Safety Flash
Third-party truck not in appropriate or safe condition
Third-party truck not in appropriate or safe condition
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 19/22
- Contractor ManagementCorrosionInspection and MaintenanceVehicles and Driving
- Corrosion
- Inspection and maintenanceVehicles and driving
- Contractor managementPre-use checksStop-work authority
Summary
Joint inspections before pipe transport identified unsafe third-party trucks, including tyre defects, corroded trailer beds and worn bolster padding. Rejected vehicles were withdrawn pending rectification. The flash recommends defining supplier requirements and considering an inspection checklist, and separately describes a low-loader hydraulic hose failure that leaked approximately 10 litres.
Classifications: Corrosion; corrosion damage.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Vehicles and driving; driving; road transport.
Classifications: Contractor management; contractor assurance.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Stop-work authority; stop work; stop-work intervention.
Summary
Trucks to be used for the pipes were inspected and several defects identified.
IMCA SF 19/22. Themes: contractor management, corrosion, inspection and maintenance, vehicles and driving.