Safety Flash
MSF: CO2 system left non-operational after servicing
MSF: CO2 system left non-operational after servicing
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 19/22
- Hot Work and FireInspection and MaintenanceIsolationPermit to Work
- FireLearning from incidents
- Inspection and maintenance
- Contractor managementFire protectionEnergy and process isolationPermit to work
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A vessel’s fixed CO2 firefighting system remained inoperable because survey safety pins were not removed, discovered almost four weeks later. The flash reinforces owner-specific lessons on isolation records, considering permits to work, inspecting contractor reinstatement and circulating safety learning, while noting that incident-specific causes and corrective actions were not supplied.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Learning from incidents; incident learning; lessons learnt; lessons learned.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Contractor management; contractor assurance.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Energy and process isolation; isolation; energy isolation.
Classifications: Permit to work; PTW; work permit.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The Marine Safety Forum has published Safety Alert 22-10 relating to an important safety system being left non-operational after it was serviced.
IMCA SF 19/22. Themes: hot work and fire, inspection and maintenance, isolation, permit to work.