Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 48: Vulnerability of emergency shutdown valves
From The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster, published 12 November 1990.
Recommendation
Studies should be done to determine the vulnerability of ESVs to severe accident conditions and to enhance their ability to survive such conditions (para 19.43).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 394
Reference: Recommendation 48
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