Safety Flash
Lifting complex loads – offloading third party equipment
Lifting complex loads – offloading third party equipment
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 23/21
- Competence and TrainingContractor ManagementCrane and RiggingLifting Operations
- Cargo transferLifting operationsRigging
- Lifting accessories
- Contractor managementLifting planPre-use checksSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Port and quaysideVessel
Summary
A rented cherry picker tilted against a vessel’s bulwarks during offloading in port, causing minor damage. The flash identifies shortcomings in crew handover, lift planning and supplier documentation, alongside a rigging clash. Actions address equipment-specific lift plans, certified rigging, vendor information and competent examination before use.
Classifications: Cargo transfer; cargo handling.
Classifications: Lifting operations; load lifting; hoisting.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Contractor management; contractor assurance.
Classifications: Lifting plan; lift planning.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Port and quayside; quayside; harbour; harbor.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
While being lifted off a vessel, a cherry picker (a movable hydraulic crane with a railed platform used to raise or lower personnel) tipped over, causing minor damage to the vessel bulwark
IMCA SF 23/21. Themes: competence and training, contractor management, crane and rigging, lifting operations.