Safety Flash
Fire in vessel accommodation – Overheating notebook computer
Fire in vessel accommodation – Overheating notebook computer
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 24/16
- Electrical SafetyHot Work and Fire
- Electrical safetyFire
- Inspection and maintenance
- Competence and trainingEmergency responseFire protectionSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A cabin fire aboard an offshore support vessel apparently followed notebook overheating on bedding that impaired cooling. Nobody was injured, and damage remained within the cabin. The flash describes firefighting and boundary cooling, followed by electrical equipment inspections, revised inductions and warnings against unattended charging or obstructed cooling vents.
Classifications: Electrical safety; electrical hazards.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Competence and training; competency assurance; safety training.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Fire protection; fire suppression; fire detection.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A notebook computer overheated on bedding in an unattended cabin, igniting furnishings and prompting strengthened controls for personal electrical equipment.
IMCA SF 24/16. Themes: electrical safety, hot work and fire.