Safety Flash
Near miss: potential dropped objects on temporary buoy modules (TBMs)
Near miss: potential dropped objects on temporary buoy modules (TBMs)
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 11/18
- Contractor ManagementDivingDropped Objects
- Dropped objects
- Diving operationsROV operations
- Contractor managementOperating and work proceduresPositive retention and reliable securingStop-work authority
- Upstream oil and gas
- Subsea
Summary
Two near misses involved loose objects discovered on temporary buoyancy modules retrieved to deck during tension leg platform installation. One concerned unrecovered subsea lamps and missing subcontractor notification; the other involved an inadequately lashed retaining pin removed by an ROV. Actions addressed material recovery procedures and reinforced stop-work authority.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Diving operations; diving; commercial diving.
Classifications: ROV operations; remotely operated vehicle operations.
Classifications: Contractor management; contractor assurance.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Classifications: Subsea; underwater worksite.
Summary
Near miss: potential dropped objects on a temporary buoys (TBMs)
IMCA SF 11/18. Themes: contractor management, diving, dropped objects.