Handling, cranes and lifting

Crane and lifting operations have long been a priority area for the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA). Incidents associated with cranes, lifting and dropped objects have led to fatalities and serious personal injuries, and further efforts are needed to reduce the risk.

Safety on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) is felt to have increased over the past decade, according to a new survey of specialists, managers and safety delegates. This partly reflects the attention devoted by the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) to preventing hydrocarbon leaks and lifting incidents.

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has launched an investigation into an incident involving a dropped object and personal injury on the Gyda field in the North Sea on 15 May 2019.

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has decided to investigate an incident involved a dropped object on the Åsgard B facility on 13 March 2019.