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Hello,
Today id like to show some of the IRATA rope access technicians that were involved in the decommissioning of the BP Miller.
Welding on dead weight supports to the risers.
Rope access welder cutting a riser.
Long tiring climb back up.
Rope techs at height happy in their work.
The offshore scaffolder.
They put up and take down scaffolding that allow offshore workers to reach higher levels during construction, decommissioning, maintenance or cleaning tasks.
In the UK oil and gas industry, it is a requirement for a standby vessel to be present. These vessels primarily cover helicopter operations and if any work has to be conducted where there is a potential to fail to sea. (known as outboard work). These vessels sit there, day in day out, no matter the weather they provide us with emergency cover and would spring to life and help rescue if the unlikely event ever arose.
Hello,
Today we see another emergency exercise. As you can see in the oil and gas industry we regularly drill and test the emergency response plan.
It is the old adage - fail to prepare, prepare to fail.
It is a legal requirement to have a plan on what to do in an emergency, but does it work?
Testing different scenarios on a regularly basis ensures that the plan works, and keeps the emergency response team skills fresh.
Todays scenario, is in the above image. In this case we are using an inanimate dummy. But it is to practice how to rescue a rope access worker, working under deck.
IRATA rope access technician donning his harness.
The rope access supervisor, using his equipment to haul the pretend casualty up to the deck.
Platform fire team member safely has hands on the practice casualty.
The platform Medic and his first aid team, practice administrating first aid, and using the different types of stretchers required.
Platform medic, coordinates the fire team members on lifting the stretcher and places it into the "frog", to lift the practice casualty from the lower levels of the platform, up to the installation sickbay.
Fire team leader, in communications with the crane operator. They safely lift the practice casualty to the platform sickbay.
