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Published directions and notices
As part of its regulatory functions under the OPGGS Act and to increase transparency, NOPSEMA publishes directions, prohibition notices and improvement notices. These regulatory enforcement actions are published within 7 days and no later than 21 days of issuance and the provisions for publication do not apply to any other types of notices, letters or enforcement actions issued by NOPSEMA or NOPSEMA inspectors.
Published directions, improvement and prohibition notices will not be removed when they cease to have effect, however, in the event a direction/notice is the subject of external review it will be removed. NOPSEMA will ensure that as far as is reasonably practicable all personal information as defined in the Privacy Act 1988 is redacted from these documents prior to publication.
Under Part 6.2 of the OPGGS Act, NOPSEMA and the responsible Commonwealth Minister have powers to issue directions to petroleum or greenhouse gas titleholders. NOPSEMA can issue three types of directions: general directions, significant incident directions and remedial directions. The directions powers are used by NOPSEMA for enforcing compliance with the OPGGS Act and associated regulations. Failure to comply with directions is an offence.
A prohibition notice may be issued if a NOPSEMA inspector is satisfied on reasonable grounds that there is an immediate threat to the health or safety of any person or an immediate and significant threat to the environment. A prohibition notice stops the duty holder from continuing their activity and will only cease to have effect when a NOPSEMA inspector is satisfied adequate action has been taken to remove the threat specified in the notice. Failure to comply with a prohibition notice is an offence.
An improvement notice may be issued if a NOPSEMA inspector believes the duty holder or titleholder is contravening or has contravened a provision of offshore petroleum Commonwealth OHS or environmental law and as a result there is, or could be, a risk to the health and safety of any person or a significant threat to the environment. The notice will cease to have effect when the responsible duty holder or titleholder takes the action specified in the notice. Failure to comply with an improvement notice is an offence.
Sort published directions and notices
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ID |
Type of notice |
Description |
Date issued |
Organisation |
Facility / activity |
Notice |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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806 |
Remedial Direction |
To remove property; provide for the conservation and protection of natural resources; and make good any damage to the seabed or subsoil in title area, to the satisfaction of NOPSEMA. The Directions apply to title areas NT/PL2, NT/PL3, WA-15-PL, WA-33-L. The PDF associated with this direction relates to directions 806, 807, 808 and 809. |
17/12/2020 |
Eni Australia B.V. |
Black tip (NT/PL2, NT/PL3, WA-15-PL, WA-33-L) |
Open |
|
|
805 |
General Direction |
To plug or close off wells; remove property; provide for the conservation and protection of natural resources; and make good any damage to the seabed or subsoil in title area, to the satisfaction of NOPSEMA. |
17/12/2020 |
Eni Australia Limited |
Woollybutt (WA-25-L) |
Open |
|
|
811 |
General Direction |
Chevron must take appropriate action (including inspection, root cause identification and remediation activities) to ensure heavy wall pressure vessels on the Wheatstone Platform are safe and fit for service. |
14/12/2020 |
Chevron (TAPL) Pty Ltd |
Wheatstone Platform |
Open |
|
|
801 |
General Direction |
Take appropriate measures to prevent a re-occurrence of the inadvertent parting of the Marine Breakaway Coupling, and updating, testing and providing further internal training with respect to the implementation of the Oil Pollution Emergency Plan. |
27/11/2020 |
Jadestone Energy (Australia) Pty Ltd |
Stag Field Operations |
Open |
|
|
802 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
The Operator did not take all reasonably practicable steps, as a result of corrosion of critical structural elements to the facility crane, to ensure that the crane was safe and without risk to the health of persons at or near the facility. |
24/11/2020 |
Beach Energy (Operations) Limited |
Yolla-A |
Open |
|
|
797 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Risk of serious injury to personnel at the facility due to uncontrolled movement of equipment in the derrick whilst man-riding, and increased exposure to potential for serious injury or death to personnel at the facility, during man-riding work in the derrick as a result of work conducted aloft. |
12/11/2020 |
Ensco Australia Pty Limited |
VALARIS DPS-1 |
Open |
|
|
