• Overview
• Agenda

Keep abreast of this challenging sector of the offshore oil & gas industry and gain an insight into:

• Understanding the balance between legislative compliance and the development of effective fire management systems
• Developing a systemic safety management system for offshore platforms
• Conversion of oil tankers to FPSOs from a fire safety perspective
• Integrated fire and gas detection systems
• Review of the Oil & Gas UK Fire and Explosion Guidance
• Mitigation and extinction of fire - Innovations in the use of numerical technology

Offshore facilities such as production platforms and drilling rigs are amongst the world's most hazardous and demanding environments. As the risk of fire and explosion are ever present it is crucial, for oil companies and contractors alike, to continue to implement best practice and ensure that the most effective fire safety measures are in place. IBC Global Conferences is delighted to announce its first Fire Safety for Offshore Production Facilities event which will provide you with a detailed update of this highly important sector. Topics covered by this seminar will include:

• risk management strategies;
  
• innovative approaches to active and passive fire protection systems;
  
• implementation of procedures in the event of an accident/incident.

Who Should Attend?

• Technical Safety Engineers
• Offshore Engineering Managers
• Group Fire Advisors
• HSE Engineers
• Naval Architects
• Project Engineers
• Structural Engineers
• Fire Protection Engineers
• Marine Engineers

Chairman: Dr Alan Mitcheson

Dr J H Burgoyne & Partners LLP

Dr Alan Mitcheson graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Leeds in 1973 and received industrial training at Rolls-Royce (Aero-Engine Division). He was awarded a scholarship from British Gas to undertake research at Leeds University under Professor Derek Bradley on gas explosion venting, for which he was awarded a Doctorate in 1977. He joined the practice of Dr J.H. Burgoyne & Partners that year, a firm of specialist consultants that specialise in matters relating to fire and explosion. He was made a Partner in 1983 and is the senior Partner in the Ilkley office, from where he has conducted over one thousand investigations into the causes of fires, explosions and mechanical failures around the world, on land, sea and air. These investigations have included a number of fires and explosions in offshore installations, including PIPER ALPHA. He is the Managing Director of the firm's sister company that provides consultancy advice on fire and explosion hazards and laboratory evaluation of hazardous materials. He has published on gas and dust explosions, incident investigation and case studies, including an explosion in an offshore installation.