Safety Flash
MSF: Potential dropped objects – nets or tarps to cover cargo?
MSF: Potential dropped objects – nets or tarps to cover cargo?
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 20/20
- Dropped ObjectsLifting OperationsLine of FireManual Handling
- Dropped objectsLine of fire
- Cargo transferLifting operations
- Risk assessment
- Marine industry
Summary
A wooden baton found beneath a cargo basket prompted assessment of covers for open-topped cargo carrying units. The flash discusses unsecured tarpaulin supports and risks when removing them before crane lifting. It recommends risk assessment of cover choices, including cargo exposure and manual handling, and consideration of cord strap instead of wooden batons.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Summary
Marine Safety Forum Safety Alert 20-04 describes a potential dropped object (PDO) during cargo operations. A wooden baton of the type often used to support covers attached to open topped Cargo Carrying Units (CCUs), was discovered jammed against the underside of a cargo basket.
IMCA SF 20/20. Themes: dropped objects, lifting operations, line of fire, manual handling.