Research reports
Offshore research reports are now published in the main HSE research report (RR) series[40], those listed below are available from The National Archive. Earlier reports in the OTO, OTH and OTI series[41].
- RR001 Human factors integration:Implementation in the onshore and offshore industries (PDF) [42]
- RR002 Psychosocial aspects of work and health in the North Sea oil and gas industry [3.8MB] (PDF) [43]
- RR013 Hazard assessment of well operations from vessels (PDF) [44]
- RR016 Guidelines for use of statistics for analysis of sample inspection of corrosion (PDF) [45]
- RR019 Sensitivity of jack-up reliability to wave-in-deck calculation (PDF) [46]
- RR031 Development of design guidance for neoprene-lined clamps for offshore application Phase II [2.2MB] (PDF) [47]
- RR033 Evaluation report on OTO 1999/092 Human factors assessment of safety critical tasks (PDF) [48]
- RR037 Impact of changes to T&R 5-5A on jack-up system reliability levels (PDF) [49]
- RR039 The cost effective use of fibre reinforced composites offshore (PDF) [50]
- RR043 Development of a training simulator for offshore crane operators (PDF) [51]
- RR047 Analysis of accident statistics for floating monohull and fixed installations (PDF) [52]
- RR048 A review of Norwegian offshore based search and rescue helicopter operations (PDF) [53]
- RR049 Review of the Jack-Ups: Safety in Transit (JSIT) technical working group (PDF) [54]
- RR053 Ship/platform collision incident database (2001) (PDF) [55]
- RR058 Decommissioning offshore concrete platforms (PDF) [56]
- RR059 Factoring the human into safety: Translating research into practice. Benchmarking human and organisational factors in offshore safety Volume 1 (of 3) (PDF) [57]
- RR060 Factoring the human into safety: Translating research into practice. The development and evaluation of a human factors accident and near miss reporting form for the offshore oil industry Volume 2 (of 3) (PDF) [58]
- RR061 Factoring the human into safety: Translating research into practice. Crew Resource Management Training for Offshore Operations Volume 3 (of 3) (PDF) [59]
- RR062 Factoring the human into safety: Translating research into practice. Executive Summary for: Volume 1, 2 & 3 (PDF) [60]
- RR065 Development of a methodology for the assessment of human factors issues relative to trips, slips and fall accidents in the offshore industries (PDF) [61]
- RR076 Machinery and rotating equipment integrity inspection guidance notes (PDF) [62]
- RR083 Margins of safety in FPSO hull strength [2MB] (PDF) [63]
- RR087 System-based calibration of North West European annex environmental load factors for the ISO fixed steel offshore structures code 19902 (PDF) [64]
- RR088 Component-based calibration of North West European annex environmental load factors for the ISO fixed steel offshore structures code 19902 (PDF) [65]
- RR89 A critical review of post Piper-Alpha developments in explosion science for the Offshore Industry (PDF) [66]
- RR094 Technical performance measures for North Sea jacket structures (PDF) [67]
- RR105 Review of the performance of high strength steels used offshore (PDF) [68]
- RR107 Development of internal company standards of good management practice and a task-based risk assessment tool for offshore work-related stressors (PDF) [69]
- RR108 The performance capabilities of crews of daughter craft involved in offshore operations in the oil and gas industries (PDF) [70]
- RR111 Report on trends in shuttle tanker incidents 1998 - 2001 (PDF) [71]
- RR113 Operational safety of FPSO's shuttle tanker collision risk summary report (PDF) [72]
- RR115 Erosion in elbows in hydrocarbon production systems: Review document (PDF) [73]
- RR118 The influence of non-linear material behaviour on strong vibration effects due to explosion loading (PDF) [74]
- RR124 Pulse pressure testing of 1/4 scale blast wall panels with connections [2.1MB] (PDF) [75]
- RR128 The safety implications for offshore maintenance of using proprietary management/scheduling software [3.1MB] (PDF) [76]
- RR129 Review of external stress corrosion cracking of 22%Cr duplex stainless steel Phase 1 - Operational data acquisition (PDF) [77]
- RR131 Long-term testing of composite through-thickness properties (PDF) [78]
- RR143 Review of the risk assessment of buoyancy loss (RABL) project (PDF) [79]
- RR146 Analysis and Design of Profiled Blast Walls (PDF) [80]
- RR149 The promotion of human factors in the onshore and offshore hazardous industries [2.8MB] (PDF) [81]
- RR159 Attitudes to safety culture among professional divers and offshore workers [2.1MB] (PDF) [82]
- RR162 Assessment of valve failures in the offshore oil & gas sector (PDF) [83]
