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Project Number 236
Date of Summary March 31, 1997
Subject Development and Testing of the FLAIM (Fire and Life Safety Assessment Indexing Model) for Evaluating the Safety of Offshore Platforms and Marine Loading Terminals
Performing Activity Paragon Engineering
Principal Investigator John E. Van Meter and Robert G. Bea
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Estimated Completion March 1998
Description This is a Joint Industry Project (JIP). The purpose, of this project, was to further development, testing, and verification of the FLAIM concept. The goal was to prevent fires and explosions that may lead to loss of containment and oil spills.
Progress A model was being developed that used two evaluations: Safety Management Systems and Physical Qualities. Each of the evaluations has two parts: an overall assessment and a detailed assessment. For the Safety Management System evaluation, there were eight categories of questions. These questions will include Basic Minimal Questions developed by UCB for initial assessments.

Reports

AA (64 pages) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . Hee, D., Bea, R., Roberts, K., Williamson, R., Fire and Life Safety Assessment and Indexing Methodology II (FLAIM II)- Development and Test Plan, report submitted by Marine Technology and Management Group, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Haas.
AB (79 pages) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . Flaim Joint Industry Project Minutes of Meeting No. 6, Paragon Engineering Services, February 18 & 19, 1997, New Orleans, Louisiana.
AC (130 pages) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . Panel on Risk Assessments of Offshore Platforms, 7th Draft Report, Paragon Engineering Services Inc. April 16, 1997.
AD (410 pages) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . Safety Assessment of Management System Draft Final Report Paragon Engineering Services Incorporated August 21, 1997.

 

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