FATALITIES DUE TO HYDROGEN SULPHIDE

FATALITIES DUE TO H2S

ADCO

• 3 MEN DIED FROM UNNECESSARY EXPOSURE IN FEB 2009

ADGAS-ABU DHABI

• DAS ISLAND INCIDENT RESULTED THE DEATH OF 1 MAN IN NOVEMBER 2008

GASCO-ABU DHABI

• THE TOXICITY OF THE GAS WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF 3 MEN IN ONE INCIDENT

SAUDI ARABIA:

• 19 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN ONE INCIDENT DUE TO H2S POISONING IN 1980

CHINA

• DECEMBER 2003 OVER 230 PEOPLE DIED DUE TO H2S

OCCUPATIONAL FATALITIES DUE TO H2S EXPOSURE- ALBERTA, CANADA 1976-1994

       

INDUSTRY: OIL AND GAS                                                          FATALITIES 1976-1994

OPERATION OF OIL AND GAS WELLS                                        (5)
NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANTS                                        (4)
OILFIELD MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION                   (3)
OPERATION OF BATTERY TANKS                                                (2)
GAS WELL BLOW OUT CONTROL                                               (2)
WELL SERVICING WITH SERVICE RIGS                                     (1)
OTHERS                                                                                              (7)
TRANSPORTATION                                                                           (6)
TOTAL                                                                                                (30)