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Operational Alert’s, inform Signal Mutual Members of serious incidents or a significant near-miss within the Mutual.
Workers opened hatches on cargo tanks of a barge and installed electrically powered ventilation prior to an assessment by a Shipyard Competent Person (SCP) or Certified Marine Chemist (CMC), resulting in an explosion hazard.
Please click here for the full Operational Alert: Potential Barge Explosion Near Miss
If you have similar operations, please share this Operational Alert with operation managers, supervisors, equipment operators, and all affected employees. It is imperative that management, at all levels review their operations for similar hazardous conditions, acts, and controls.
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