IMCASafety Flash
High potential near miss: failure of valve on gas bottle
- Publisher
- IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
- Type
- Safety Flash
- Reference
- IMCA SF 20/17
- Date
- Themes
- CorrosionExplosionInspection and MaintenancePressure Systems
Summary
A corroded and fatigued gas-cylinder valve was expelled explosively during high-pressure filling.
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IMCA SF 20/17. Themes: corrosion, explosion, inspection and maintenance, pressure systems.
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