38

Pressure Trapped In Sub Sea BOP Stack DDV Solenoid Housing

English Spanish

YEAR 2000

Alert 00 - 01

Spider Bite

English Spanish

Alert 00 - 02

Uncontrolled Release Of Anchor Chain While Moored On Location

English Spanish

Alert 00 - 03

Multiple Rotary Hose Failures — Hose Separation From Steel End Couplers

English Spanish

Alert 00 - 04

Wrong Load Causes Crane Collapse

English Spanish

Alert 00 - 05

Battery Pack Falls From Light Fixture In Derrick

English Spanish

Alert 00 - 06

Proper Use Of Cotter Pins

English Spanish
Alert 00 - 07

Rig Damaged By Drill Collar Release From Fingerboard

English Spanish
Alert 00 - 08

Microwave Oven Safety

English Spanish
Alert 00 - 09

Ground/Bonding Wire

English Spanish

Alert 00 - 10