Safety Flash
BSEE: person fell through open hatch
BSEE: person fell through open hatch
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 22/24
- Control of WorkStructural and Asset IntegrityWorking at Height
- Falls from heightHuman factorsStructural and asset integrity
- Working at height
- Exclusion zonesFall preventionOperating and work proceduresSafety communication
- Upstream oil and gas
Summary
A worker injured his leg and knee after falling through a hatch opening whose damaged cover had been removed. This flash summarises BSEE findings on situational awareness, fall protection and hazard communication, alongside measures operators and contractors should consider, where appropriate, including barricades, safety gates and spotters.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Exclusion zones; red zones; restricted access zones.
Classifications: Fall prevention; edge protection; guardrails.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Upstream oil and gas; oil and gas extraction; upstream petroleum.
Summary
A worker on a blowout preventer platform fell through an open hatch cover that had been removed due to damage.
IMCA SF 22/24. Themes: control of work, structural and asset integrity, working at height.