Safety Alert
Risk of serious injury from motion compensated gangways
Risk of serious injury from motion compensated gangways
- HSE
- Safety Alert
- ED02-2024
- Line of FireMarine Operations
- Crushing and pinch pointsFalls from heightRisk management
- Inspection and maintenancePersonnel transfer
- Gangway
- Alarm managementCompetence and trainingPreventive maintenanceRisk assessment
- Marine industryOffshore windUpstream oil and gas
- Offshore installation
Summary
This safety notice addresses serious injury risks during deployment and use of motion compensated gangways, including entrapment, shearing and falls from open walkway ends. It sets out expectations for risk assessment, timely audible and visible auto-retraction warnings, user and operator competence, and inspection and maintenance arrangements.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Personnel transfer; crew transfer.
Classifications: Gangway; walk-to-work gangway; W2W gangway.
Classifications: Alarm management.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Offshore wind; offshore wind energy.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
ED02-2024. Themes: line of fire, marine operations.