Safety Flash
Near miss: unplanned deployment of PLET outrigger
Near miss: unplanned deployment of PLET outrigger
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 25/18
- Control of WorkLifting OperationsLine of FireManagement of Change
- Line of fireRisk management
- Rigging
- Lifting accessoriesWire rope
- Management of changeRisk assessmentSafety communication
Summary
A near miss involved unintended deployment of pipeline end termination outriggers after a rigger cut a restraining ratchet strap rather than a rope lanyard. The flash examines absent mechanical locking, changed rigging arrangements, overlooked stored energy and informal communication, with lessons on design risk review and robust management of change.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Risk management; risk evaluation.
Classifications: Rigging; slinging.
Classifications: Lifting accessories; lifting gear; rigging gear.
Classifications: Wire rope; steel wire rope.
Classifications: Management of change; MOC; change management.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Summary
PLET outriggers deployed unexpectedly after an informal rigging change and inadequate assessment of stored energy.
IMCA SF 25/18. Themes: control of work, lifting operations, line of fire, management of change.