After examining the circumstances surrounding four recent high-potential, near-miss tagline entanglements during offshore operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has outlined a set of recommendations for oil and gas operators and contractors to assist in bringing down the number of such incidents in the future.
In a recent safety alert, BSEE explained that there have been four incidents during offshore operations since November 2022, involving personnel becoming entangled in taglines and lifted with the load. However, none of the occurrences resulted in an injury despite the high potential for injury surrounding these events and operations.