Any event which results in injury,
and / or damage, and / or loss.
Blow-out Preventers
(BOPs)
High-pressure wellhead
(top of casing) valves designed
to shut-off flow of hydrocarbons
to prevent blowouts (accidental escapes of oil
or gas from a well).
BRIGHT EYE
Regular UKCS exercise to test
search and rescue capability.
Competence
Ability to perform particular job in compliance with performance
standards.
Danger
Risk of injury
Dangerous
occurrence
Readily identifiable event with potential to cause an accident or disease to persons at work and
public or of significant actual of potential material damage.
Fatal Accident
Frequency Rate (FAFR)
Number of fatalities per 100 million
man hours worked.
An unplanned event or chain of events which has or could
have caused injury or illness and / or
damage or loss to environment, third parties or assets.
Injury
Physical harm or damage to a person resulting from traumatic
contact between body of person and an outside agency, or from
exposure to environmental factors.
