Safety Flash
Mattress beam landed very close to divers
Mattress beam landed very close to divers
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 18/19
- Control of WorkDivingDropped ObjectsLifting Operations
- Line of fire
- Lifting operationsROV operationsSaturation diving
- CraneLifting accessoriesRemotely operated vehicle
- Exclusion zonesOperating and work proceduresSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Subsea
Summary
A mattress lifting beam was lowered dangerously close to saturation divers recovering concrete mattresses on the seabed. The flash identifies lost visual monitoring, poor visibility and failure to stop work. Follow-up checks addressed load separation, diver–crane communications, ROV monitoring, beam visibility aids and incident reporting.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: ROV operations; remotely operated vehicle operations.
Classifications: Saturation diving; sat diving.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Remotely operated vehicle; ROV; underwater robot.
Classifications: Exclusion zones; red zones; restricted access zones.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Subsea; underwater worksite.
Summary
A subsea lifting beam landed close to divers after visual control was lost and the operation continued without adequate reassessment.
IMCA SF 18/19. Themes: control of work, diving, dropped objects, lifting operations.