Safety Flash
Dropped object near-miss: Lifting
Dropped object near-miss: Lifting
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 14/15
- Control of WorkDropped ObjectsLifting Operations
- Dropped objects
- Lifting operationsRigging
- LadderScaffold
- Exclusion zonesOperational supervisionRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
Twelve lightweight steel plates fell during transfer to a vessel work platform, landing in a barricaded area without injuries. The flash identifies restricted receiving space, inadequate supervisory planning, mixed plate sizes in one load, deficient risk assessment and failures in the pre-job toolbox talk.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Scaffold; scaffolding.
Classifications: Exclusion zones; red zones; restricted access zones.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
An obstructed receiving area and inadequate planning created risks while transferring a mixed load of steel plates.
IMCA SF 14/15. Themes: control of work, dropped objects, lifting operations.