Safety Flash
Man overboard from stinger
Man overboard from stinger
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 19/20
- Control of WorkManagement of ChangeMarine OperationsWorking at Height
- DrowningFalls from height
- Inspection and maintenanceWorking at height
- Permit to workRisk assessmentSafety communicationStop-work authority
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
An electrician checking a stinger camera on a vessel alongside in port fell about two metres through an opening in the grating into the water. He reached a pre-deployed lifebuoy and was recovered with minor scratches. The flash examines deferred repairs, unverified work controls and failures to reassess unsafe conditions.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Permit to work; PTW; work permit.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A member of the crew fell overboard through an opening in the stinger
IMCA SF 19/20. Themes: control of work, management of change, marine operations, working at height.