Recommendation 7: Safety Case specification of TSR and escape
From The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster, published 12 November 1990.
Recommendation
In connection with the above the Safety Case should specify the following:- In respect of the TSR- — its function — the conditions which constitute its integrity — the conditions for integrity of its supporting structure — the events in which and the period for which it is to maintain its integrity (paras 19.157-158). In respect of escape routes to the TSR and from the TSR to the embarkation points- — the conditions which constitute their passability — the conditions for integrity of their supporting structure — the events in which and the periods for which they are to maintain their passability (provided that for each location on the platform there should be a minimum of two escape routes to the TSR, at least one of which should remain passable for the period) (para 19.164). In respect of embarkation points and lifeboats- — the number and location — the conditions for their integrity and that of their supporting structure — the events in which and the periods for which they are to maintain their integrity — the minimum complement for the TSR (para 19.164).
Government response
No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.
Delivery
No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.