Safety Flash
Bypassing safety controls – violation of working at height requirements
Bypassing safety controls – violation of working at height requirements
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 07/21
- Contractor ManagementControl of WorkPersonal Protective EquipmentWorking at Height
- Falls from height
- Working at height
- CraneFall protection equipment
- Contractor managementControl of workStop-work authority
- Marine industry
Summary
This flash describes hull painting in dry dock using a shipyard crane and personnel basket without supplied safety harnesses or valid equipment test certificates. Work was stopped and certified equipment provided. Preliminary findings identify unclear oversight and failures to follow agreed requirements; actions address pre-docking checks and shipyard–contractor bridging agreements.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Fall protection equipment; safety harness; fall arrest equipment.
Classifications: Contractor management; contractor assurance.
Classifications: Control of work; work control.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Summary
The hull of a vessel in dry dock was being painted using the shipyard crane and a personnel basket, but it was observed that workers in the basket had not been provided with safety harnesses
IMCA SF 07/21. Themes: contractor management, control of work, personal protective equipment, working at height.