Oil Industry Incidents: Causes, Reports, and Spill Kits

• The lesson is about the impact of incidents in the oil industry.
• The lesson includes describing incidents, understanding the causes of accidents, completing incident report forms, and handling oil spills.

Content of The Lesson

• Part 1 covers incidents.
• Part 1 focuses on explaining what happened, using collocations with fire for language and vocabulary related to fire incidents.
• Part 2 focuses on explaining the causes of accidents and why something happened, and the vocabulary to connect equipment.
• Part 3 focuses on filling the forms, including how to read and tell time with the 24-hour clock and vocabulary for accidents and incidents reports.
• Part 4 addresses dealing with spills, the usage of "be supplied" and vocabulary about "spill kits".

Accident vs. Incident

• An accident always involves undesirable consequences such as damage or injury.
• An incident may not have such consequences.
• An incident is a broader term, including situations that didn't cause damage.
• An accident implies damage or injury.

Vocabulary: Incidents

• Handle: to manage something
• On-site: at the location
• Off-site: outside the location
• Crude distillation unit: an installation for the distillation of crude oil
• Flare drum outlet: the outlet of a flare drum
• Sustain: to receive damage
• Fire-retardant: fire-resistant
• Trip out: to remove a drill string from a well
• FCCU (fluid catalytic cracking unit): a fluid catalytic cracking unit
• Shut down: to turn off, stop, close
• Release: to let out
• Outlet pipe: the outlet pipe
• Flare knot - out drum: flare knockout drum, flare drain drum

Vocabulary: Equipment Problems

• Connection thread: thread connection
• To tighten: tighten
• Worn thread: worn thread
• Deformed lugs: deformed lugs
• Coupling: coupling, connection
• Inquiry: request, research, study
• Released: released
• LPG loading arms: arms for loading LPG (liquefied petroleum gas)

Vocabulary: Doing the Paperwork

• Intentionally: deliberately
• Discharge: release
• To pursuit: search, aspiration
• To result in: to lead to
• Jump start: quick start
• Fatalities: deaths, casualties
• Emergency responders: rescue services
• Right-of-way: the right of way, priority of movement
• Hot work: hot work using open fire

Vocabulary: Cleaning Up

• Refueling: refueling, topping up
• Mishaps and collisions: accidents and collisions
• Aground: aground
• Ruptured: torn
• Countermeasures: countermeasures
• SPCC (Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures): Prevention, control, and spill response measures
• Spill kit: a set of spill response
• To absorb: to absorb
• Diatomaceous: diatomaceous
• Oil Sorb: oil sorbent
• Saturated: saturated
• Berms: barriers or embankments to prevent oil spills
• Seal: sealant
• Is supplied as socks, pillows and pads: supplied as socks, pillows and pads
• Butt: tips
• Leading edge: leading edge
• Curb: restriction or containment
• Drain opening: drain opening, drain hole
• Supplied in: supplied in
• Supplied with: supplied with
• Supplied to: supplied to
• Supplied as: supplied as
• Supplied by: supplied by
• Supplied on: delivered on

Hometask

• Learn vocabulary by heart.
• Prepare a presentation with vocabulary.
• Prepare a speech on the following topics: incidents (collocations with fire), causes of accidents, doing paperwork, and oil spills.

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