Proforma Safety Blog

It’s common sense that welding or other “hot” work should not be conducted close to flammable products, but accidents still occur due to lack of awareness or planning of simultaneous projects. In this instance, a mechanic fitting soundproofing materials in the barge workshop on a drilling jack-up (see arrow, upper left) was burned severely when vapors from the flammable glue he was using were ignited by nearby welding operations (see arrows, lower right). For details, click here.