big bad lindz Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 I am sure for some, you will not forget the tragic events that unfolded 28 years ago today. Others may not even know what happened, a lot of you were not even born. The oil industry has moved on thankfully but myself and the others on the platform have or will take some time out today to remember the loss. Although 1000`s of people work offshore and associated industry it is still a small community and I ask that you all take a few moments of reflection and remember the Piper Alpha. Cheers, BBL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Yes a tragic event God bless them all. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krugerandsmith Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 I am sure for some, you will not forget the tragic events that unfolded 28 years ago today. Others may not even know what happened, a lot of you were not even born. The oil industry has moved on thankfully but myself and the others on the platform have or will take some time out today to remember the loss. Although 1000`s of people work offshore and associated industry it is still a small community and I ask that you all take a few moments of reflection and remember the Piper Alpha. Cheers, BBL Never forgotten .... worked on platforms and Rigs myself ...... lindz do you know if one of the survivors was a Scot named Will Fenney? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollidca Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Yes tragic. I work in pipeline Integrity, Piper Alpha is often at the forefront of our mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livefast123 Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 I remember watching it on the news and can still recall the images, even though I was only 6 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 A sad time, and I can't believe it was 28 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fern01 Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 It was a terrible thing and was used as an example of how things can go wrong in our H&S and work permit training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted July 6, 2015 Report Share Posted July 6, 2015 Yes I remember it vividly. I knew people who died, I have a friend, a close friend of 20+ years who still works offshore. PA is his first argument for safety issues. Having said that, the industry should have learned from PA but Deep Water Horizon still happened ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harpoonlouis Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 28 years! Sheeesh where did that go? I started out as an Engineer on a Shell refinery, can kill yourself more ways in petro chem than almost anywhere else. Piper Alpha, Flixborough, et al, they all happened after a string of little errors and coincidences joining up to make the big result, trying to get folks to deal with small risks and bad habits has always been a struggle cos they just don't see how little things have a nasty habit of finding more little things to conspire with in dark corners... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Thankfully I got out of that industry years ago. RIP - all so very tragic for all the families involved, but in my time in the oil patch, I witnessed many tragic accidents, most often on the exploration rigs where safety often came a poor second to cost and profit. Hopefully things have improved somewhat since then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordieh Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Yes I remembered about this a couple of days ago A friend of mine Robbie Carroll died a brave man that day.I served in the army and White Helmets with Robbie.RIP mate Geordie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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