In the oil and gas industry, we claim that safety is paramount, more important than profits or cost. An oil and gas engineer will:
- Design a fail safe asset.
- For existing assets, additional safety equipment may be installed if the standards of safety have changed, or as low as reasonable practicable (ALARP) requirements have changed.
- If hardware can’t be designed or installed, we introduce procedures that staff can follow to minimise risk. Not the best solution, but a solution none the less.
In the real world, safety might have a different priority. I took the following photos at Cosmo’s World Theme Park, Berjaya Time Square, Malaysia. Emergency doors are installed, in case a quick emergency exit is required. However, I guess that they have had problems in the past, where ‘customers’ come in through the door and bypass the paying facilities. You gotta wonder, how exactly does this door function?
Locked Emergency Door
Locked Emergency Door
To their credit, if you did have to exit via this door, you find this little item next to it, kinda like the old style adventure games:
I for one probably won’t find the key in a real emergency. I wonder if their fire drills are witness and approved by Bomba.
Posted by Wata 
Wata - Malaysian Oil and Gas Engineer 