The New York Times wrote an article titled “Workers on Doomed Rig Voiced Concern About Safety” that questioned the maintenance practices of Transocean aboard the Deepwater Horizon. Quotes from the article include:
“Some workers also voiced concerns about poor equipment reliability, ‘which they believed was as a result of drilling priorities taking precedence over planned maintenance,’ according to the survey.”
“’I’m petrified of dropping anything from heights not because I’m afraid of hurting anyone (the area is barriered off), but because I’m afraid of getting fired,’ one worker wrote.”
““The company is always using fear tactics,” another worker said. ‘All these games and your mind gets tired.‘”
“The two Transocean-commissioned reports obtained by The Times echo the findings of a maintenance audit conducted by BP in September 2009. But the Transocean-commissioned reports indicate that maintenance concerns existed just days before the explosion and the rig owner was aware of them. The 2009 BP audit found that Transocean had left 390 maintenance jobs undone, requiring more than 3,500 hours of work. The BP audit also referred to the amount of deferred work as ‘excessive.‘”
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