IMCASafety Flash
Fire hazard posed by personal electronic devices
- Publisher
- IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
- Type
- Safety Flash
- Reference
- IMCA SF 25/19
- Date
- Themes
- Electrical SafetyHot Work and Fire
Summary
A fire incident occurred in a seafarer’s cabin due to a faulty mobile phone charger. The charger was left plugged in while unattended and an electrical short circuit ignited some paper on a desk.
IMCA SF 25/19. Themes: electrical safety, hot work and fire.
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