Case Study: Woodside implements groundbreaking safety system to protect offshore drilling crews

Woodside implements groundbreaking safety system to protect offshore drilling crews HaloGuard™ is an innovative safety system technology to help protect offshore drilling crews from moving equipment. The system was recently installed on a drilling rig contracted to Woodside in what is believed to be an Australian first.

The HaloGuard system combines a wearable alarm, a real-time location transmitter and a machine vision system. It is designed to track the position of personnel and equipment on the drill floor.If a person with a wearable device comes within a certain proximity of moving equipment, they are notified by an alarm through the wearable device. In the event the person remains in close proximity of the moving equipment, the system will stop the equipment until they return to a safer, more distant position.

In October 2024, the new safety system was commissioned on the Transocean Endurance which is currently conducting a decommissioning campaign off the Pilbara coast and will move on to perform additional activities well into mid-2026.By enabling machines with the technology to track, sense and, if needed, stop operations, HaloGuard provides an advanced layer of individual protection on the drill floor.