Safety Flash
Near-miss: Welding in ‘no hot work’ zone
Near-miss: Welding in ‘no hot work’ zone
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 24/16
- Control of WorkHot Work and Fire
- Hot work
- Operational supervision
- Marine industry
- Vessel
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Summary
This safety flash describes a near miss identified during main-deck checks before sailing. The Chief Officer found dogging plate welds securing a half-height container in an area where hot work was prohibited. Initial findings indicated inadequate task planning and supervision had allowed the sea-fastenings to be welded there.
Classifications: Hot work; welding and cutting.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Sea-fastenings were welded in a designated no-hot-work area because the task was inadequately planned and supervised.
IMCA SF 24/16. Themes: control of work, hot work and fire.