A member has reported an incident in which a crewman involved in rigging operations sustained a laceration to one of his fingers. The incident occurred during offshore operations when two […]
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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.
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A member has reported an incident in which a crewman involved in rigging operations sustained a laceration to one of his fingers. The incident occurred during offshore operations when two […]
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority of Australia (NOPSEMA) has published the following Safety Flash regarding several instances where designated watertight doors – which are to be […]
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority of Australia (NOPSEMA) published Alert #50 regarding instances where safety features associated with machinery space oil and fuel tanks have been […]
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published Safety Flash 12-08 regarding an incident in which a platform crane was destroyed. During ‘routine’ hoisting activities on board discharging of a 20 […]
A member has reported an incident in which a lifting post fractured completely, leaving equipment hanging overboard by only a hold-back safety tether and electrical umbilical. The incident occurred during […]
A member has reported an incident in which a 220 volt mains cable was left live and exposed in situ during repair works. During the ‘routine’ maintenance task of outfitting […]
The MSF published Safety Flash 12-07 regarding an incident in which, during a ‘routine’ cargo discharge operation, the corner stacking point on a skip snagged on the top of one […]
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) published Safety Flash 12-06 regarding an incident in which a crew member fell into the dock in port and was drowned. The crewman disembarked the […]
An incident has been brought to IMCA’s attention in which a person suffered severe brain damage as a result of entering a confined space to read a water meter. He […]
A member has reported an incident in which a saturation diver caused an underwater explosion during subsea burning operations. The incident occurred when the diver was in the process of […]
A member has reported an incident in which tools were found inappropriately secured above a pedestrian walkway. A slip-in spade was found tied to a hand rail with a badly […]
The United States (US) Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (US BSEE) has published a safety flash regarding a dropped object […]
A member has reported an incident in which there was a H₂S (Hydrogen Sulphide) leak during umbilical laying operations. A deck-hand and others on deck noticed a smell of rotten […]
A member has reported an incident during bad weather in which an ROV which had been tied down broke free when the vessel was rolling heavily. The ROV started swinging […]
A member has reported an incident in which a crewman on a dive support vessel suffered a serious laceration to one of the fingers of his left hand. The incident […]
A member has reported an incident in which a crane winch wire parted and the hook block was dropped to deck. The incident occurred when the crane operator began to […]
The MSF has published the following Safety Flash 11-41 regarding a biocide pollution incident. During the treatment of ships fuel tanks with a biocide chemical an incident in which someone […]
The MSF has published the following Safety Flash 11-40 regarding leakage of oil-based mud from a drain valve. This incident had the potential to cause a significant pollution incident and […]
The MSF has published the following Safety Flash 11-39 regarding lifting strops found in poor condition. Recent audits/inspections have highlighted deficiencies with regards the state of lifting strops which were […]
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published the following Safety Flash 11-38 regarding a near miss incident during anchor line recovery. A large anchor chain snapped and the inboard end […]
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