Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 47: Emergency shutdown valve activation
From The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster, published 12 November 1990.
Recommendation
The arrangements for the activation of the emergency shutdown valves (ESVs), and of SSIVs if fitted, on pipelines should be a feature of the Safety Case (para 19.42).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 393
Reference: Recommendation 47
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.
Source
Inquiry
Piper Alpha Inquiry
Report
The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster
12 Nov 1990
Themes and tags
Recommendation made
35.9 years ago