798 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Risk of serious injury to personnel at the facility due to uncontrolled movement of equipment in the derrick whilst man-riding, and increased exposure to potential for serious injury or death to personnel at the facility, during man-riding work in the derrick as a result of work conducted aloft. |
12/11/2020 |
Woodside Energy Ltd |
VALARIS DPS-1 |
NOPSEMA assessing compliance |
|
|
793 |
General Direction |
Eni must make safe the floating mid-depth buoy and to take steps to mitigate risks of it being a navigation hazard. |
04/09/2020 |
Eni Australia Limited (Eni) |
Woollybutt |
Open |
|
|
791 |
General Direction |
Take appropriate action to ensure effective implementation of the fisheries compensation process, in accordance with environment plan commitments. |
07/07/2020 |
CGG Services (Australia) Pty Ltd |
Gippsland multi-client 3D marine seismic survey |
Open |
|
|
788 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Failure to complete required inspection and maintenance activity associated with two mid-depth buoy mooring systems, resulting in mooring system deficiencies. Extended to 31/12/2020. |
04/05/2020 |
Eni Australia Limited (Eni) |
Woollybutt |
Closed |
|
|
786 |
OHS Prohibition Notice |
Breaking-up threaded well piping using power tongs in an elevated work basket without implementing sufficient controls to reduce the risks to as low as reasonably practicable. |
27/02/2020 |
Vermilion Oil and Gas Australia Pty Ltd |
Wandoo B |
Closed |
|
|
781 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Failure to prevent bullying behaviour and mitigate its consequences, unnecessarily exposing employees to the risk of psychological injury. Extended to 17/08/2020 |
19/02/2020 |
Teekay Shipping (Australia) Pty Ltd |
Dampier Spirit |
Closed |
|
|
783 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
The operator has not taken all reasonably practicable steps to ensure, as a result of identified surface corrosion, plant and equipment is safe. Extended to 08/09/2020. |
14/02/2020 |
Vermilion Oil & Gas Australia Pty Ltd |
Wandoo B |
Closed |
|
|
780 |
General Direction |
Increasing deficiencies with the Safety Management System in relation to the isolation of plant and equipment to conduct intrusive activities at the facility. NOPSEMA is conducting a verification inspection. |
22/01/2020 |
Shell Australia Pty Ltd |
Prelude FLNG |
Open |
|
|
779 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Airborne hazardous chemical dust was not being controlled during chemical mixing at the manual hopper in the sack room and presented an occupational health risk to members of the work force. |
31/12/2019 |
Sedco Forex International Inc |
Development Driller 1 |
Closed |
|
|
778 |
OHS Prohibition Notice |
Airborne hazardous chemical dust was not being controlled during chemical mixing at the manual hopper in the sack room and presented an occupational health risk to members of the work force. |
19/12/2019 |
Sedco Forex International Inc |
Development Driller 1 |
Closed |
|
|
752 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Operator failure to take measures to implement an effective maintenance and inspection management program that adequately managed dropped object risks. |
07/11/2019 |
Woodside Energy Limited |
North Rankin Complex |
Closed |
|
|
775 |
Environmental Improvement Notice |
Riser Turret Mooring may become a navigation collision hazard. |
23/10/2019 |
Woodside Energy Ltd |
Nganhurra Cessation of Operations |
NOPSEMA assessing compliance |
|
|
774 |
OHS Prohibition Notice |
A failure to ensure safe work practices resulting in a drill line injuring a member of the workforce. |
10/10/2019 |
Diamond Offshore General Company |
Ocean Monarch |
Closed |
|
|
772 |
General Direction |
Develop a plan to ensure the facility can safely enter an extended state of non-production. This direction was closed on 10/09/20 due to Timor Sea Oil & Gas Australia Pty Ltd going into liquidation, and the Northern Endeavour facility no longer being regulated under the OPGGS framework. |
27/09/2019 |
Administrators of Timor Sea Oil & Gas Australia Pty Ltd (TSOGA) |
Northern Endeavour FPSO |
Closed |
|
|
768 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Failure to ensure workforce training and qualifications are maintained. |
25/09/2019 |
Teekay Shipping (Australia) Pty Ltd |
Dampier Spirit |
NOPSEMA assessing compliance |
|
|
764 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Corrosion to deck grating creating risks to personnel on the facility. Extended to 31/10/2020. |
30/08/2019 |
Esso Australia Pty Ltd |
Bream B |
Closed |
|
|
765 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Corrosion to stairway creating risks to personnel on the facility. |
30/08/2019 |
Esso Australia Pty Ltd |
Bream B |
Closed |
|
|
766 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Failure to mantain the Brucker by not performing scheduled load testing to ensure it is safe. |
30/08/2019 |
Esso Australia Pty Ltd |
Bream B |