- RR166 An appraisal of existing seismic hazard estimates for the UK Continental Shelf (PDF) [84]
- RR177 Review of structural modelling of deep water jack up structures (PDF) [85]
- RR183 Lifting incident review 1998 - 2003 (PDF) [86]
- RR195 Review of methods for demonstrating redundancy in dynamic positioning systems for the offshore industry (PDF) [87]
- RR198 TEMPSC Structural Design Basis Determination. Part 1 - Input Data Capture and Review (PDF) [88]
- RR199 TEMPSC Structural Design Basis Determination. Part 2 - Design Events and Failure Capabilities (PDF) [89]
- RR200 TEMPSC Structural Design Basis Determination. Part 3 - Event Levels and Safety Margins (PDF) [90]
- RR202 Psychosocial aspects of work and health in the North Sea oil and gas industry (PDF) [91]
- RR203 Distributed cognition models for human factors failures in operating and design processes (PDF) [92]
- RR207 Review of low cycle fatigue resistance (PDF) [93]
- RR208 The effects of dynamic loading on structural integrity assessments (PDF) [94]
- RR213 Human factors guidance for selecting appropriate maintenance strategies for safety in the offshore oil and gas industry (PDF) [95]
- RR219 Design and integrity management of mobile installation moorings (PDF) [96]
- RR220 Ship collision and capacity of brace members of fixed steel offshore platforms (PDF) [97]
- RR224 Growth of through-wall fatigue cracks in brace members [2.4MB] (PDF) [98]
- RR225 FPSO response to fast transient dynamic events (PDF) [99]
- RR245 Stress redistribution in platform substructures due to primary member damage and its effect on structural reliability (PDF) [100]
- RR246 Effect of platform robustness on inspection planning (PDF) [101]
- RR250 Active pendulation control system (APCS) (PDF) [102]
- RR255 Evaluation of CFD to predict smoke movement in complex enclosed spaces [2.48MB] (PDF) [103]
- RR261 Structural Reliability Framework for FPSO's/FSU's (PDF) [104]
- RR264 Safety and performance enhancement in drilling operations by human factors intervention (SPEDOHFI) [2.8MB] (PDF) [105]
- RR278 Demonstration project on risk assessment of space frame platforms exposed to random wave loading (PDF) [106]
- RR285 Protection of piping systems subject to fires and explosions [3.3MB] (PDF) [107]
- RR286 Risk implications in site characterisation and analysis for offshore engineering and design (PDF) [108]
- RR289 Guidelines for jack-up rigs with particular reference to foundation integrity (PDF) [109]
- RR293 Feasibility study to compare steel and adhesive/composite-based emergency repair methods for damaged hulls (PDF) [110]
- RR294 Recommended practice for the rapid inspection of small bore connectors using radiography (PDF) [111]
- RR298 Chloride stress corrosion cracking of duplex stainless steels in the absence of oxygen (PDF) [112]
- RR305 Health and well-being in the offshore environment (PDF) [113]
- RR307 Use and operation of daughter craft in the UKCS (PDF) [114]
- RR318 Effect of shift schedule on offshore shiftworkers' circadian rhythms and health (PDF) [115]
- RR320 Elastomers for fluid containment in offshore oil and gas production: Guidelines and review [6.7MB] (PDF) [116]
- RR324 Wave Slap Loading on FPSO Bows [4MB] (PDF) [117]
- RR325 Cost effective structural monitoring - An acoustic method, phase II [3.2MB] (PDF) [118]
- RR326 Cost effective structural monitoring [2.9MB] (PDF) [119]
- RR328 Acoustic monitoring of the hulls of Floating Production Storage and Offloading facilities (FPSO's) for corrosion and damage (PDF) [120]
- RR330 A co-ordinated approach to metocean activities on the UK continental shelf (PDF) [121]
- RR331 Generic review of Offshore Division research in structural integrity 2000 (PDF) [122]
- RR344 The effects of multiple member failure on the risk gross collapse over typical inspection intervals (PDF) [123]
- RR347 Review of the role of response forecasting in decision making for weather-sensitive offshore operations (PDF) [124]
- RR348 Report on UKCS DP shuttle tanker incidents 1998 - August 2004 (PDF) [125]
- RR352 Supply chain issues for offshore accidents in the Southern North Sea (PDF) [126]
- RR357 Findings of an expert panel engaged to conduct a scoping study on survival design of floating production storage and offloading vessels against extreme metocean conditions (PDF) [127]
- RR364 Offshore sickbay consultations in relation to age, job factors, and self-reported health (PDF) [128]
- RR371 Improving the Performance in Stand-by Vessels (SBV) & other Rescue Craft use for Rescue and Recovery in support of the Oil and Gas Industry (PDF) [129]
- RR387 Stability (PDF) [130] (This RR adds to the information at OTO 049/2001)
- RR392 Wave mapping in UK waters (PDF) [131]
