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Special points of interest: AMSTERDAM PARTICIPANTS JOIN SINGAPORE IN GLOBAL SHARING INITIATIVE PLS VISIT - www.stepchangeforsa fety.com GLOBAL SHARING Volume 1, Issue 04 3rd May 2013 Step Change for Safety A Shell Marine Initiative INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Injury SCBA BOTTLES 2 Injury EMBARKING VSL 2 HEAD INJURY 2 MOORING ROPE JAM 3 MESSENGER ROPE JAM 3 FIRE IN SLOP TANK 3 BEST PRACTICE - BOATS 4 Shell Maritime Contractor Safety Conference in Singapore / Amsterdam The Safety Conference held at Singapore on 28 th and 29 th Nov. 2012, and officiated by Dr. Grahaeme Henderson, resulted in formation of Seven ACTION POINTS to support Shell Safety Initiative for the Marine Industry. These were - 1) Leaders create a step change in Safety 2) Create Safety as the unified Culture 3) Look to include safety criteria in business evaluation and recognition 4) Revamp training and retention 5) To streamline and simplify procedures processes to drive safety improvements. 6) External promotion collective Industry voice 7) Global sharing and saving. For further details please visit www.stepchangeforsafety.com ONE INDUSTRY, ZERO ACCIDENTS GOAL ONE-ZERO OBJECTIVE SHIPPING TO BE SEEN AS A ROLE MODEL LEADERSHIP - WALK THE TALK PASSION FOR SAFETY THROUGHOUT THE MARITIME INDUSTRY SAFETY CULTURE ACROSS THE ENTIRE ORGANISATION AND INDUSTRY EMPOWERED, MOTIVATED, PROUD, COMPETENT AND TRAINED STAFF COLLECTIVE CARE - TAKING SELF PRESERVATION TO OUR COMMUNITY LESS NEED FOR POLICING AND MICRO MANAGEMENT SHELL MARINE CONTRACTORS SAFETY CONFERENCE IN AMSTERDAM PARTICIPANTS JOIN SINGAPORE FORUM FOR GLOBAL SHARING

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Page 1: Safety Newsletter Issue 01 Vol 04

Special points of interest:

AMSTERDAM PARTICIPANTS JOIN SINGAPORE IN GLOBAL SHARING INITIATIVE

PLS VISIT - www.stepchangeforsafety.com

GLOBAL SHARING

Volume 1, Issue 04

3rd May 2013

Step Change for Safety – A Shell Marine Initiative

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Injury – SCBA BOTTLES 2

Injury – EMBARKING VSL 2

HEAD INJURY 2

MOORING ROPE JAM 3

MESSENGER ROPE JAM 3

FIRE IN SLOP TANK 3

BEST PRACTICE - BOATS 4

Shell Maritime Contractor Safety Conference in Singapore / Amsterdam

The Safety Conference held at Singapore on 28

th and 29

th Nov.

2012, and officiated by Dr. Grahaeme Henderson, resulted in formation of Seven ACTION POINTS to support Shell Safety Initiative for the Marine Industry. These were -

1) Leaders create a step change in Safety

2) Create Safety as the unified Culture

3) Look to include safety criteria in business evaluation and recognition

4) Revamp training and retention

5) To streamline and simplify procedures processes to drive safety improvements.

6) External promotion – collective Industry voice

7) Global sharing and saving.

For further details please visit

www.stepchangeforsafety.com

ONE INDUSTRY, ZERO ACCIDENTS GOAL ONE-ZERO

OBJECTIVE

SHIPPING TO BE SEEN AS A ROLE MODEL

LEADERSHIP - WALK THE TALK

PASSION FOR SAFETY THROUGHOUT THE MARITIME INDUSTRY

SAFETY CULTURE ACROSS THE ENTIRE ORGANISATION AND INDUSTRY

EMPOWERED, MOTIVATED, PROUD, COMPETENT AND TRAINED STAFF

COLLECTIVE CARE - TAKING SELF PRESERVATION TO OUR COMMUNITY

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Page 2: Safety Newsletter Issue 01 Vol 04

THE INCIDENT

A crew member returning from

shore leave fell into the water

trying to board vessel.

