Safety Flash
Unsafe actions and conditions – Inhibited alarm buttons
Unsafe actions and conditions – Inhibited alarm buttons
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 09/19
- Control of WorkEmergency ResponseHot Work and Fire
- Operator displays and control interfaces
- Alarm management
- Marine industry
- Vessel
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Summary
A vessel safety walk-round identified alarm acknowledgement and mute buttons held down with toothpicks and adhesive tape. The flash stresses the importance of prompt attention to visual and audible alarms for protecting people, equipment and vessels. The affected alarms were not fire alarms.
Classifications: Operator displays and control interfaces.
Classifications: Alarm management.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Inhibited visual alarms, buzzers and sirens can delay attendance and increase risks to personnel, equipment and vessels.
IMCA SF 09/19. Themes: control of work, emergency response, hot work and fire.