Safety Flash
Near miss: narrowly avoided fall from height due to missing deck gratings
Near miss: narrowly avoided fall from height due to missing deck gratings
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 03/25
- Control of WorkWorking at Height
- Falls from height
- Inspection and maintenance
- Ladder
- Exclusion zonesFall preventionSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A Chief Engineer narrowly avoided a 4–5 m fall through a missing mezzanine grating during docking. Worksite barriers had been removed after machinery lifting, while a secondary ladder access remained unprotected. The flash examines overlooked access routes, delayed grating replacement and the yard’s subsequent emphasis on vigilance in task planning.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Exclusion zones; red zones; restricted access zones.
Classifications: Fall prevention; edge protection; guardrails.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
After a grating was removed, the Chief Engineer, on the way to inspect the work, nearly fell 4-5m.
IMCA SF 03/25. Themes: control of work, working at height.