MB Petroelum third party fatality

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Safety Alert
No. 03 Jan 99

Committed to Safety
Crane Lifting Hazards
Background A serious near miss incident happened
recently at the front entrance of the Saih Al
Maleh building (new MAF office). A mobile crane
was observed lifting two sections of the board
room table from the balcony on the 3rd floor
without the necessary barriers and warning signs
in place. It was also reported that people were
entering and leaving the building unhindered
whilst the table sections were being prepared for
lifting on the edge of the balcony. No one
stopped the hazardous work.

• Causes of the incident
• The Job Safety Plan covered the hazards related
  to the lifting operation itself, however, the
  Contractor failed to identify and put in place
  all the necessary controls (physical
  barriers, warning signs) for the surrounding
  environment prior to and during the lifting
  operation.
• Actions to Prevent Recurrence
• In order to prevent recurrence of the above type
  of incident, the following actions shall be
• undertaken for each lifting operation
• Job Safety Plan to include the hazards and
  associated controls related to handling
  activities, as per Worksite Hazard
  Information Management System (WHIMS).
• Relevant toolbox talks shall be held by each
  work team at individual work sites before
  commencement of the days activities. These shall
  concentrate on the risks of the work to be
  undertaken including the precautions necessary to
  contain the possible hazards specifically
  towards others not involved in the operation.
• Empowerment to stop unsafe work has to be
  explained, developed and tested among PDO and
  Contractors labor force to ensure each employee
  is committed to STOP UNSAFE WORK.
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