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DRopped Object Prevention - DROPS
Sarah Molyneux
SDA Drilling Engineer
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Shell’s DROPS campaign
Shell Global DROPS programme was instigated in Q4 2009
Dropped objects counted for great majority of potential and actual fatalities in Wells operations over
the previous two years to that.
In Wells every 5 days a potential DROPS incident was being recorded
Standard – Prevention of Dropped Objects manual
ABC Guides to Dropped Object Prevention... 4 principles:
Contractors providing equipment and personnel should have a DROPS scheme in place
Systematic DROPS inspection programme shall be in place
Worksite Hazard management for DROPS should be in place
Audits to check for compliance with DROPS should be in place.
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Vol 1 – ABC Guide Worksite Hazard Management
After listing the 4 mandatory requirements.... Helps with
some of those mandatory requirements
Tubular Handling Checklist
Derrick Temporary Equipment Register example
10 Questions for a safe lift
Example of Red Zone
Reliable securing
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Vol 2 – ABC Guide Inspection and Audit
After listing the 4 mandatory requirements.... Helps with
some of those mandatory requirements
Transport Inspections
Weekly Inspections of permanent and temporary
installations
Independent Surveys of permanent installations
Self Assessment Audit
Audit Checklist
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DROPS campaigns
Communicating the scale of the problem and training key personnel on how to avoid dropped
object incidents
All campaigns included an animated video together with training material (and a facilitators
guide)
2010 campaign’s were...
Tools at height
Tubular Handling
Red and No-Go zones
2011 campaign’s were...
Handling Toolstrings and lubricators
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Prevention of Dropped Objects:
DROPS - Tubular Handling
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Sarah Molyneux
SDA Drilling Engineer
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What am I here to talk about today?
Introduce the topic of tubular handing – Part of Shell DROPS
Why is it important topic to Shell…. And why it should be for you
Encourage some discussion around good and bad practices
Encourage some feedback amongst yourselves about unsafe work practices
Get you to look for improvements in your workplace.
Starting with an awareness session….
Share some of my experiences relating to tubular handling
Show you an animation – and get some feedback from you
Follow up with…..
Over next couple of days do some ‘rigsite’ training sessions
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Why is Tubular Handling Important? - Fatality N Sea 2000
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Why is Tubular Handling Important?
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Why is Tubular Handling Important? - Dropped BOP
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Why is Tubular Handling Important? – Dropped 7” liner
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Why is Tubular Handling Important? – Dropped Drillpipe
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Animation
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Lifting and Hoisting
Banksman left the job…
Is the deckhand qualified to do the banksmans job
Now on his own - No double checking
Checking / Positioning of slings – Double wrapped?
No tag line
No barriers….
Turned his back and stayed in the ‘drop zone’ red zone
Was his mind really on the job
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Catwalk and Homemade Tools
Handling of thread protectors
Visual inspection of lifting gear
Homemade equipment… or rig repaired
The right lifting equipment for the job
Single joints – latched and safety pin in
Testing of lifting equipment
People in red zone when not needed
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Elevators
Paying attention to the job in-hand
Tired – end of shift… rotation of personnel
Keeping a tally
Knowing when the size changes
Need good communication between derrickman and driller
Checking and double checking the sizing of pipes and
elevators
Colour coded elevators
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Where do we go from here…
End of the Awareness session…
Follow up with some ‘rigsite’ training sessions…
Pre-job checks
Lifting and Hoisting
Elevators
Encourage some discussion around good and bad practices
Encourage some feedback amongst yourselves about unsafe work practices
Get you to look for improvements in your workplace.
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What more can we do ?
Attend the DROPS Forum Australia 3rd November
2011
Pan Pacific Hotel
All O&G industry members welcome
Start an Australian Chapter of the DROPS Forum and
support the local Steering Committee
Share our success stories and failures
