Safety Flash
Helicopter rotor downdraft hazards – Oil & Gas UK (OGUK)
Helicopter rotor downdraft hazards – Oil & Gas UK (OGUK)
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 05/16
- Dropped ObjectsHelicopter and Aviation
- Dropped objects
- Helicopter operations
- Helicopter
- Positive retention and reliable securingRisk assessmentSafety communication
- HelideckOffshore installation
Summary
This safety flash describes helicopter downdraft lifting unsecured baggage and other objects near helidecks, including bags landing on a level 10 m below. It discusses wind effects, storage and ineffective crate-lid securing, and suggests reviewing risk assessments, briefing crews and securing or removing susceptible materials before flights.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Helicopter operations; offshore aviation; rotary-wing operations.
Classifications: Helicopter; rotorcraft.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Helideck; helicopter landing deck.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
Helicopter rotor downwash can dislodge unsecured equipment near helidecks, creating risks to personnel, structures and aircraft.
IMCA SF 05/16. Themes: dropped objects, helicopter and aviation.