Safety Flash
Lone worker collapsed at onshore site
Lone worker collapsed at onshore site
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 08/24
- Control of WorkEmergency ResponseOccupational Health
- Occupational health
- Emergency responseFirst aid and medical provisionMedical surveillanceRisk assessment
- Onshore facility
Summary
A lone worker at an onshore workshop collapsed because of a pre-existing, non-work-related medical condition and was discovered the following day. The flash examines delayed alarm raising and absent personnel tracking, highlighting lone-working risk assessment, medical screening, health surveillance and consideration of automatic fall alarms.
Classifications: Occupational health; worker health.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: First aid and medical provision.
Classifications: Medical surveillance.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Onshore facility; onshore plant.
Summary
A person collapsed at a workshop facility due to a non-work related, pre-existing medical condition.
IMCA SF 08/24. Themes: control of work, emergency response, occupational health.