Safety Alert
Failure to Use Fall Protection Results in High Potential Incident
Failure to Use Fall Protection Results in High Potential Incident
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 04-17
- Working at Height
- Falls from height
- Working at height
- Fall protection equipmentHand toolsScaffold
- Management of changePermit to work
Summary
A scaffolding foreman removing temporary sea fastenings fell through an opening to a deck 13.5 m below after a spanner slipped, fracturing his pelvis. His safety line was unsecured. The account describes replacing planned scaffolding with harnesses, with the change agreed by a construction supervisor but not followed up with permit authorities.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Fall protection equipment; safety harness; fall arrest equipment.
Classifications: Hand tools; hand-held tools; handheld tools.
Classifications: Scaffold; scaffolding.
Classifications: Management of change; MOC; change management.
Classifications: Permit to work; PTW; work permit.
IADC Alert 04-17. Themes: working at height.