FALL FROM HEIGHT DRILL

DAMMAM CRUDE & GAS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

PO No. SA006-00-0511-SC-0016

Date: Mar 15, 2023

Time: 14:30 Hrs.
 REPORT CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
1 6 L O C AT I O N

OBJECTIVES
2 7 TIME LINE

EMERGENCY FALL FROM

RESPONSE DRILL
PLAN
3 HEIGHT 8 S UM MARY

EQUIPMENT
TYPE OF DRILL
4 9 M O B I L I Z AT I O N

SCENARIO
5 10 FINDINGS
1. INTRODUCTION
• Fall from Height is conducted at SICIM DS-B area for testing the effectiveness of the Response Team. A mock drill is a practice as how to
react in real time situation in any kind of fall incident.
• A fall from height drill is necessary to educate and prepare employees on how to act effectively and properly in case of such incidents.

2. OBJECTIVES
1. To assess the response time of site key personnel in case of an emergency.
2. To give ERT and employees an opportunity to participate in an emergency in a controlled and simulated safe environment.
3. To evaluate the site key personnel/emergency responders in coordinating and responding in case of an emergency.
4. To determine whether the Emergency Response/the crew understands & can carry out their emergency duties.
5. To evaluate the awareness of the site personnel on what to do in case of an emergency.

3. EMERGENCY RESPONSE DRILL PLAN

Date & Time: Venue:

15th Mar 2023 - 14:30 Hours DS-B, MPP

Company:
Discipline:
GEYAD
FALL FROM HEIGHT
4. TYPE OF DRILL
Fire Evacuation Drill Spill Control

Work at Height Rescue Severe Weather

Confined Space Rescue SIMOPS Emergency Drill

 
Remote Area Isolation Drill   Other

5. SCENARIO

(An employee A - 230230230), was working on scaffolding inside the Fire water storage tank at height. Hearing someone call from
outside the tank, he quickly unfastened the lanyard and descending through the ladder.
Due to lack of attention, he did not fully secure his foot on the rungs of the ladder and fell down. He tried to get up by himself but could
not. He was unable to call other workers, because of the trauma from the fall. Hearing the sound of falling, the hole watcher immediately
informed the Foreman (An employee B - 230250250) who was there about the incident then informed the ERT.
One of ERT member entered inside the tank and administered appropriate first aid to the injured person based on his condition and
immediately informed SICIM’s Emergency medical team. Accordingly, SICIM’s medical team and ambulance reached tank area.
During this time, the injured person was brought out from inside the tank by ERT and medical team through the tank shell man hole. He
was taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital for further medical care.
HSE officer (Hussain – 1011032323) notifies and reports the whole scenario to the environmental coordinator and the HSE manager.
6 . L O C AT I O N

INCIDENT LOCATION

FIRE WATER STORAGE TANKS

7. TIME LINE

14:00 Hrs.

Pre - Drill Meeting

• Briefing about Fall from Height Drill & Use of

s t r e t c h e r.
• Assigning Roles & Responsibilities
 TIME LINE
Time Sequence of Events Event Photos

A worker slips and falls

while descending through a
14:30 Hrs.
ladder from an upper
platform
 TIME LINE
Time Sequence of Events Event Photos

Foreman Called to ERT &

14:33
HSE officer.
 TIME LINE
Time Sequence of Events Event Photos

ERT arrives on incident

14:36 Hrs. location
 TIME LINE
Time Sequence of Events Event Photos

ERT personnel make verbal

contact with the victim to
14:36 Hrs. determine the extent of the
injury
 TIME LINE
Time Sequence of Events Event Photos

Necessary rescue measures are

taken by ERT according to the
14:38 Hrs. nature of the injury of the fallen
person
 TIME LINE
Time Sequence of Events Event Photos

The ERT takes out the unconscious man

14:48 Hrs. through the shell man hole of the tank
 TIME LINE
Time Sequence of Events Event Photos

The unconscious man who was

brought out of the tank was
14:55 taken to an ambulance and
sent to the nearest hospital.
 TIME LINE
Time Sequence of Events Event Photos

Post drill meeting conducted

to discuss the lapses and
14:55 Hrs. observations.
8. Summary of the Exercise:

 ERT quickly responded to the accident.

 Overall drill found successful and satisfactory
 Drill completed before the expected completion time

9. Equipment Mobilization :

Mobile Fire Extinguisher Green & Red flag

Ambulance Manual Alarm Anemometer

Recovery tools (slings, shackles, tire

Vehicles 4x4 First Aid / Disaster Kit
pump, jumper cables etc.)
Gasoline
Megaphone   Water Hose
10. Findings:

# OBSERVATION(s) BY REQUIRED ACTION STATUS ETC

The injured worker was negligent about safety of Instructed the foreman & the crew members to acknowledge the posted
1 descending ladder GEYAD Close 15-Nov-22
contact numbers to call concerned personnel during emergency.

Some of the essential items from the spill kits were

Adequate number of spill kits to be purchased immediately and to be
2 missing.  SICIM Close 15-Nov-22
available at the nearest chemical storage area.
THANK YOU