Safety Flash
High potential near-miss: Failure in safety gate
High potential near-miss: Failure in safety gate
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 34/16
- Inspection and MaintenanceWorking at Height
- Falls from heightMechanical failure
- Inspection and maintenanceWorking at height
- Fall preventionFunctional testingPreventive maintenance
Summary
A crewman inspecting a gantry narrowly avoided falling when a safety gate bar became detached from its hinge bracket during ladder access. A loosened bolt had left the retaining plate and bolt missing. The flash records immediate repair, ongoing gate checks and an arranged longer-term maintenance strategy review.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Mechanical failure; equipment failure.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Fall prevention; edge protection; guardrails.
Classifications: Functional testing; function test.
Classifications: Preventive maintenance; preventative maintenance; planned maintenance.
Summary
A defective gate component nearly caused a fall during ladder-to-gantry access.
IMCA SF 34/16. Themes: inspection and maintenance, working at height.