Safety Flash
MSF: Burn to arm from contact with tumble dryer
MSF: Burn to arm from contact with tumble dryer
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 19/25
- IsolationMachinery and Equipment
- Machine guarding
- Marine industry
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Summary
A crew member sustained a minor lower-arm burn after opening a tumble dryer mid-cycle and touching its metal door frame before cooling was complete. Follow-up tests examined frame temperatures and cooling time. The flash highlights waiting for programme completion and asks whether a temperature-dependent door interlock would improve safety.
Classifications: Machine guarding; machinery guards; machine guards.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Summary
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published Safety Alert 25-13 relating to a crew member burning themselves on a tumble dryer.
IMCA SF 19/25. Themes: isolation, machinery and equipment.