Safety Flash
Hot work whilst working at height in a confined space – job was stopped
Hot work whilst working at height in a confined space – job was stopped
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 04/24
- Confined SpaceHot Work and FirePermit to WorkWorking at Height
- Falls from heightRisk management
- Confined space entryHot workWorking at height
- Fall protection equipment
- Operational supervisionPermit to workRisk assessmentStop-work authority
- Vessel
Summary
A contractor’s welder was observed flame-cutting inside a vessel’s ballast tank on a wooden platform over 1.80 m high, without fall protection. Work was stopped and a harness, inertia reel and tripod arrangement introduced temporarily. The flash identifies missing permits, an unreviewed risk assessment and inadequate supervision.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Confined space entry; tank entry; enclosed space entry.
Classifications: Hot work; welding and cutting.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Fall protection equipment; safety harness; fall arrest equipment.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Permit to work; PTW; work permit.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A third-party contractor’s welder was standing on the wooden platform (the actual height was over 1.80m) inside a confined space.
IMCA SF 04/24. Themes: confined space, hot work and fire, permit to work, working at height.