Safety Flash
Galley safety – rice cooker smouldering
Galley safety – rice cooker smouldering
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 04/19
- Hot Work and FireIsolationMachinery and Equipment
- FireHuman factors
- Operator displays and control interfaces
- Human-centred designEnergy and process isolationOperating and work procedures
Summary
An unused rice cooker was likely activated unintentionally through controls exposed to passing pedestrians. With no rice or liquid present, heat accumulated and its rubber seal smouldered. No injury or major outcome resulted. Lessons address unplugging equipment during prolonged disuse, protective barriers and area inspections.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Operator displays and control interfaces.
Classifications: Human-centred design.
Classifications: Energy and process isolation; isolation; energy isolation.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Summary
An unintentionally activated cooker overheated and smouldered, demonstrating the need to isolate unused appliances and prevent accidental operation.
IMCA SF 04/19. Themes: hot work and fire, isolation, machinery and equipment.