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Fuel spray fire – Déjà vu: Prepare and prevent it from happening to you!

Publisher
IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
Type
Safety Flash
Reference
IMCA SF 16/17
Date
Themes
Hot Work and FireInspection and MaintenanceMachinery and Equipment

Summary

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has published Marine Safety Alert 06-17 to bring attention to ‘yet another fuel spray fire’. The USCG notes that “these types of incidents, involving fuel leakages contacting hot surfaces and igniting, happen too frequently and have been a focus of various marine safety organizations such as the IMO for many years.”

IMCA SF 16/17. Themes: hot work and fire, inspection and maintenance, machinery and equipment.

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