Showing posts with label Lord Cullen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lord Cullen. Show all posts

Friday, 5 July 2013

Piper Alpha anniversary

The newspapers and television are full of recollections of the horrific Piper Alpha disaster 25 years ago.

See the original  enquiry conducted by Lord Cullen into the events electronically via  the House of Commons Parliamentary Papers database . Details on how to access this resource via the National Library of Scotland
here
We also old the print copy of the enquiry. The details required to request to view this item are P.P. 1990/91 Cm 1310.
More information on using the library here

Wednesday, 9 July 2008

Piper Alpha Disaster - 20 years on

Twenty years after the disaster, have lessons been learned? You can find out more about this major event here at the Library. "The Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha Disaster" (the Cullen Report) is here, shelfmark: P.P. 1990-91 Cm 1310. We also have the transcripts of the proceedings. Ask for "Piper Alpha public inquiry [proceedings] held at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen before the Hon. Lord Cullen", shelfmark: GEK.58. You can also read the Health & Safety Executive's report into the implementation of Lord Cullen's recommendations: "Implementation of Lord Cullen's research and development recomendations / J.G. Krol ... [et al.]", shelfmark: GHI.1997.2.25.