Safety Flash
Unsafe flooring led to man overboard fatality
Unsafe flooring led to man overboard fatality
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 23/23
- Dropped ObjectsSlips, Trips and FallsStructural and Asset Integrity
- Dropped objectsDrowningFalls from heightStructural and asset integrity
- Inspection and maintenance
- Positive retention and reliable securingPreventive maintenance
- Marine industry
- Offshore installation
Summary
This flash describes a January 2023 fatality on a jack-up rig in transit, where a missing crew member was understood to have fallen through an opening left by dislodged polymer grating. It calls for checking fastener installation against manufacturer instructions, including loose grating in dropped-object checklists and updating planned maintenance as required.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Drowning; man overboard; person overboard.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Structural and asset integrity; asset integrity; structural integrity.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Positive retention and reliable securing.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Offshore installation; offshore platform; offshore rig.
Summary
Examples of typical polymer grating systems and detail of various fittings
IMCA SF 23/23. Themes: dropped objects, slips, trips and falls, structural and asset integrity.