Safety Flash
Fire door left wedged open
Fire door left wedged open
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 01/22
- Control of WorkHot Work and Fire
- Fire
- Fire protectionRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
A vessel visit in port revealed a laundry fire door still propped open after work. The flash identifies missing risk assessment, toolbox discussion and post-job inspection. It recommends assessing disabled safety systems and checking their restoration, while suggesting design-stage consideration of tasks that avoid disabling safeguards.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Class A fire door for the laundry was intentionally wedged open with a wooden block.
IMCA SF 01/22. Themes: control of work, hot work and fire.