Safety Flash
Quayside dropped object
Quayside dropped object
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 17/19
- Dropped ObjectsInspection and MaintenanceStructural and Asset Integrity
- Dropped objectsStructural and asset integrity
- Cargo transferInspection and maintenance
- Pre-use checksPreventive maintenance
- Marine industry
- Port and quayside
Summary
A 5 kg steel plate detached from a freight container during vessel loading and fell onto the quayside, without injury. The flash identifies degraded stitch welds, damage-prone forklift pockets and omitted underside inspections. It recommends quarantining affected pockets until rectified, inspecting container undersides before dispatch and implementing regular inspection and maintenance.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Summary
A metal plate detached from a container underside after deteriorated stitch welds failed.
IMCA SF 17/19. Themes: dropped objects, inspection and maintenance, structural and asset integrity.