To reduce the risk of another accident as catastrophic as the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, a new report
from the National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council
says, companies involved in offshore drilling should take a "system
safety" approach to anticipating and managing possible dangers at every
level of operation -- from ensuring the integrity of wells to designing
blowout preventers that function "under all foreseeable conditions." In
addition, an enhanced regulatory approach should combine strong
industry safety goals with mandatory oversight at critical points during
drilling operations.
Engineering expert Donald C. Winter, former secretary of the Navy, professor of engineering practice at the University of Michigan, and chair of the committee that wrote the report states, "Industry and regulators need to include a factual assessment of all the risks in deepwater drilling operations in their decisions and make the overall safety of the many complex systems involved a top priority."
Read more: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/BlowoutPrevention/index.htm
Engineering expert Donald C. Winter, former secretary of the Navy, professor of engineering practice at the University of Michigan, and chair of the committee that wrote the report states, "Industry and regulators need to include a factual assessment of all the risks in deepwater drilling operations in their decisions and make the overall safety of the many complex systems involved a top priority."
Read more: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/BlowoutPrevention/index.htm
