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Norwegian Maritime Authority: Maintain the original use of onboard work equipment

Accident reports submitted to the Norwegian Maritime Authority have revealed instances of work equipment being used for purposes other than its intended function. In two separate cases, companies had developed a practice of using a net cleaner to lift fish farming cages. This misuse resulted in injuries to crew members who were on the equipment to carry out repair work. I

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Lessons Learned: Work equipment should be thoroughly inspected before use

The recently published UK MAIB Safety Digest highlights lessons learned from an incident involving a ladder that led to unfortunate consequences for a crew member aboard a berthed cruise ship. The crew member was standing on the top step of a small folding stepladder to secure lighting power cables when the step gave way, causing the crew member to fall to the ground. 

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