Tag: near-miss incident

Confidential Human Factors Incident Reporting Programme (CHIRP) presents a near-miss approaching port situation story, to draw lessons learned on authority gradient.

A near-miss management system in shipping offers one of the most valuable instruments for improving safety onboard seagoing ships. But according to a paper published in 2020, having surveyed 250 participants, near-miss reporting can be inadequate, and several barriers limit appropriate near-miss reporting.

Incidents are a sad reality of every hazardous workplace, such as a ship, and their investigation is a key part of most Safety Management Systems. However, this investigation is not a simple task as it requires strict handling with respect to crew members’ wellbeing on the aftermath of traumatic events.

A near miss incident involving a dropped object occurred on ExxonMobil Canada's Thebaud platform off Nova Scotia, Canada, on 24 January, according to data provided by the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB). 

According to IMCA, during a trans-pooling of an umbilical, a tensioner pad fell from 11 m height and landed to the under-deck carousel, in a close distance to the deck supervisor and, luckily, no injury occurred.

A near miss incident from dropped object was reported onboard the ‘Noble Regina Allen’ jack-up rig, offshore Nova Scotia, when a 52 foot chain fell onboard on 5 November. There were five workers in the area at the time of the incident, but no one was injured. Although there were no injuries associated with this incident, it was determined that it had the potential for fatality.