Safety Flash
Topic working with tubulars – Incident report
Topic working with tubulars – Incident report
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 11/03
- Control of WorkLifting OperationsLine of Fire
- Leadership and safety cultureRisk management
- Cargo transferLifting operationsRigging
- Lifting accessories
- Operating and work proceduresRisk assessmentSafety communicationStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A crewman sustained a lost-time injury during tubular backloading at a rig in the UK sector. The flash examines missing loading information, trapped strops, changed tasks without adequate risk reassessment, toolbox discussions omitting risks and unused stop-work authority. It also challenges acceptance of non-compliant backloading practices.
Classifications: Leadership and safety culture; safety culture; safety leadership.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Tubular handling problems arose from inadequate planning, changing conditions, poor risk assessment and failure to stop unsafe work.
IMCA SF 11/03. Themes: control of work, lifting operations, line of fire.