Closed |
|
|
767 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Failure to inspect the number of points selected during the planning and approval phase as part of the piping inspection programme. |
30/08/2019 |
Esso Australia Pty Ltd |
Bream B |
Closed |
|
|
761 |
Environmental Improvement Notice |
Produced water discharges contain concentrations of hydrocarbons above accepted limits. |
27/08/2019 |
Multiple titleholders |
Yolla |
Closed |
|
|
753 |
General Direction |
TSOGA must not recommence hydrocarbon production operations at the facility until specific items listed in the direction have been completed. This direction was closed on 10/09/20 due to Timor Sea Oil & Gas Australia Pty Ltd going into liquidation, and the Northern Endeavour facility no longer being regulated under the OPGGS framework. |
18/07/2019 |
Timor Sea Oil & Gas Australia Pty Ltd (TSOGA) |
Northern Endeavour FPSO |
Closed |
|
|
754 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Insufficient capability to fight fires on or in the vicinity of the M10 methanol laydown area. |
12/07/2019 |
Woodside Energy Limited |
Vincent FPSO |
Closed |
|
|
755 |
OHS Prohibition Notice |
Non compliances relating to corrosion issues at the facility that could lead to a major accident event causing multiple fatalities and environmental damage. This notice was closed on 10/09/20 on the basis that Upstream Production Solutions Pty Ltd is no longer the registered operator of the Northern Endeavour, and the facility is no longer regulated under the OPGGS framework. |
10/07/2019 |
Upstream Production Solutions Pty Ltd |
Northern Endeavour FPSO |
Closed |
|
|
746 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Ineffective oversight, governance and control of maintenance and inspection of third party equipment could have resulted in a loss of containment, or ignition risk, and subsequently, a major accident event involving injury or death. |
13/06/2019 |
BHP Petroleum Pty Ltd |
Pyrenees FPSO facility |
Closed |
|
|
740 |
General Direction |
Address inadequate arrangements for measurement, management and reporting of produced formation water discharges. |
21/05/2019 |
Esso Resources Australia Pty Ltd |
Marlin, Snapper, Flounder, Tuna, West Tuna, West Kingfish, Central Fields and Bream |
NOPSEMA assessing compliance |
|
|
738 |
Environmental Improvement Notice |
Address ongoing inadequacies with oiled wildlife response arrangements under the oil pollution emergency plan. |
30/04/2019 |
Esso Resources Australia Pty Ltd |
Barracouta, Whiting, Flounder and Central Fields |
Closed |
|
|
741 |
General Direction |
Demonstrate commitment to retaining the facility's current registered operator while the facility is in use, until such time as a subsequent registered operator has a safety case accepted by NOPSEMA. This direction was closed on 10/09/20 due to Timor Sea Oil & Gas Australia Pty Ltd going into liquidation, and the Northern Endeavour facility no longer being regulated under the OPGGS framework. |
26/04/2019 |
Timor Sea Oil & Gas Australia Pty Ltd (TSOGA) |
Northern Endeavour FPSO |
Closed |
|
|
736 |
General Direction |
Take action to demonstrate oil spill response capability and financial assurance. |
02/04/2019 |
Timor Sea Oil & Gas Australia Pty Ltd (TSOGA) |
Northern Endeavour FPSO |
Closed |
|
|
737 |
Environmental Improvement Notice |
Systemic compliance monitoring issues lead to a number of breaches including acquisition of seismic data within the boundaries of a seasonal exclusion zone that was in place to protect internesting flatback turtles. |
28/03/2019 |
CGG Services (Australia) Pty ltd |
Davros Extension Multi-client 3D Marine Seismic Survey |
Closed |
|
|
728 |
Environmental Improvement Notice |
In the event of oil spill, increased exposure of spilled oil to the environment due to significant delays in the implementation of oil spill response strategies and techniques. This results from TSOGA’s insufficient capacity to coordinate and manage oil spill response due to arrangements with third parties for oil spill response strategies not being accessible or maintained. |
13/11/2018 |
Timor Sea Oil and Gas Australia Pty Ltd (TSOGA) |
Northern Endeavour FPSO |
Closed |
|
|
729 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Risk of injury or death to personnel at the Montara WHP facility during cold gas venting activities from H3ST1 Well A & B annulus as a result of loss of containment of hydrocarbons and associated risk of fire and/or explosion. |
02/11/2018 |
PTTEP AA |
Montara Wellhead Platform |
Closed |
|
|
730 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Risk of injury or death to personnel at the facility during Montara surface wells gas lift activities with personnel in attendance at the Montara WHP, as a result of loss of containment of hydrocarbons and the associated risk of fire and/or explosion. |
02/11/2018 |
PTTEP AA |
Montara Wellhead Platform |
Closed |
|
|
