Safety Alert
Safety Alert 359 - Unsafe Use of Pipe Wrenches Discovered during Inspection
Safety Alert 359 - Unsafe Use of Pipe Wrenches Discovered during Inspection
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 359
- Machinery and Equipment
- Crushing and pinch pointsMechanical failure
- Decommissioning
- Hand tools
- Contractor managementPre-use checks
Summary
An inspection found damaged pipe wrenches being torqued with come-alongs attached through shackles during decommissioning. The alert explains manufacturers’ overload and injury warnings, recommends hand-only use and removal of damaged wrenches, and advises operators to consider restrictions on misuse and checks of contractors’ tools before and during work.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Decommissioning; facility dismantling.
Classifications: Hand tools; hand-held tools; handheld tools.
Classifications: Contractor management; contractor assurance.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
BSEE Safety Alert 359. Themes: machinery and equipment.