Safety Flash
Fire in ROV workshop
Fire in ROV workshop
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 25/23
- Electrical SafetyHot Work and FireMachinery and Equipment
- Electrical safetyFire
- Emergency responsePre-use checksSafety communication
Summary
A rechargeable flashlight headset left charging unattended on a UPS supply was involved in a fire in an ROV workshop. The flash describes effective crew communications and fire response, alongside recommendations on electrical equipment condition, supplier selection, charging surfaces, disconnection after charging and communicating portable-device charging hazards.
Classifications: Electrical safety; electrical hazards.
Classifications: Fire; fire safety.
Classifications: Emergency response; emergency preparedness.
Classifications: Pre-use checks; pre-use inspection.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Summary
An unsupervised rechargeable flashlight headset left charging caused a fire in an ROV workshop.
IMCA SF 25/23. Themes: electrical safety, hot work and fire, machinery and equipment.