Safety Flash
Personal injury – burns from hot engine oil to body and face
Personal injury – burns from hot engine oil to body and face
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 20/22
- IsolationLine of FirePressure Systems
- Line of fireLoss of containmentPressure systems
- Inspection and maintenance
- Valve
- Energy and process isolationOperating and work proceduresOperational supervisionRisk assessment
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
An engineer suffered burns when hot fuel sprayed onto his body and face while opening a main-engine fuel oil filter aboard a vessel alongside. The flash identifies inadequate risk assessment, improper compressed-air isolation, omitted pressure checks and draining, and failures to follow procedures. Lessons emphasise thorough assessment, supervision and adherence to instructions.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Loss of containment; containment loss.
Classifications: Pressure systems; stored pressure; pressurised systems; pressurized systems.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Valve; valves.
Classifications: Energy and process isolation; isolation; energy isolation.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
CHIRP Maritime, an industry charity facilitating confidential incident reporting from seafarers, has published its Annual Digest 2021.
IMCA SF 20/22. Themes: isolation, line of fire, pressure systems.