Safety Flash
Gangway safety: A review of recent incidents and near-misses involving vessel gangways
Gangway safety: A review of recent incidents and near-misses involving vessel gangways
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 07/13
- Marine OperationsSlips, Trips and Falls
- Slips, trips and falls
- Personnel transfer
- Gangway
- Marine industry
Summary
This safety flash introduces a Marine Safety Forum review of several vessel gangway incidents and near misses reported by base staff. It identifies improper rigging of gangways and safety nets, alongside poor housekeeping that left tripping hazards on gangways. The underlying review is available on request from the Forum.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Personnel transfer; crew transfer.
Classifications: Gangway; walk-to-work gangway; W2W gangway.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Summary
The Marine Safety Forum has published safety flash 13-09 reviewing a number of incidents and near misses reported by base staff involving vessel gangways.
IMCA SF 07/13. Themes: marine operations, slips, trips and falls.