CHAPTER 8: PIPER ALPHA AND ALEXANDER L. KIELLAND: A COMPARISON OF TWO NORTH SEA TRAGEDIES – CARL DAKIN AND JON SIGURD JACOBSEN
‘The oil and gas fatality rate is 7.6 times higher than the all-industry rate of 3.2 deaths per 100,000 workers.’ – (King, 2013).
The oil industry is a multi-trillion dollar business and the world’s reliance upon its products grows year-on-year. But working in the oil industry, particularly off shore, is not without its risks as the following table chronicles:
Figure 8: Offshore oil industry accidents
Source: Offshore Technology ...
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