Safety Alert
Safety Alert 362 - Poor Tag Line Awareness Leads to Multiple Incidents
Safety Alert 362 - Poor Tag Line Awareness Leads to Multiple Incidents
- BSEE
- Safety Alert
- BSEE Safety Alert 362
- Lifting OperationsLine of Fire
- EntanglementFalls from height
- Cargo transferLifting operations
- Crane
- Lifting planPre-use checksRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Vessel
Summary
This alert describes three Gulf of Mexico lifting incidents in which riggers became caught in tag lines and were lifted off decks; one fell and injured an ankle. Recommendations address line positioning and length, readiness signals, alternative all-stop communications, vessel motion and pre-job risk assessment.
Classifications: Entanglement; caught in machinery; drawn into machinery.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Lifting plan; lift planning.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The alert highlights incidents associated with poor awareness of tag lines during lifting activities.
BSEE Safety Alert 362. Themes: lifting operations, line of fire.