Safety Flash
Near miss: Potential fire – overheating of oil in deep frying pan
Near miss: Potential fire – overheating of oil in deep frying pan
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 04/19
- Competence and TrainingHot Work and FireMachinery and Equipment
- Fire
- Inspection and maintenance
- Functional testingLockout and tagoutOperating and work procedures
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A vessel galley near miss involved smoking cooking oil above 200 °C in a deep-frying pan. Both thermostat sensor elements were displaced. The flash describes lockout/tagout, sensor repositioning and thermostat testing, and highlights crew unfamiliarity with the equipment alongside cleaning instructions and recommended checks on other vessels.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Lockout and tagout; LOTO; lockout/tagout.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Mispositioned temperature sensors allowed cooking oil to exceed the thermometer range, creating a potential galley fire.
IMCA SF 04/19. Themes: competence and training, hot work and fire, machinery and equipment.