Canadian offshore regulator has laid charges against Suncor Energy related to an incident from December 2019 in which a worker was injured on a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel offshore Canada. The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) informed last Friday it had laid three charges against Suncor Energy on 15 December 2022 for alleged offences related to an injury onboard the Terra Nova FPSO, in the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area on 29 December 2019. The incident happened when the worker on this FPSO fell from a ladder while conducting gas testing and the investigation was launched immediately after. Following the review of Suncor’s investigation report into this incident, an order was issued to the company in January 2020 to ensure a fall protection system was used for all vertical ladders greater than six meters in length that were not fitted with a protective cage at or near the Terra Nova FPSO. Later that same month, another order was issued and the C-NLOPB started its own formal enquiry into this incident. The production-related operations on the Terra Nova FPSO were previously suspended . Posted: over 2 years ago According to the regulator, all three charges […]
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