real life incident

Case Study: Work At Height = Heightened Risk

While the ship was at anchor, crew members were painting in holds 1 and 4. Some of them were working aloft using the ship’s portable modular scaffolding. The chief mate and five other crew started work in hold no 1. Five sections of scaffolding were used to allow access to an area of the bulkhead up to about 9 metres above the tank top. The scaffold tower was secured by two guy ropes that had been run up out of the hold and secured on deck. The chief mate oversaw the work from the tank top as...

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Case Study: Deck Crane Failure Sheds Light On Lack Of Maintenance

Deck crane failure sheds light on lack of maintenance

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A tanker had loaded cargo and the crew was preparing to depart. The pilot was on board and the gangway (8 meters long and weighing 250kg) was to be secured for sea. It was hooked on to the deck crane, which had a safe working load (SWL) of 5,000kg, and lifted away from the ship’s side, then brought slowly down to the stowed position. Just before the gangway was in the stowed position the topping cylinder broke away from the crane jib and the crane arm gave way. The...

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