Safety Flash
Near-miss: Person fell from boarding ladder
Near-miss: Person fell from boarding ladder
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 05/12
- Control of WorkMarine OperationsSlips, Trips and Falls
- Falls from heightSlips, trips and falls
- Personnel transfer
- Ladder
- Competence and trainingOperating and work proceduresOperational supervisionStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A passenger fell between an anchor handling tug and a barge during ladder transfer, landing on a tyre fender and sustaining a superficial arm scratch. The flash identifies unfollowed transfer procedures, inadequate resource allocation and missing embarkation arrangements, and describes revised procedures, marine traffic oversight and reinforcement of stop-work authority.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Personnel transfer; crew transfer.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A passenger fell between an anchor-handling tug and barge during personnel transfer when required arrangements and procedures were not followed.
IMCA SF 05/12. Themes: control of work, marine operations, slips, trips and falls.