Oil Rig Module Explosion Test

Footage from explosion tests carried out on a full scale model of an offshore oil rig. The tests were carried out after the Piper Alpha disaster which killed 167 people in an explosion.
#explosion #disaster #accident

[@Benjipee77]

Worked offshore 12 years, still am now. It’s a matter of time before something similar happens again, they only care once it’s happened. H&S is a myth, more luck than judgement on every level.

[@Master-Disaster]

I don't think that's really fair. I'm a safety professional who works in the industry, and there has been massive improvements to the point where the offshore industry is now one of the safest industries to work in. In the UK, it is actually more dangerous working in agriculture when you look at the statistics. But there is no room for complacency.