Safety Flash
Chemical spill leads to costly deck replacement
Chemical spill leads to costly deck replacement
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 16/17
- CorrosionHazardous SubstancesStructural and Asset Integrity
- CorrosionHazardous substancesLoss of containmentStructural and asset integrity
- Inspection and maintenance
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A safety flash describes damage beneath a vessel’s cargo deck after a caustic soda spill. Washing with water left diluted chemical trapped beneath wooden planking, where a reaction damaged aluminium supports. It highlights corrosion, potential personnel health risks and conditional generation of flammable hydrogen when caustic soda encounters aluminium.
Classifications: Corrosion; corrosion damage.
Classifications: Hazardous substances; hazardous chemicals; chemical exposure.
Classifications: Loss of containment; containment loss.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The USCG has published Marine Safety Alert 01-17 relating to hazards from chemical spills.
IMCA SF 16/17. Themes: corrosion, hazardous substances, structural and asset integrity.