Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
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Project
Number |
167 |
| Date of Summary |
March 31, 1994 |
| Subject |
Management of Human Error in
Operations of Offshore Facilities |
| Performing Activity |
University of California at Berkeley |
| Principal Investigator |
Mr. Robert G. Bea & Mr.
William H. Moore |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
Complete |
| Description |
This was a Joint
Industry Project (JIP) to develop and verify engineering reliability analysis procedures.
These procedures allow a quantitative evaluation of the alternatives for management of
human and organizational errors in the operation of offshore facilities. Human error
accounts for the vast majority (60 to 80 percent) of failures of marine systems. Recent
examples include the Piper Alpha platform explosion in the North Sea and the Exxon Valdez
tanker grounding in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Traditional engineering approaches used
in design, construction, and operation of marine systems have largely ignored this aspect.
If the marine safety record is to be improved, then this aspect must be addressed by
engineers. This is particularly true for existing marine systems, where there have been
dramatically increased pressures for environmentally safe and economically sound
operations. It is also important to ensure proper management of potential human errors for
development of new innovative marine systems (such as very deep water platforms,
pipelines, and floating structures) where a knowledge base does not exist. This study
offers information on how to control the sources of human error. |
| Progress |
Complete |
Reports |
| AA
(168.45 KB PFD) |
Moore, W. H., Influence Diagram
Model of a Pump Room Gas Leak and Fire Scenario, Letter Report, University of California
at Berkeley, September 27, 1991. |
| AB
(290 MB PFD) |
Pate-Cornell, M. E., A
Post-Mortem Analysis of the Piper Alpha Accident: Technical and Organization Factors,
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, October 1991. |
| AC
(150 MB PFD) |
Roberts, K. H., Moore, W. H., A
Gordian Knot: Into Which Sailed The Exxon Valdez, Report No. HOE-92-1, University of
California, Berkeley, California, January, 1992. |
| AD
(1.13 MB PFD) |
Bea, R. G., Moore, W. H.,
Management of Human and Organizational Error in Operational Reliability of Marine
Structures, Second SNAME Offshore Symposium, Houston, Texas, April 4-5, 1991. |
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AE
(881.25 KB PFD) |
Moore, W. H., The Grounding of
Exxon Valdez: An Examination of the Human and Organizational Factors, Society of Naval
Architects and Marine Engineers, Northern California Section, Student Paper Presentation,
April 9, 1992. |
| AF
(1.20 MB PFD) |
Moore, W. H., Bea, R. G.,
Management of Human and Organizational Error in Operational Reliability of Marine
Structures, Report No. HOE-92-3, University of California, Berkeley, California, June,
1992. |
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AG
(1.65 MB PFD) |
Moore, W. H., Bea, R. G.,
Management of Human and Organizational Error in Operational Reliability of Marine
Structures: Modeling the Effects of Human Errors From Post-Mortem Marine Casualty Studies,
Report No. HOE-92-4, University of California, Berkeley, California, August 1992. |
| AH
(15.04 MB PFD) |
Moore, W. H., Bea, R. G.,
Management of Human and Organizational Error in Operational Reliability of Marine
Structures: Final Joint Industry Project Report, Report No. HOE-93-1, University of
California, Berkeley, California, December 1993. |
| AI
(1.08 MB PFD) |
Moore, W. H., Bea, R. G.,
Management of Human Error in Operations of Marine Systems: Modeling Human Errors in
Operations of Marine Systems: Case Study Examples, Report No. HOE-92-5, University of
California, Berkeley, California, August 1992. |
| AJ
(685.27 KB PFD) |
Bea, R. G., Evaluation of Human
and Organization Factors in Design of Marine Structures: Approaches and Applications,
University of California at Berkeley, June 1995. |
| AK
(3o5.80
KB PFD) |
Roberts, K.H., Bea, R.G.,
Organization Factors in Quality and Reliability of Marine Systems, University of
California at Berkeley. June 1995. |
| AL (831.63
KB PFD) |
Bea, Robert G., Quality,
Reliability , Human and Organizational Factors in Design of Marine Structures, Department
of Civil Engineering and Department of Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering,
University of California, Berkeley, June 1995. |
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