Safety Flash
High potential near-miss: Incorrectly secured overhead equipment
High potential near-miss: Incorrectly secured overhead equipment
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 11/17
- Dropped ObjectsInspection and MaintenanceWorking at Height
- Dropped objectsLearning from incidents
- Inspection and maintenance
- Fall protection equipmentLifting accessories
- Contractor managementPositive retention and reliable securing
Summary
Loose shackle pins on two overhead fall arrest inertia reels presented a potentially fatal dropped-object risk. Incorrect securing clips had fallen out, while weather protection boxes hindered inspection. The flash highlights unshared previous findings and recommends appropriate pin retention, checks of overhead equipment, suitable inspection arrangements and assurance of third-party installation work.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Learning from incidents; incident learning; lessons learnt; lessons learned.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Fall protection equipment; safety harness; fall arrest equipment.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Contractor management; contractor assurance.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Summary
During operations, it was observed that the connecting shackle pins on two separate items of overhead equipment (fall arrest inertia reels) were loose and could have become detached. Had any of this equipment fallen, it could have struck someone underneath with potentially fatal consequences.
IMCA SF 11/17. Themes: dropped objects, inspection and maintenance, working at height.