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Tips for Assessing Fall Hazards on Drilling Jobs

This month, I talk about the use of fall arrest equipment during drilling operations. Although this topic seems a little bland, one need look no

Deepwater Nautilus Incident: Block Falls During

Explore the incident aboard Deepwater Nautilus as a traveling block falls during operations. Learn about the details of the incident, safety

Alert 14

Alert 14 – 04 Blocks Fall to Rig Floor After Drill Line Came Off of the Drawworks WHAT HAPPENED: While rigging down the bridle assembly, the Driller was slacking off on the

Rigsmart Anti-Collision Brochure

THE ANTI-COLLISION SYSTEM The system monitors moving equipment on a drilling rig including: traveling blocks, top drive, bails/elevator, and additional pipe handling systems.

How Do Professionals Address Monkey Board Safety

Monkey board is an elevated platform on a mast (rig''s derrick), located at a height equal to two, three, or four lengths of a drill pipe, based on how many lengths

Energy Industry Fall Protection – Oil and Gas Refinery

Energy industry fall protection on oil drilling rigs, offshore oil and gas platforms and chemical refineries, nuclear power plants, silos, and wind power turbines

Cutting off a Drilling Line: Safe Procedures

Slip/Fall while removing drilling line from drum/rig floor: be aware of footing, keep deck clear of tripping hazards, use a rig floor winch to let the

Traveling Block Application & Inspection

The traveling block (one of the rig components) is a diamond-shaped block containing several sheaves, always less than those in the crown

FROM THE WORLDWIDE EXPERTS IN FALL

Fall protection is a complicated is-sue and one of the most important faced by an employer or worksite supervisor. With over 100,000 reported incidents per year, falls from heights almost

Safety Alerts

Advancing the Drilling IndustrySafety Alerts IADC distributes HSE Alerts to Members as they are received. All Alerts issued will be archived on this web site. We welcome

Rig Components & Illustrated Glossary PDF

The Crown Block as a drilling rig component is a fixed set of pulleys (called sheaves) located at the top of the derrick or mast, where the drilling line is threaded. The

Fall Hazards in Oil Drilling: Preventing Tragedies

Explore an analysis of fall hazards in oil drilling operations, about a case about a derrickman''s fatal fall from a 90-foot derrick board.

Traveling Blocks | Product Details | American Block

American Block manufactures a wide range of traveling blocks to meet the diverse needs of oilfield drilling. Whether 200 tons or 1500 tons, traditional

Safety Around Drilled Holes – Pier or Direct Embed

Prior to start-‐up of the drill rig, effectively place a warning line system around the swing radius of the drill rig. To increase awareness,

Fall Protection Equipment: Fall Protection for the Oil

Learn about fall protection for the oil and gas industry in this blog post by Kennedy Wire Rope & Sling Company. Browse our slings, chains, and rigging

Dropped blocks: OMV gets to root causes, zeros in on

Parkersburg brakes are most commonly found on workover rigs and rarely on smaller drilling rigs. Elmagco (or electromagnetic) brakes

Drilling Process:Terms:Abbreviations

Such expenses may include excavation and surface site preparation, the daily rental rate of a drilling rig, costs of fuel, drillpipe, bits, casing, cement and logging, and coring and testing of

Deepwater Nautilus Drops Traveling Block [INCIDENT

PREVIOUS: Transocean Drilling Rig Drops Traveling Block During GoM Well Operations According to a preliminary investigation report obtained

Dropped Top Drive and Travelling Block Incidents

My friend, Robert, forward my an email chain about dropped Top Drive and Travelling Block. It was scary and I felt deeply sorry for everybody. I

Travelling Block & Hook Blocks

Travelling block –The set of sheaves that move up and down in the derrick. Landa provides a large range of Traveling Blocks to meet your specific drilling

Safety Around Drilled Holes – Pier or Direct Embed Foundations

Prior to start-‐up of the drill rig, effectively place a warning line system around the swing radius of the drill rig. To increase awareness, employees should be wearing high

Drilling Rig Systems

Drilling Rig Hoisting System It enable drilling rig to raise and lower working string into and out of well bore. main components of drilling rig hoisting system are:

Fall Protection for the Oil and Gas Worker

Oil and gas work presents numerous dangers. And working at heights amplifies many of them. All it takes is a slip of the foot or a bit of equipment movement for a regular day

Traveling Block Safety Control

Advancing the Drilling IndustryTraveling Block Safety Control Companies have been installing limit switch devices on their drawworks for a number of years, but we still get

Safety Alert

When the traveling block was lowered to the deck, the hammer union snagged the deadline and dragged a loop of drill -line down with it, effectively adding extra rope to the drill-line. When the

Traveling Block

Rotate the traveling block so its sheaves are parallel with the crown block sheaves. Remove the upper sheave guard retaining pins and nuts. Open the sheave guards. Reeve the drilling line

Safety Alert

The blocks and TDU fell until the elevators struck the rotary table and stopped. Although no-one was injured in this event some damage was sustained to the Top Drive and the rig was shut

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