A member has reported an incident in which a seaman suffered a serious finger injury whilst lifting and moving heavy shackles. The incident occurred whilst he was working on deck […]
Safety Flashes
IMCA safety flashes disseminate important information on incidents and potential hazards and the lessons learnt from them that can help prevent incidents occurring elsewhere in the industry.
Individual safety events are available individually online, tagged and searchable, while the traditional PDF collections are also available for download.
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Safety Events
Person accidentally drank hazardous substance
A member has reported an incident in which someone inadvertently took a mouthful of a hazardous substance. The incident occurred when the Bosun was tasked with conducting ‘routine’ chipping and […]
Near-miss: Pilot ladder failure
A member has reported an incident during an embarkation offshore, in which a rope on a pilot ladder snapped. The person boarding the vessel managed to hold onto the hand […]
Near-miss: Non-fatal man overboard incident
An incident has been brought to IMCA’s attention in which someone fell overboard from a small boat. The incident occurred during the mooring of the daughter craft at a shore-side […]
Breathing air cylinder air valve broken off
A member has reported an incident in which, during transportation of breathing air cylinders by a third party vessel, one of the air cylinder valves was broken off, resulting in […]
Fire: Spontaneous combustion of towels
Two members have reported incidents in which there were fires in the laundry arising from the spontaneous combustion of galley towels removed from the tumble dryer. Incident 1 The galley […]
Crew transfer vessel (CTV) personnel transfers
A member has reported two incidents involving personnel transfer using the Crew Transfer vessels (CTVs) used in the offshore renewables industry. Incident 1 – Near miss: use of fall arrest […]
Lost time injury (LTI): Stored pressure release – Crewman lost an eye
A member has reported an incident in which a crewman lost an eye during a stored pressure release incident. The incident occurred during maintenance work on the UV disinfection unit […]
Lost time injury (LTI): Finger injury – watertight sliding door
A member has reported an incident in which someone got his finger caught in a watertight sliding door, leading to a serious injury. Third party subcontractor personnel were on board […]
High potential near-miss: Dropped object
A member has reported a high potential near miss incident in which an object of 1.24 kg fell 36m. The incident occurred during removal of tensioner pad upper castings on […]
Fatal fall during cargo loading operations
The UK HSE has published the following information regarding a fatal fall during cargo loading operations in dock. Third party contractor/agency employees were standing on top of a stack of […]
Worker killed when struck by a load on a moving crane
The UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) has published the following information regarding an incident where a worker was killed when he was struck on the head by a load […]
High potential near-miss: Poor O₂ content in supplied air – diver temporarily lost consciousness
A member has reported an incident in which a diver lost consciousness temporarily while getting ready to dive, due to the intake of low oxygen content in the Breathing Air […]
Injuries due to failure of divers emergency gas cylinder – use of incompatible threads
An International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) member has passed to IMCA for circulation to members an incident in which a pillar valve forcefully parted from a High […]
High potential near-miss: Failure of both divers’ breathing air supply and dive stage recovery winch
A member has reported a near miss incident in which a diver lost his breathing air supply and at the same time there was a failure of a dive stage […]
NOPSEMA: Fire risks associated with electric storage batteries
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority of Australia (NOPSEMA) has published a safety incident involving a fire that occurred in the battery room on a production facility. […]
Hydraulic company sentenced after employee loses sight in one eye
The UK HSE has published the following incident in which an employee was badly injured when he was struck in the face during a test procedure. The employee suffered a […]
Near-miss: corrosion-related failure of bolts used to secure lifeboat winches
A member has reported a potentially serious near miss on one of their vessels, involving the lifeboat launching system. The incident concerned the failure of a number of bolts used […]
Near-miss: Contained hydraulic oil spillages from cranes
A member has reported a number of incidents in which there have been contained hydraulic oil spillages on deck. Three were hydraulic hose failures and the fourth, a hydraulic tank […]
Catastrophic failure of a pipework clamp connector
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a safety alert regarding an incident in which there was a catastrophic failure of a pipework clamp connector. The incident occurred […]
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