- RR397 An evaluation of current legislative requirements for verification of elements critical to the safety of offshore installations (PDF) [132]
- RR401 The properties of extreme waves [2.7MB] (PDF) [133]
- RR402 Natural ventilation of offshore modules [5.6MB] (PDF) [134]
- RR404 Pulse pressure testing of ¼ scale blast wall panels with connections - Phase II (PDF) [135]
- RR405 Design, materials and connections for blast-loaded structures (PDF) [136]
- RR409 High pressure, high temperature developments in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (PDF) [137]
- RR415 Weather safety in the North West approaches - An implementation test using satellite data in assessing wave energy dynamics [3.1MB] (PDF) [138]
- RR429 Structural Reliability Framework for floating production, storage and offloading vessels/floating surface units Phase II (PDF) [139]
- RR430 Offshore gas turbines (and major driven equipment) integrity and inspection guidance notes [2MB] (PDF) [140]
- RR434 Axial fatigue tests on wire rope slings used for offshore containers (PDF) [141]
- RR444 Floating production system: JIP FPS mooring integrity [4.9MB] (PDF) [142]
- RR447 Fast rescue craft recovery by installation crane: Phase 2 study (PDF) [143]
- RR459 Use of 3D Seismic data as a substitute for high-resolution seismic surveys for site investigation (PDF) [144]
- RR468 Nonlinear potential flow forcing:the ringing of concrete gravity based structures [2.2MB] (PDF) [145]
- RR473 Review of issues associated with the stability of semi-submersibles (PDF) [146]
- RR484 Response spectra for explosion resistant design and assessment (PDF) [147]
- RR485 Elastomeric seals for rapid gas decompression applications in high-pressure services (PDF) [148]
- RR487 Evaluation of performance deterioration in compacted strand wire ropes (PDF) [149]
- RR489 Structural strengthening of offshore topsides structures as part of explosion risk reduction methods [3.8MB] (PDF) [150]
- RR494 The significance of stress redistribution effects on structural reliability of deepwater jackets (PDF) [151]
- RR500 Manual handling incidents database A compilation and analysis of offshore industry reports (PDF) [152]
- RR514 Overview of collision detection in the UKCS (PDF) [153]
- RR520 Damage modelling of large and small scale composite panels subjected to a low velocity impact [4.8MB] (PDF) [154]
- RR527 Fluid structure interaction effects on and dynamic response of pressure vessels and tanks subjected to dynamic loading [8.7MB] (PDF) [155]
- RR566 Accident statistics for fixed offshore units on the UK Continental Shelf 1980-2005 (PDF) [156]
- RR567 Accident statistics for floating offshore units on the UK Continental Shelf 1980-2005 (PDF) [157]
- RR569 Analysis of ERRV trials data from ERRVA and Seacroft [3MB] (PDF) [158]
- RR592 Assessment of the benefits to the offshore industry from new technology and operating practices used in the shipping industry for managing collision risk [2.9MB] (PDF) [159]
- RR599 Overview of TEMPSC performance standards [2MB] (PDF) [160]
- RR602 Assessment of gas detection strategies for offshore HVAC ducts based on CFD modelling (PDF) [161]
- RR621 Wave mapping in UK waters: Supporting document [4.3MB] (PDF) [162]
- RR637 Optimising hazard management by workforce engagement and supervision (PDF) [163]
- RR642 Improved generic strategies and methods for reliability-based structural integrity assessment (PDF) [164]
- RR643 Assessing and modelling the uncertainty in fatigue crack growth in structural steels (PDF) [165]
- RR672 Offshore hydrocarbon releases 2001-2008 (PDF) [166]
- RR676 Review of technical issues relating to foundations and geothermic for offshore installations in the UKCS [3.8MB] (PDF) [167]
- RR684 Structural integrity management framework for fixed jacket structures (PDF) [168]
- RR685 Structural integrity monitoring: Review and appraisal of current technologies for offshore applications (PDF) [169]
- RR738 Accident statistics for offshore units on the UK Continental Shelf 1990-2007[170]
- RR739 Testing of ISO-compliant extreme water level calculations using raw wave data [3.36MB] (PDF) [171]
- RR740 A Monte Carlo approach to joint probability of wave, tide and surge in extreme water level calculations [0.99MB] (PDF) [172]
- RR741 A comparison of extreme water level dependant on data source and technique [9.83MB] (PDF) [173]
- RR748 Analysis of inspection reports from Asset Integrity Key Programme 3 (PDF) [174]
- RR758 Repositioning human factors (PDF) [175]
- RR772 Offshore working time in relation to performance, health and safety (PDF) [176]
- RR938 Residual stress monitoring (PDF) [177]
- RR950 Preliminary fire testing of composite offshore pedestrian gratings (PDF) [178]