Spiral to disaster bbc images all disaster msimages. Piper alpha spiral to disaster is a gripping dramadocumentary that recreates the three hours of the tragedy. One of the problems is it has a thuggish reputation but if you look at it carefully the main character is falling down a downward spiral to disaster. This report gives an overview of the investigative project aimed to explore how the human factor theory correlates with the piper alpha disaster. Serenade is a pyrotechnic and operatic page turner that grabs you by the throat and doesnt let you go until the last sentence. Spiral to disaster recreates the disaster of the oil rig piper alpha and is used by health and safety professionals all over the globe. View piper alpha ppts online, safely and virusfree. It began production in 1976, initially as an oilonly platform but later converted to add gas production. How the human factor theory correlates with the piper.
How to survive a natural disaster is an astute family drama filled with betrayal, envy, lies, discord, tragedy and forgiveness. Sir brian appleton, one of the assessors at the piper alpha inquiry, said, safety is not an intellectual exercise to keep us in work. Piper alpha platform, north sea offshore technology oil and gas. Piper alpha training package the tragic event of piper alpha occurred when this massive oil platform in the north sea succumbed to explosion and fire, resulting in the loss of 167 lives. Ariela davis is the director of judaics at addlestone hebrew academy and the rebbetzin of brith sholom beth israel, the historic shul of downtown charleston, south carolina. The 10 part series utilises case studies of major disasters from around the world from various industries, such as oil and gas, transport, aviation, aeronautics and space, chemical. Our website is a unique platform where students can share their papers in a matter of giving an example of the work to be done. What caused the giant piper alpha oil rig explosion. Black trash the autobiography of kirk jones discogs. Im looking for that too, i saw it yesterday on a mist course and would like to watch it again. Hawkins presents this riveting story with astute observations, dark humor and honesty.
I think there is a copy on youtube but i cant work out how to a. Dvd internet licence corporate licence download the trainers. Spiral to disaster videorecording version details trove. Amazingly 61 men survived some by jumping 175ft 53m from the rigs helicopter deck into the sea. Disaster emergency bbc disaster series spiral to disaster. Bbc disaster series spiral to disaster piper alpha training. The video captures many aspects of the july 1988 piper alpha tragedy. Piper alpha spiral to disaster rovworld subsea information. Bbc disaster series spiral to disaster piper alpha training package 695. Spiral toward disaster to 177 km from scotland in the north sea. Piper alpha is an offshore oil and gas platform that suffered an explosion in july 1988, in one of the worst oil disasters in the history of the uk. This safety video training workshop utilizes a case study of the tragic event of the explosion and fire at the piper alpha oil platform.
This is piper alpha spiral to disaster bbc by green world group on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The platform began production in 1976, first as an oil. From piper alpha to deepwater horizon spiral to disaster. Spiral to disaster piper alpha is a training video that analyzes this industrial tragedy which could have been prevented or averted to improve safety programs. This program is available on dvd 2, and it is a very effective tool for teaching the importance of process safety. Piper alpha spiral to disaster december 3, 2017 jarwato disaster piper alpha the disaster in detail features piper alpha monopoly edition callous say tragedy films media group spiral to disaster 1 piper alpha archives insurance thought leadership piper alpha monopoly edition callous say tragedy. If the company doesnt make the best places to work the staff is chastised and harassed. Dla piper dla piper the dla piper company is a type of international law firm with more than 4,200 lawyers who operate in their 77 offices in 31 countries in asia, europe, middle east and the united states. Pdf preventable disasters in the offshore oil industry.
The july 1988 piper alpha incident resulted in 167 fatalities on a rig in the north sea. The piper alpha dvd includes a recreation of the events in 1988 as well as dramatic and motivational material for understanding and practicing the important concepts of chemical process. First edition printed by american west publishers, 1989. The bbc disaster series is designed to help organisations make that vital move from the belief that things cant go wrong, to the knowledge that they can. Management spends thousands of dollars every year on consultants and classes so they can learn to be leaders. Agriculture safety measures between a rock and a hard place. The video that you refer to is a bbc production called spiral to disaster from the bbc disaster series 1. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Disaster spiral to disaster tv episode 1997 quotes on imdb. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. At the time of the disaster, the platform accounted for approximately ten percent of. The evocative art work was drawn by the hand of sue jane taylor who was offshore in the months prior to the disaster. How to survive a natural disaster kindle edition by. Landmark piper alpha cullen report now free to download news.
The catastrophe was not the result of a sudden, unpredictable explosion. Using different narrators to reveal memories makes for a stimulating and insightful read. The piper alpha disaster assignment example topics and. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading how to survive a natural disaster. Accountability for our own actions is a concept not really discussed in todays world. How to survive a natural disaster kindle edition by hawkins, margaret. A disaster which could have been, if not totally adverted, dramatically changed in course without the horrible loss of human. This program utilizes a case study of the explosion and fire at the piper alpha oil platform in the north sea which resulted in the loss of 167 lives. Dla piper international and dla piper united states the firm shares a single management board but it is not financially integrated. Sticky fingaz black trash the autobiography of kirk. Dokumenter mengenai ledakan anjungan lepas pantai piper alpha di north sea. Drama episode aired 9 january 1997 season 1 episode 1. But its the key to stopping an endless downward spiral to disaster. Cite email share playlist embedlink select item view my options.
In 1997 the bbc broadcast a program, spiral to disaster, which dramatizes the events which led to the destruction of the piper alpha platform. An explosion and resulting oil and gas fires destroyed piper alpha on 6 july 1988. Piper alpha was an oil production platform in the north sea approximately 120 miles 190 km. Poor safety training, basic communication failures, and inadequate emergency decisionmaking procedures created an environment in which tragedy was. Pn10114 last updated november 2018 dvd lending library catalogue page 3 of 42 topic index to dvd titles topics are in upper case titles are in lower case once you have selected titles, go to the full description at end of the topic index for complete details of each dvd. Preventable disasters in the offshore oil industry. A look at an explosion on an oil rig that claimed 167 lives and how casualties could have been reduced. This sache product includes a dvd on piper alpha entitled piper alpha spiral to disaster which was distributed to 2007 sache members by mail by aicheccps. Reenactment of the destruction of the piper alpha oil rig in an explosion on july 6, 1988.
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