724 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
The Inergen system has not been demonstrated to be fit for purpose; recent equipment failures indicate that further failures may occur; and, the condition of the Inergen system cannot be effectively monitored and maintenance carried out, as a result of personnel being restricted from entering the Inergen room. As such there is reduced assurance that the Inergen system would operate as intended. |
15/10/2018 |
Woodside Energy Ltd |
Nganhurra |
Closed |
|
|
718 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Lack of an acceptable static equipment corrosion assessment, maintenance & remediation plan represents a risk of equipment failure, resultant loss of containment of hydrocarbons, and the potential for explosion and fire. |
27/09/2018 |
PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd |
Montara Venture |
Closed |
|
|
719 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Lack of an acceptable static equipment corrosion assessment, maintenance & remediation plan represents a risk of equipment failure, resultant loss of containment of hydrocarbons, and the potential for explosion and fire. |
27/09/2018 |
PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd |
Montara Venture |
Closed |
|
|
714 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Inadequate management of risks associated with safety critical equipment could lead to a major accident event (MAE). |
14/09/2018 |
PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd |
Montara Venture |
Closed |
|
|
715 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Inadequate management of the maintenance of electrical heat tracing equipment within a hazardous area |
13/09/2018 |
Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd |
West Tuna |
Closed |
|
|
716 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Failure to maintain electrical heat tracing resulting in a short duration fire associated with a crude oil pump in a hazardous area |
13/09/2018 |
Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd |
West Tuna Kingfish B |
Closed |
|
|
717 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Failure to maintain electrical heat tracing resulting in a short duration fire associated with a crude oil pump in a hazardous area |
13/09/2018 |
Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd |
West Tuna Kingfish B |
Closed |
|
|
711 |
OHS Prohibition Notice |
Operating the Turbine Driven Centrifugal Gas Compressor with the exhaust ducting external surface temperatures exceeding acceptable limits in a hazardous classified zone. |
06/09/2018 |
PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd |
Montara Venture |
Closed |
|
|
707 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Two workers received non-fatal electric shocks whilst working on an isolated 33kV high voltage interconnector cable installed between the CPF Ichthys Explorer facility and the Ichthys Venturer FPSO facility. |
12/07/2018 |
INPEX Operations Australia Pty Ltd |
CPF Ichthys Explorer |
Closed |
|
|
696 |
Environmental Improvement Notice |
Inadequate management of hydrocarbon levels in the open pile to prevent releases of hydrocarbon to the marine environment. |
13/03/2018 |
Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd |
Tuna platform |
Closed |
|
|
694 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Inadequate control of maintenance of safety critical equipment could lead to a loss of containment and major accident event (MAE). |
23/01/2018 |
Expro Group Australia Pty Ltd |
Ocean Monarch |
Closed |
|
|
695 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Inadequate control of maintenance of safety critical equipment could lead to a loss of containment and major accident event (MAE). |
23/01/2018 |
Diamond Offshore General Company |
Ocean Monarch |
Closed |
|
|
692 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Multiple failures in the safe management of work being conducted resulting in a live process pipe being cut with a reciprocating saw. |
20/12/2017 |
Esso Australia Pty Ltd |
Bream A |
Closed |
|
|
678 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Risk of injury or death to personnel at the facility during well abandonment activities as a result of a loss of containment of hydrocarbons and the associated risk of fire and/or explosion. |
13/12/2017 |
Diamond Offshore General Company |
Ocean Monarch |
Closed |
|
|
679 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Risk of injury or death to personnel at the facility during well abandonment activities as a result of a loss of containment of hydrocarbons and the associated risk of fire and/or explosion. |
13/12/2017 |
Diamond Offshore General Company |
Ocean Monarch |
Closed |
|
|
685 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Risk of injury or death to personnel at the facility during well abandonment activities as a result of a loss of containment of hydrocarbons and the associated risk of fire and/or explosion. |
