Safety Flash
Control of sub-contractor personnel: Unplanned and uncertified lifting operations
Control of sub-contractor personnel: Unplanned and uncertified lifting operations
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 10/15
- Contractor ManagementCrane and RiggingLifting OperationsPermit to Work
- Risk management
- Lifting operationsRigging
- Lifting accessories
- Contractor managementPermit to workPre-use checksRisk assessment
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A near miss aboard a vessel involved subcontractors using uncertified lifting equipment and slings over sharp frame edges. Visiting shore-based staff stopped the work. The flash examines absent planning, incomplete hazard assessment and failed permit checks, highlighting contractor oversight, equipment suitability and inspection before and after use.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Contractor management; contractor assurance.
Classifications: Permit to work; PTW; work permit.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Subcontractors used uncertified lifting equipment without adequate planning, supervision or permit verification.
IMCA SF 10/15. Themes: contractor management, crane and rigging, lifting operations, permit to work.