SINGAPORE - A supervisor and another worker died after they entered a ship’s ballast tank and collapsed in the confined space. The supervisor had entered the ballast tank of a dredging vessel last Wednesday (May 19) to inspect it, without wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) or checking whether it was safe. Some time after he collapsed, a second worker.
Supervisor, worker die after collapsing in dredger’s ballast tank May 25, 2021, by Eldin Ganic
A supervisor and one other worker died last week after they entered a dredging vessel’s ballast tank and collapsed in the confined space,
The incident took place in Singapore’s eastern waters last Wednesday and was reported in an alert by the Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Council yesterday.
The notice from the WSH Council said that last Wednesday, the supervisor, who was Bangladeshi, entered the dredger’s ballast tank for an inspection of the piping without any appropriate personal protective equipment.
A ballast tank is a compartment within a vessel that holds water and is used to provide stability for the boat or ship.