FOSTER WHEELER EASTERN PTE LTD

BLNG POWER PROJECT

FWEPL CONTRACT No. 1-FD-0165A BLNG-SAB-PP/001
Safety Awareness Bulletin
Project BLNG Power Plant Project, Lumut, Negera Brunei Darrussalam

Incident Date 3rd January 2006 : 1:50pm Incident Classification Near Miss

Incident Summary
At approximately 1:50pm 3rd
Jan 06, the subcontractor
Winch Cable employed to conduct micro-
Drill Head piling work finished a drilling a
hole and was removing the drill
rods in preparation for
grouting. During the removal of
a 3mtr section, weighing 65kg,
the rod was backed out of the
Drill Rod Hook and hole; tag lines and a guiding
Sling sleeve were attached before
being detached from the drill
Guiding head. When the rod was
sleeve lowered to the ground, the rod
end touched the ground
causing slack in the winch line.
This resulted in the sling
Guiding Sleeve (connected from the winch line
to the guiding sleeve) twisted
and rotated back on itself and
ending up covering the safety
catch of the hook.
The eye of the sling depressed the safety latch and come out of the hook. When the sling come out of the hook it
caused the rest of the assembly to go slack and the drill rod fell to the ground, landing on a hard barrier, which
had been erected to control the micro-piling area. Upon immediate investigation it was found that the hook and
lifting arrangement in this case was not suitable for the application and was changed to a shackle fitted with a
lock nut and split pin. No injuries or property damage were sustained.

Investigation Findings

The investigation found that the piling rig supplied to the site, had come fitted with a hook assembly fitted at the
end of the winch line. However, this had been changed, like for like, with the OEM because the OEM lifting
equipment was not certified and therefore did not meet the site requirements. It was also determined that the
hook arrangement was supplied in a standard size and frequently has to be changed to the appropriate SWL to fit
the drill rod size and weight.

The investigation also found that the drill rod were not supplied by the rig manufacturer, but by another vendor.
The guiding sleeve was also not supplied by the either vendor and was fabricated to suit the drill rod size. The
guiding sleeve has lifting lugs that were not certified, though the lifting lugs played no part in this incident.

Actions

1. Ensure that all micro-piling rigs are checked to ensure that the arrangement at the end of the winch line does
not have a hook with a safety catch, but is fitted with a self-locking clevis hook or a shackle, lock nut and split
pin, which is connected directly to the guide sleeve.

2. Ensure that all guiding sleeves fitted or used with the rig are tested and certified as lifting appliances .