Safety Flash
Near-miss: Bilge cover left open
Near-miss: Bilge cover left open
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 17/16
- Control of WorkInspection and MaintenanceSlips, Trips and Falls
- Learning from incidentsSlips, trips and falls
- Inspection and maintenance
- Control of workOperational supervisionRisk assessmentStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
Crew found an unguarded open bilge cover in a vessel’s engine room after brine pump maintenance was interrupted. Similar earlier near misses had already been discussed across the fleet. The flash describes closing the covers and a safety stand down, and stresses risk assessment, control of openings and effective supervision.
Classifications: Learning from incidents; incident learning; lessons learnt; lessons learned.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Control of work; work control.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
An unattended open bilge cover without barriers created a fall hazard during engine-room maintenance.
IMCA SF 17/16. Themes: control of work, inspection and maintenance, slips, trips and falls.