Piper Alpha Fire And Expolosion, July 1988 - Video Cassette
AssociatedAssociated with
Piper Alpha
Date06-Jul-1988
Object NameFilm
Mediumplastic
ClassificationsNorth Sea Oil and Gas Industries
DimensionsOverall: Length: 20 cm, Width: 12 cm, Depth: 3 cm
Object numberABDMS031718
About MePiper Alpha was a watershed in the history of the offshore hydrocarbon production. The disater and the killing of 167 workers highlighted the lipservice that many of the offshore operators paid to safety of the workforce. It provoked an outburst of anger amongst the workforce who loudly called for major changes in how the industry operated. Onshore public opinion also called for major reform of the industry.The resulting enquiry into the disaster made plain the priority of production over all other concerns. It also led to a root and branch reform of regulation and operation of the industry and the introduction of an independent body The Health & Safety Executive (Offshore Division) to regulate the work.
late 20th-early 21st Century
mid 20th-late 20th Century
