I worked at the company which converted the GLOMAR Explorer into an oil drilling rig - first time I visited Portland was to pick up the ship, around 1997 more or less.
Long story short, critical safety devices were eliminated by an incompetent Engineer and two people were almost killed. One is barely alive. We paid out MILLIONS in compe…
I worked at the company which converted the GLOMAR Explorer into an oil drilling rig - first time I visited Portland was to pick up the ship, around 1997 more or less.
Long story short, critical safety devices were eliminated by an incompetent Engineer and two people were almost killed. One is barely alive. We paid out MILLIONS in compensation, but no compensation is worth the injury. The safety system eliminated saved 0.005% on a $300 million project.
At the next management meeting, several folks LAUGHED at the injured man who could now barely talk, but quickly added that he was "taken care of". I told the entire room about how removing the safety system was VERY well known, and in fact I'd been denied money to restore it by every manager I report to, including several in the room.
I pointed out that US law allows a judge to sentence anyone who knew about the safety issue to prison for negligence. The safety device wasn't just good to have, it was required.
We added safety devices outselves, and never trusted the project folks again.
I worked at the company which converted the GLOMAR Explorer into an oil drilling rig - first time I visited Portland was to pick up the ship, around 1997 more or less.
Long story short, critical safety devices were eliminated by an incompetent Engineer and two people were almost killed. One is barely alive. We paid out MILLIONS in compensation, but no compensation is worth the injury. The safety system eliminated saved 0.005% on a $300 million project.
At the next management meeting, several folks LAUGHED at the injured man who could now barely talk, but quickly added that he was "taken care of". I told the entire room about how removing the safety system was VERY well known, and in fact I'd been denied money to restore it by every manager I report to, including several in the room.
I pointed out that US law allows a judge to sentence anyone who knew about the safety issue to prison for negligence. The safety device wasn't just good to have, it was required.
We added safety devices outselves, and never trusted the project folks again.