FINDINGS

The crew member was wearing

helmet, lifejacket, and, had a

backpack. As the crew stepped off

the boat, the swell caused him to

lose his footing and he fell in the

water. He was rescued by the

boat crew and suffered minor

bruises but lost his phone,

computer and wallet etc.

LESSONS LEARNT

1) The service boat was not

securely moored to the Boat

Station.

(2) The boat crew did not assist

during boarding, as he was trying

to keep the boat alongside with

the help of a boat hook.

(3) Hand rails at the boat station

were of smooth stainless steel

construction and did not offer grip

(slippery when wet).

(4) Crew was wearing back pack.

(When a person wears a back

pack his Centre of Gravity shifts

and he is likely to get off balance)

THE INCIDENT

Head injury to engine crew while

came out from bilge floor after clean

up bilge floor. Hs head collided with

angle and tore about 3 cm.

LESSONS LEARNT

PPE must be worn properly anytime,

anywhere.

Need to educate crew and grow up

safety culture to stop such incident.

Page 2

THE INCIDENT

During routine charging of

SCBA air bottle in Fire

Control station, the

charging hose adaptor of

compressor detached from

the air bottle, as a result,

the air bottle recoiled and

hit the bulkhead in fire

station damaging one of

the heavy duty switches.

Also the charging SCBA

bottle and the hose

pressure gauge were

damaged in the incident.

FINDINGS

The threaded

arrangement provided in

the adaptor for charging

SCBA bottles is

susceptible to damage

on frequent use. The

worn out thread was

obscured as a result of

Teflon seal tape wound

over them. This led to

failure at 200 bar

pressure.

LESSONS LEARNT

1) Do not use Teflon tapes over threads of high

pressure systems, to assist with early detection of

wear on threads.

2) Include inspection of high pressure equipment

prior every use.

3) Fabricate a stand / securing arrangement to

prevent possibility of recoil of SCBA bottle.

4) Avoid using spanners to force adaptor if same

is not found free as excessive force would

damage the threads further. Never use damaged adaptors for recharging bottles.

5) Consider renewal of charging hose at

certain intervals or after certain number of

charges.

GLOBAL SHARING A Shell marine safety initiative

INJURY POTENTIAL – CHARGING SCBA BOTTLES

INJURY – FALL WHEN EMBARKING VESSEL BY BOAT

HEAD INJURY UNDER FLOORPLATES IN E/ROOM

IT HURTS!!

Page 3: Safety Newsletter Issue 01 Vol 04

THE INCIDENT

During early hour berthing at

tanker terminal mooring rope got

stuck in the propeller leading to

delays and costs for divers,

boats to release the ropes.

Property damage: Damage to barge during River transit

FINDINGS

Investigation revealed that the

mooring rope has already been

passed to the mooring gang.

When Bridge asked if the rope

was clear, the aft station replied

affirmative. The Engine was

started but rope dropped

uncontrolled and got entangled

in the propeller.

LESSONS LEARNT

Proper communication must be

maintained between Bridge and

mooring stations.

A visual confirmation from Bridge

might have spotted the

unsecured rope.

Training issues and lack of

experience of deck officer on aft

station was also realized during

the investigation.

THE INCIDENT

After letting go mooring lines at

Hound Point Terminal, the towing line

of forward tug was dropped into the

water in an uncontrolled manner,

causing the tug to take action to avoid

the towing line and messenger rope

becoming entangled in the tug’s

Azimuth Thrusters.

.

SUBMITTED BY –

NAME WITHHELD ON REQUEST

LESSONS LEARNT

All staff involved in mooring operations to be given additional training as follows:

Tugs’ lines should only be let go when the order to do so is received from the bridge.

The towing line must not be removed from the bitts until the messenger line has been turned up on an adjacent set of bitts to

turn to take the weight.

Once the tow line eye has been removed from the bitts the tug should be signaled that recovery of the line can commence.

The tug’s line should be lowered under control with the messenger tended carefully whilst the tug heaves in his line.

The crew member tending the messenger must ensure they are standing clear of the loose messenger line flaked on the deck.

Once the tug has fully recovered the towing line to the deck of the tug, the messenger should be tended, so far as possible,

while the tug crew haul it in to the deck of the tug.

