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Promenade  
#1 Posted : 06 April 2011 17:49:01(UTC)
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Promenade

The article concerning the donation of part of the bonuses by the mentioned offshore drilling contractor's executives in the Gulf of Mexico describes people whose actions have about the same sensitivity as a Blacksmith's Anvil. They managed to get their good safety rate based on the TRIR formula. In short their Recordables were swamped by their large number of Man Hours reducing those mens' lives to the second, third or fourth decimal place in a number. I work in the offshore industry in HSE and kept the stats for a whole region for almost three years and worked with those very types of numbers. I feel sickened at the blunt reality of it now. They then added insult to injury by 'donating' part of their bonuses to the widows and orphans fund.
MB1  
#2 Posted : 07 April 2011 11:34:25(UTC)
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MB1

Hi Prom, I used to work with this company some years ago and agree the TRIR system was and still is favourable with regards to the man hours, especially overseas due to less limitations as to how many people are allowed to sleep onboard at 1 time and 24 hour operations even though this is calculated for peoples off shift time too! Prior to leaving company the rig supt who had previously lost all the tips of his fingers from some historical incident I identified as a risk taker, even following a huge behavioral safety programme. It was astounding that oil company representatives turned a blind eye to his antics although jobs were completed on time and on budget though! Other facts was that is was more likely that an experienced ex pat would sustain injuries than the local workforce simply due to the risk taking philosophy to get the task done on time!
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