Safety Flash
Lifejacket battery caught fire
Lifejacket battery caught fire
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 01/22
- Hot Work and FireInspection and Maintenance
- Electrical safetyExplosionFire
- Inspection and maintenance
- Personal protective equipment
- Preventive maintenance
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
An inspection of a laid-up vessel revealed burnt lifejackets beneath a wheelhouse bench. An expired lithium battery in a lifejacket light had exploded; the closed compartment limited fire spread and contained smoke. The flash recommends suitable storage, expiry checks, scheduled inspections and proper disposal of damaged or expired batteries.
Classifications: Electrical safety; electrical hazards.
Classifications: Explosion; explosive atmospheres.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
During an inspection on a vessel in cold lay-up, the lifejackets stored underneath a sitting bench in the wheelhouse were found burned and melted.
IMCA SF 01/22. Themes: hot work and fire, inspection and maintenance.