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What happened?
Lots of incidents have happened involving loose grating:
On a dock, a worker was trimming a piece of grating as another employee stepped onto it. The grating lost support and fell into the river.
On an offshore platform, after a storm, a worker stepped on a recently replaced grating which fell away into the sea.
At another facility, a grating had been removed, leaving a hole where staff could potentially fall through.
Most incidents result in near miss or minor injury, but can potentially be fatal.
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Why did it happen?
There are many different causes of loose gratings.
Grating was not securely fastened and became loose during nearby activity (e.g. demolition of nearby equipment)
Missing or ineffective safeguards – e.g. grating was not inspected after severe weather.
Material used for gratings, supporting structure or fixings did not meet standards/specifications.
Replacement grating was not fitted correctly.
Gratings, supporting structures or fixings were in poor condition due to age, poor maintenance, or corrosion.
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What did they learn?
Perform a survey to verify all grating sections are securely supported.
Follow local site procedures for installing and maintenance of gratings.
Consider how gratings may be affected by nearby work activities.
Review grating support and fastening during pre-start up safety reviews.
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Ask yourself or your crew
How could something like this happen here?
What other causes of loose gratings can we think of?
What do we have in place to prevent this happening? How do we know it is working?
What other actions could be taken?
If we were to find a grating problem today when doing our work plans, what steps would be take?
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What happened?
Lots of incidents have happened involving loose grating:
On a dock, a worker was trimming a piece of grating as another employee stepped onto it. The grating lost support and fell into the river.
On an offshore platform, after a storm, a worker stepped on a recently replaced grating which fell away into the sea.
At another facility, a grating had been removed, leaving a hole where staff could potentially fall through.
Most incidents result in near miss or minor injury, but can potentially be fatal.
Why did it happen?
There are many different causes of loose gratings.
Grating was not securely fastened and became loose during nearby activity (e.g. demolition of nearby equipment)
Missing or ineffective safeguards – e.g. grating was not inspected after severe weather.
Material used for gratings, supporting structure or fixings did not meet standards/specifications.
Replacement grating was not fitted correctly.
Gratings, supporting structures or fixings were in poor condition due to age, poor maintenance, or corrosion.
What did they learn?
Perform a survey to verify all grating sections are securely supported.
Follow local site procedures for installing and maintenance of gratings.
Consider how gratings may be affected by nearby work activities.
Review grating support and fastening during pre-start up safety reviews.
Ask yourself or your crew
How could something like this happen here?
What other causes of loose gratings can we think of?
What do we have in place to prevent this happening? How do we know it is working?
What other actions could be taken?
If we were to find a grating problem today when doing our work plans, what steps would be take?
Various incidents involving loose gratings have occurred. Most incidents result in near miss or minor injury, but can potentially be fatal to those involved.
