Safety Flash
Working with hoses and pressure
Working with hoses and pressure
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 09/03
- Hazardous SubstancesInspection and MaintenancePersonal Protective EquipmentPressure Systems
- Hazardous substancesLine of fireMechanical failurePressure systems
- Inspection and maintenance
- HosePersonal protective equipmentValve
- First aid and medical provisionPositive retention and reliable securing
Summary
This safety flash describes hydraulic oil exposure from a leaking seal and a fatal truck tyre inflation incident involving a released wheel lock ring. Employee guidance addresses hose restraint, condition checks, protective equipment and spray-gun safeguards, alongside safe positioning during pressurisation and prompt washing after oil or chemical exposure.
Classifications: Hazardous substances; hazardous chemicals; chemical exposure.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Hose; flexible hose.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: First aid and medical provision.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Summary
The guidance covers hose failure, pressure release, injection, chemical exposure and tyre hazards, with controls for equipment, positioning and protective equipment.
IMCA SF 09/03. Themes: hazardous substances, inspection and maintenance, personal protective equipment, pressure systems.