Safety Flash
Smoke in the battery room
Smoke in the battery room
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 20/25
- Electrical SafetyEmergency ResponseHot Work and FireMachinery and Equipment
- Electrical safetyFire
- Electrical isolation
- Personal protective equipment
- Competence and trainingEmergency responseFire protectionVentilation
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
A vessel alongside experienced smoke from overheated nickel-cadmium batteries supplying a DP-system UPS. Crews isolated circuits and removed batteries for cooling, without injury or escalation. The flash examines uncertain causes, restricted cabinet access and incomplete records, highlighting battery inventories, detection, emergency training and installation improvements.
Classifications: Electrical safety; electrical hazards.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Electrical isolation; electrical lockout.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Ventilation; forced ventilation.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Smoke was observed in the battery room of a vessel alongside.
IMCA SF 20/25. Themes: electrical safety, emergency response, hot work and fire, machinery and equipment.