Towing lines and messengers must never be let go and dropped into the water as the lines may become tangled in tugs’

propellers or thrusters.

THE INCIDENT

While undergoing repairs at

shipyard the vessel

experienced a fire in the slop

tank. The fire resulted from the

hot work inside the slop tank

and was immediately

extinguished without

consequences

SUBMITTED BY –

NAME WITHHELD ON REQUEST

FINDINGS

The starboard slop tank was properly cleaned and gas freed. All associated pipe-work was cleaned, flushed, drained and ventilated.

The hot work was performed on the heating coil during the previous days without incidents, and with atmosphere carried out.

The area inside the tank was inspected after the incident and was confirmed to be free from any combustible material and apparent

sources of HC emission. Therefore it was concluded that a possible cause of the fire could have been the remaining solidified cargo

residue inside the heating coil u-shape bend which was ignited during the hot work. The ignition was local and was extinguished

promptly.

LESSONS LEARNT

Whilst at sea or in port, Ship personnel perform their duties in accordance with the Company Operating Procedures and Safety

Management System. The situation is very different when the ship is under repair in a shipyard where the work is primarily carried

out and managed by shipyard or contracted personnel. Whilst the work will be monitored and checked by Company personnel, the

ship and the personnel aboard it may be exposed to unexpected and unfamiliar risks and hazards.

Regular inspection of El. Circuits and monitoring of insulation is a e measurements and monitoring

GOOD COMMUNICATION AND TRAINING ARE PARAMOUNT IN AVOIDING SIMILAR INCIDENTS ONBOARD.

WE OFTEN HAVE THE

JUNIOR DECK OFFICER

ON AFT STATIONS. HE

HE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN

MRNTORED OR HAD

THE EXPERIENCE

NECESSARY FOR THIS

CRITICAL OPERATION.

Page 3 GLOBAL SHARING A Shell Marine safety Initiative

PROPERTY DAMAGE – MOORING ROPE ENTANGLED IN PROPELLER

PROPERTY DAMAGE – MESSENGER ROPE ENTANGLED IN THRUSTERS

SUBMITTED BY –

NAME WITHHELD ON

REQUEST

PROPERTY DAMAGE – FIRE IN SLOP TANK DURING YARD REPAIRS

Page 4: Safety Newsletter Issue 01 Vol 04

THE ABOVE SUBMISSION IF FROM PARTICIPANTS AT THE AMSTERDAM SHELL MARINE CONTRACTORS

CONFERENCE AND WE THANK SOCOTRA, FRANCE FOR JOINING SINGAPORE PARTICIPANTS IN THE

GLOBAL SHARING INITIATIVE.

MR JOHN KROSOULOUDIS WAS KIND ENOUGH TO EXTEND THE GLOBAL SHARING FORUM TO

AMSTERDAM PARTICIPANTS, AND, WE ARE PLEASED TO NOTE THAT, MORE AND MORE SUBMISSIONS ARE

COMING IN FROM EUROPE REGIONS. FOR THOSE STILL THINKING, PLEASE JOIN TO SPREAD AWARENESS.

We are still waiting for photos and details of action points at AMSTERDAM CONFERENCE. Please assist.

This Newsletter is issued voluntarily, without liability or affiliation to Shell Marine or associated companies and

contains a small selection of submissions from the participants.

Please visit the web-site www.stepchangeforsafety.com for full details and click “SUBMIT ENTRY” to submit your

entries or click “VIEW SUBMISSIONS” to view inputs. We appreciate your feedback.

Situation: Rescue boat is launched every month with seafarers aboard. Seafarers may fall overboard.

Causes: Unexpected crane hook release. Preventive measures to be implemented: (Only for drills) Put on the safety harness before the inflatable life jacket. Two harnessed people are lowered with the rescue. Each harness is secured above the release hook on The crane cable wire.

INDUSTRY

ACCIDENTS

4. Two other harnessed people board the rescue boat afloat and released from the hook.

Page 4

GLOBAL SHARING

A Shell marine safety initiative

GOAL

ONE-ZERO

A SHELL MARINE SAFETY INITIATIVE

BEST PRACTICE – LOWERING RESCUE BOATS ETC FOR DRILLS