Safety Flash
Latent trip hazards
Latent trip hazards
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 06/19
- Human FactorsManagement of ChangeSlips, Trips and Falls
- Human factorsSlips, trips and falls
- Human-centred designManagement of change
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
Two crew injuries in vessel machinery spaces involved an exposed support gusset and uneven walkways. The flash links latent hazards to vessel design and engineering changes, recommends human factors in design and management of change, and describes a fleet-wide hazard hunt followed by rectification or scheduled maintenance.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Human-centred design.
Classifications: Management of change; MOC; change management.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Design and modification defects created uneven walking surfaces, leading to injuries and a fleet-wide programme to identify latent hazards.
IMCA SF 06/19. Themes: human factors, management of change, slips, trips and falls.