IMCA draws lessons learned from an incident where a worker sustained discomfort to the right shoulder and abrasions to the left leg when the grating they stepped on gave way. What happened? A worker sustained discomfort to the right shoulder and abrasions to the left leg when the grating they stepped on gave way, causing them to slip into grillage space, whilst holding onto lashings used as sea-fastenings. The incident occurred when the worker was positioned on the Multiple Reel Drive System (MRDS) steel rails while securing sea-fastening lashings. While holding a lashing, they stepped over a rail onto an external grating panel. The grating panel gave way, causing the individual to slip between the grating panels into the grillage space to deck (<1m) below.  Credit: IMCA What went wrong? As part of mobilisation activities, a third-party hot work subcontractor had been engaged to cut and weld sections of grating panel to provide a safe walkway around the Multiple Reel Drive System. Before finishing the task, the hot work subcontractor was redirected to complete another task deemed of higher priority at the time. The area was not made safe with barricading – this would have signalled that the grating installation...

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