- Author
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Cullen, W. D.
- Title
- Public Inquiry Into the Piper Alpha Disaster. Volume 1.
- Coporate
- Piper Alpha Inquiry Office, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Report
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VOLUME 1; Chapter 1 through Chapter 15
November 1990
254 p.
- Distribution
- FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: HMSO Publications Centre (mail and telephone orders only), P.O. Box 276, London SW8 5DT. Telephone orders: 071-873-9090, General enquiries: 071-873-0011
- Keywords
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offshore platforms
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disasters
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explosions
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rescue
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fire fighting
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training
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emergencies
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evacuation
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escape means
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death
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oilwell fires
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extinguishment
- Identifiers
- Piper Alpha, North Sea, July 6, 1988; scope of the inquiry; general history of events; initial explosion; escalation of the disaster; effects of events on personnel; causes of loss of and danger to life; permit to work system and shift handovers; operability of the fire-fighting system; occidentals management of safety; Piper Alpha and the Department of energy