NTF11937 – Incident details

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Woodside Energy Global notified NOPSEMA of a dangerous occurrence at the Pyrenees offshore facility in Western Australia on 18 December 2022. During routine maintenance function testing of a pedestal crane, the emergency lowering system failed when the manual directional control valve did not open as intended. The crane was immediately isolated, the failed valve was replaced, and function testing was repeated before the crane returned to service. NOPSEMA escalated the incident to level 1 investigation status on 19 December 2022. Woodside provided an initial report on 19 December (two days ahead of the required 21 December deadline), which was reviewed on 12 January 2023. The incident was categorised as occupational health and safety damage to safety-critical equipment.