IMCASafety Flash
Confined space entry: Person overcome by fumes and rendered unconscious
- Publisher
- IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
- Type
- Safety Flash
- Reference
- IMCA SF 01/19
- Date
- Themes
- Confined SpaceHydrogen SulphidePermit to WorkWorking at Height
Summary
A worker was overcome by hydrogen sulphide while accessing a sewage tank for maintenance and fell to the deck.
Summary written automatically from the title and document text.
IMCA SF 01/19. Themes: confined space, hydrogen sulphide, permit to work, working at height.
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