HIGH POTENTIAL NEAR MISS – UPDATE - ORDER RESPECTING DANGEROUS OPERATION ON HMDC GBS SLAB

High Potential Near Miss – Update  - Order Respecting Dangerous Operation on HMDC GBS Slab

October 14, 2014

On Friday, October 10, 2014 the C-NLOPB’s Chief Safety Officer (CSO) issued an Order Respecting Dangerous Operation for work involving personnel working on top of the Hibernia Gravity Base Structure (GBS) slab, following a High Potential Near Miss that occurred on September 14, 2014.

The gravity base structure at the deepwater site consists of a 105.5m concrete caisson, constructed using high-strength concrete, reinforced with steel rods and pre-stressed tendons.

As a result of the investigation report submitted by HMDC, it is the opinion of the CSO that continuation of this work has the potential to result in serious bodily injury.

No further work activity is to occur involving personnel working on top of the Hibernia GBS slab until measures/barriers for the safe conduct of such work are in place to the satisfaction of the CSO.

Positioning the topsides on the gravity base structure.

Media Contacts:

Margot Bruce-O'Connell
HMDC Public Affairs
(709) 778-7222 margot.p.bruce-o'connell@exxonmobil.com

Sean Kelly MA, APR, FCPRS
C-NLOPB Manager of Public Relations
(709) 778-1418 skelly@cnlopb.ca