13/12/2017 |
Expro Group Australia Pty Ltd |
Ocean Monarch |
Closed |
|
|
675 |
OHS Prohibition Notice |
Personnel access to the turret area of the MODEC Venture 11 Facility. |
28/08/2017 |
Modec Venture 11 B.V. |
MODEC Venture 11 |
Closed |
|
|
673 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Significant gaps in the implementation of the permit to work system, work place risk controls, training and competency and, inadequate supervision to ensure safe execution of work. |
17/08/2017 |
Inpex Operations Australia Pty Ltd |
CPF Ichthys Explorer |
Closed |
|
|
669 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Risk of permanent, progressive and/or irreversible musculoskeletal disorders as a result of personnel working on structures attached to vibrating mechanical equipment. |
26/06/2017 |
Woodside Energy Ltd |
Vincent |
Closed |
|
|
663 |
Environmental Improvement Notice |
Failure to maintain trained and competent personnel resulting in an inadequate capacity to coordinate and manage an oil spill response as required by the accepted environment plan. |
21/06/2017 |
PTTEP Australasia (Ashmore Cartier) Pty Ltd (PTTEP AA) |
Montara Operations |
Closed |
|
|
666 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Failure to take all reasonable practicable steps to ensure electrical equipment classified as "EX" is fit for purpose. |
25/05/2017 |
Esso Australia Pty Ltd |
Barracouta Offshore Platform Facility |
Closed |
|
|
656 |
Environmental Improvement Notice |
Failure to maintain trained and competent personnel resulting in an inadequate capacity to coordinate and manage an oil spill response as required by the accepted environment plan. |
17/05/2017 |
Santos Limited |
Mutineer-Exeter Development Field Operations |
Closed |
|
|
638 |
Environmental Improvement Notice |
Inadequate or poorly-implemented processes to obtain representative samples of spilt oil may result in failure, or unnecessary delays in the identification and exclusion of potential sources of a spill. |
19/04/2017 |
Esso Australia Pty Ltd |
West Tuna Platform |
Closed |
|
|
644 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Failure to isolate the release of a significant volume of hydrocarbon gas resulting from an instrument line failure associated with a wellhead gas lift configuration. |
13/04/2017 |
Esso Australia Pty Ltd |
Various facilities |
Closed |
|
|
640 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Inadequate control of maintenance of safety critical equipment could lead to a loss of containment and major accident event (MAE). |
05/04/2017 |
Atwood Australian Waters Drilling Pty Ltd |
Atwood Osprey |
Closed |
|
|
641 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Inadequate control of maintenance of safety critical equipment could lead to a loss of containment and major accident event (MAE). |
05/04/2017 |
ConocoPhillips Australia Exploration Pty Ltd |
Atwood Osprey |
Closed |
|
|
642 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Inadequate control of maintenance of safety critical equipment could lead to a loss of containment and major accident event (MAE). |
05/04/2017 |
Halliburton Australia Pty Ltd |
Atwood Osprey |
Closed |
|
|
639 |
OHS Prohibition Notice |
Use of the surge tank, separator and steam heat exchanger for well testing |
29/03/2017 |
Atwood Australian Waters Drilling Pty Ltd |
Atwood Osprey |
Closed |
|
|
636 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Increased risk of multiple serious injuries or fatalities due to loss of integrity of TEMPSC in a platform abandonment event. |
23/02/2017 |
Woodside Energy Ltd |
Goodwyn Alpha Facility |
Closed |
|
|
631 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Inadequate control of safety critical instrumentation and valves could lead to loss of containment and a major accident event. |
09/02/2017 |
MODEC Venture 11 B.V. |
MODEC Venture 11 |
Closed |
|
|
632 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Inadequate control of safety critical instrumentation and valves could lead to loss of containment and a major accident event. |
09/02/2017 |
MODEC Venture 11 B.V. |
MODEC Venture 11 |
Closed |
|
|
623 |
Environmental Prohibition Notice |
Seismic sound exposure from the airgun array at levels that have been shown to cause negative biological effects to rock lobsters leading to an economic loss. |
11/11/2016 |
Origin Energy Resources |
Crowes Foot Marine Seismic Survey |
Closed |
|
|
620 |
Environmental Prohibition Notice |
An inadequate capability and capacity to respond to an oil spill from an uncontrolled release of petroleum resulting in short and long term biological, ecological and social harm. |
24/06/2016 |
Timor Sea Oil and Gas Australia Pty Ltd |
Northern Endeavour Floating Production Storage and Offloading Facility |
Closed |
|
|
617 |
Environmental Improvement Notice |
