Safety Flash
Dropped flexible pipe incident
Dropped flexible pipe incident
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 17/19
- Dropped ObjectsLifting OperationsLine of FireManagement of Change
- Dropped objectsLine of fire
- Lifting operationsRigging
- Lifting accessoriesWinch
- Management of changeOperating and work proceduresPre-use checksRisk assessment
Summary
A six-tonne riser test piece fell approximately 23 m when a laced round sling slipped during reversal of a lift. Nobody was injured. The flash identifies incorrect sling configuration, absent change management and inadequate preparation, and highlights intervention, equipment checks, hazard assessment and clear rigging guidance.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Winch; winches.
Classifications: Management of change; MOC; change management.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Summary
A flexible pipe test piece dropped when an incorrectly configured sling slipped during a reversed lift.
IMCA SF 17/19. Themes: dropped objects, lifting operations, line of fire, management of change.