Tag: enclosed space entry

InterManager’s statistics highlight a worrying trend of seafarers and shore personnel that lose their lives in enclosed spaces accidents.

CHIRP Maritime draws lessons learned from a reported event where nitrogen leak in a tank led to two crew members being asphyxiated due to safety protocol violations and inadequate equipment.

The Marine Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) presents an incident in which a fatal accident happened on board a bulk carrier during a fumigant removal operation.

During the 2024 SAFETY4SEA Athens Forum, Mike Bradshaw, Director, Fleet Management Limited, emphasized the industry's tendency to focus on KPI compliance and short-term campaigns rather than fostering innovation in long term safety practices.

Spaces that have not been tested should be considered unsafe for persons to enter. If the atmosphere in an enclosed space is suspected or known to be unsafe, the space should only be entered when no practical alternative exists.

Oxygen-depleting cargoes and materials onboard ships refer to substances that can consume or displace oxygen within confined spaces like cargo holds, leading to hazardous conditions for crew members.

Appalled that deaths in enclosed spaces continue to be all too frequent occurrences in the shipping industry, the Maritime Professional Council of the United Kingdom (MPC) has announced its support for fundamental changes to ship operation and design.

Two Russian crew members aboard the dry cargo ship Navis 2 have died in an enclosed space accident off the coast of Turkey

Britannia P&I Club released a case study focusing on an incident onboard a bulk carrier nearing the completion of loading corn cargo, which caused two fumigation contractors to asphyxiate and the death of one contractor. 

Every year, a significant number of seafarers is injured or die while working/ entering enclosed spaces, mainly due to poor training and knowledge of all related procedures or a disregard of non-visible hazards.