Safety warning after inadvertent activation of condensed aerosol fire extinguishing system leads to a fatality
We have issued a safety bulletin highlighting a potentially serious hazard associated with condensed aerosol firefighting suppressant particles after the fatal accident on fishing vessel Resurgam.
Safety Bulletin 1/2020
The bulletin sets out the key precautions require to protect personnel from this hazard:
Typical discharge of a condensed aerosol fire suppressant (not at time of accident)
Summary
Inadvertent discharge of a condensed aerosol fire extinguishing system during its installation on board the fishing vessel Resurgam (PZ 1001) on 15 November 2019, with loss of 1 life.
Recommendation
FirePro has been recommended (S2020/114) to issue a safety alert to the owner/operators of vessels fitted with its systems and its network of marine installation/maintenance engineers.
Related Publications
This accident remains under investigation and the detailed causes and circumstances will be published in an investigation report in due course.