What does PAD stand for?

Piper Alpha Disaster

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Samples in periodicals archive:

CAPTION(S): DEVASTATION: The Piper Alpha disaster killed 167

WORKERS FACE DAILY DANGERS

The most devastating loss of life occurred in the Piper Alpha disaster in 1988, when 167 men died in an explosion aboard an oil platform - a tragedy that was later blamed on inadequate maintenance.

Safety failings that have made the oil industry a risky business

The Piper Alpha disaster was caused after a gas leak on the North Sea platformignited, engulfing it in a massive fireball.

Never let them be forgotten

A series of mostly downcast, sometimes sombre madrigals followed by two pieces involving string orchestra,one in memoriam to the Piper Alpha disaster, the other featuring texts from the Russian Orthodox mass for the dead.

ARTS DIARY: MUSIC - Ensemble 10/10 andHilliard Ensemble, Philharmonic ...

The photographs used in the court case following the Piper Alpha disaster had the quality of a maelstrom about them.

Still in peril..

The deaths of 167 people in the Piper Alpha disaster in 1988 led to a major safety review and standards have since improved.

WORKERS FACE DAILY DANGERS

The most devastating loss of life occurred in the Piper Alpha disaster in 1988, when 167 men died in an explosion aboard an oil platform - a tragedy that was later blamed on inadequate maintenance.

Safety failings that have made the oil industry a risky business

When the Piper Alpha disaster struck in July 1988, killing 167 riggers, Mr Cross was manning Thorus, a fire fighting vessel which helped pick up survivors from the sea.

OIL RIG HERO EDDIE DIES