Government response
Not tracked (historical inquiry)
Delivery
No statement from the addressee found
Recommendation 52: Hydrocarbon fire test interpretation
From The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster, published 12 November 1990.
Recommendation
The regulatory body should work with the industry to obtain agreement on the interpretation for design purposes of its interim hydrocarbon fire test and other similar tests. If in the view of the regulatory body there exists a need for an improved test, such as a heat flux test, it should work with the industry in order to develop one (para 19.101).
Jurisdiction: UK-wide
Page: 394
Reference: Recommendation 52
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
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Recommendation made
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