Safety Flash
SWL plate dropped from crane block
SWL plate dropped from crane block
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 17/25
- CorrosionCrane and RiggingDropped ObjectsInspection and Maintenance
- CorrosionDropped objects
- Inspection and maintenance
- Crane
- Independent audit and verificationPre-use checks
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A safety flash describes a 0.9 kg SWL plate falling from an auxiliary hook block onto a vessel’s main deck, with its fall height unconfirmed. Suspected galvanic corrosion caused rivet failure. It highlights missed inspection hazards, undocumented fittings, checks of other plates and a brought-forward third-party DROPS inspection.
Classifications: Corrosion; corrosion damage.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Independent audit and verification.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
An “SWL” plate weighing 0.9kg fell from the auxiliary hook block and landed on the main deck of a newly purchased vessel.
IMCA SF 17/25. Themes: corrosion, crane and rigging, dropped objects, inspection and maintenance.