Petroleum activities subject to the local processes for change management may expose the environment to unidentified and unmanaged impacts and risks such as disruption to fishing effort, loss of catch, and/or significant impacts on matters protected under Part 3 of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. |
24/12/2015 |
Woodside Burrup Pty Ltd |
Pluto 4D Marine Seismic Survey |
Closed |
|
|
616 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Failure to put in place adequate arrangements for the evacuation of saturations divers to a place of safety in the event of an emergency. |
09/12/2015 |
Subsea 7 Australia Contracting Pty Ltd |
Seven Eagle |
Closed |
|
|
615 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
The operator of the facility could not demonstrate that it had reasonably assured the design, construction and installation of equipment and arrangements for towing the Self-Propelled Hyperbaric Lifeboat (SPHL) would protect the safety of divers. |
03/12/2015 |
Technip Oceania Pty Ltd |
Wellservicer |
Closed |
|
|
613 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Increased health and safety risk to facility personnel is present, due to the lifeboats and muster stations not being afforded protection from credible blowout events. |
28/10/2015 |
Noble Contracting II GmbH |
Noble Tom Prosser |
Closed |
|
|
608 |
OHS Prohibition Notice |
Conducting hot work activities in hazardous areas. |
27/10/2015 |
Atwood Australian Waters Drilling Pty Ltd |
Atwood Eagle |
Closed |
|
|
609 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
The JSA (Job Safety Analysis) process applied did not provide sufficient detail for the workforce to fully understand the nature of the hazards and to identify the controls necessary for the management of the hazards and risks. |
27/10/2015 |
Atwood Australian Waters Drilling Pty Ltd |
Atwood Eagle |
Closed |
|
|
610 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Permit to work procedures are not being followed to ensure that systems of work are safe and without risk to health. |
27/10/2015 |
Atwood Australian Waters Drilling Pty Ltd |
Atwood Eagle |
Closed |
|
|
605 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Serious health effects that could lead to occupational noise-induced hearing loss to personnel undertaking work in, and in proximity to, the engine room, emergency generator room, mud pump room and starboard-aft area (where the air compressors, air dryers and BOP Control unit rooms are located) or where noise generating portable equipment is being used. |
11/09/2015 |
Noble Contracting II GmbH |
Noble Clyde Boudreaux |
Closed |
|
|
607 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Serious health effects that could lead to permanent, progressive and irreversible vibration-induced white finger, carpal tunnel syndrome, musculoskeletal disorders, and/or neurological disorders, as result of personnel being exposed to hand-arm vibration due to using portable vibrating mechanical equipment. |
11/09/2015 |
Noble Contracting II GmbHv |
Noble Clyde Boudreaux |
Closed |
|
|
602 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
There is an increased risk of drowning of casualties from a helicopter crash or man overboard event at the facility. |
12/08/2015 |
MODEC Venture 11 B.V. |
MODEC Venture 11 |
Closed |
|
|
600 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Personnel undertaking work in the firing line could not: demonstrate an effective understanding of the signals, alarms and shutdowns associated with their respective workstations; recall receiving formalised instruction; demonstrate actions they are required to undertake during an unplanned/uncontrolled pipe move; or recall any drills having been performed for an uncontrolled pipe moves at the facility. |
07/08/2015 |
Saipem (Portugal) Comercio Maritimo, Sociedade Unipessoal, LDA |
Castorone |
Closed |
|
|
601 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
The operator’s emergency procedures for unplanned/uncontrolled pipe moves do not adequately address the control of, and response to unplanned/uncontrolled pipe moves at the facility with respect to the risks to personnel that may be working in the firing line in close proximity to the pipe. |
07/08/2015 |
Saipem (Portugal) Comercio Maritimo, Sociedade Unipessoal, LDA |
Castorone |
Closed |
|
|
599 |
OHS Prohibition Notice |
Routine maintenance of the DP software system resulted in a vessel excursion that caused an unplanned pipe movement in the 'firing line', while workers were in close proximity to the pipe. No 'firing line' alarm or PA was sounded to alert personnel. |
30/07/2015 |
Saipem (Portugal) Comercio Maritimo, Sociedade Unipessoal, LDA |
Castorone |
Closed |
|
|
594 |
OHS Improvement Notice |
Internal corrosion of ex equipment in hazardous areas means that the equipment has the potential to be an ignition source which could result in fire and/or explosion in the event of a hydrocarbon release. |
22/07/2015 |
Quadrant Energy Australia Limited |
Stag CPF |
Closed |