IMCASafety Flash
BSEE: Swing rope transfers
- Publisher
- IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
- Type
- Safety Flash
- Reference
- IMCA SF 12/23
- Date
- Themes
- Competence and TrainingMarine OperationsSlips, Trips and Falls
Summary
The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert 456 relating to the dangers inherent to swing rope transfers. The BSEE notes that “personnel transfers using swing ropes and baskets present a considerable risk for offshore workers.” The use of swing ropes is not permitted in some parts of the world.
IMCA SF 12/23. Themes: competence and training, marine operations, slips, trips and falls.
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