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BP visits SIMS, Lonavala  
A team of high ranking BP Shipping officials paid a visit to SIMS, Lonavala on 24th May 2007 and were offered a first hand experience of the facilities and infrastructure of the pre-sea campus.
The team comprising of Mr. Andrias Smith (Team Leader, FTMA), Mr. Andy Trumble (Operational Integrity Team Leader) and Mr. Andy Glass (Customer & Relations Manager, Fleet Operations Team) made a half-day trip to the campus and utilized their visit also to interact with the faculty. They were indeed impressed with the facilities and enquired about the possibilities of conducting various other courses like the seamanship courses other than the pre-sea courses with the existing facilities.
The visitors were also shown around the near completion ship-in-campus which will also house the free fall life boat facilities when completed. More photos on page 4.

Briefing on Sites

Welcoming of BP delegate to SIMS, Lonavala
*Note: This monthly safety moment is collected from various sources for educational purpose and is not an actual incident from the ESM fleet.
Crushed finger
A purifier was being reassembled after routine overhaul by an engineer and a rating. The bowl was being lowered on to the shaft by the rating using a chain block. While the engineer was aligning and guiding the bowl, his fingers inadvertently entered one of the ports. As the rating proceeded to lower the bowl, the engineer’s finger got crushed between the bowl and the casing. After first aid on board, the engineer had to be discharged from the next port on medical grounds.

Root cause/contributory factors:
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Lack of proper risk assessment or work plan;
2.
 Momentary lapse in concentration on the part of both the engineer and rating.
LESSONS LEARNT
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A ‘toolbox’ meeting must always precede such routine maintenance tasks, when a fresh appraisal of the risks must be done by all those taking part in the task.
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Whistle signals are very useful where voice instructions in a high-noise environment may not be heard or misheard.
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Where there is a risk of fingers inadvertently being used as ‘alignment tools’, any exposed holes must be temporarily closed by temporary plugs, masking tape or other similar means. A proper tool must be used for aligning components.
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