Offshore safety. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Panama Canal/Outer Continental Shelf, House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session on the safety of life at sea and safety on oil and gas rigs on the Outer Continental Shelf, June 16, 1983

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OSTI ID:6826271

Representatives of diving contractors, shippers, drilling consultants, safety inspectors, and government agencies testified at a hearing on offshore safety in connection with oil and gas rigs on the Outer Continental Shelf. The committee reviewed existing safety programs and practices, focusing on drilling operations in new areas where the environment is increasingly inhospitable. Among the issues aired at the hearing were the problem of insurance coverage and the level of compensation to workers in stressful and hazardous settings. Oil companies described their procedures for preparing equipment and employees for hurricanes and other natural and manmade problems that they will experience. Various consultants offered suggestions for improving the level of safety preparedness and engineering. Additional material submitted for the record follows the testimony of 21 witnesses.

• OSTI ID: 6826271
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Serial No. 98-19
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
03 NATURAL GAS
DRILLING RIGS
SAFETY ENGINEERING
SAFETY STANDARDS
OFFSHORE OPERATIONS
TRAINING
WORKING CONDITIONS
HEARINGS
INSURANCE
DOCUMENT TYPES
ENGINEERING
STANDARDS
020600* - Petroleum- Health & Safety
290300 - Energy Planning & Policy- Environment
Health
& Safety
030500 - Natural Gas- Health & Safety
293000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Policy
Legislation
& Regulation