A member has reported an incident which there was an unplanned release to the environment of 960 litres of hydraulic oil. The incident occurred during piling operations when a hydraulic […]
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
Disposal of flammable substances with ignition sources
A member has reported an environmental incident in which flammable substances were disposed of from a vessel in the same bags as potential ignition sources. Following a port call by […]
High potential dropped object
A member has reported an incident in which an object fell 10m onto the main deck of a vessel. The incident occurred during pipe spooling operations on a vessel. Deck […]
S92 helicopter pressure refuelling incident
Oil and Gas UK (OGUK) has circulated a report of a near-miss incident involving refuelling of helicopters. The incident occurred when the fuel supply to the aircraft was interrupted and […]
Near-miss: Anchoring of rigging to uncertified points
A member has reported a near miss incident in which rigging was anchored to uncertified points. The incident occurred during pipelay operations onboard a vessel. A temporary rigging solution using […]
Near-miss: Safe use of chains in rigging
A member has reported an incident which a chain link parted when a shock load was introduced to the chains. The inappropriate use of chains was a major failing in […]
Lost time injury (LTI): Hand injury during mooring operations
A member has reported an incident which a crew member injured his hand during mooring operations. The incident occurred when a bunker barge was beginning an approach to the port […]
Fire in wheelhouse on offshore renewables crew transfer vessel
An incident has been reported to IMCA in which there was a small fire in a below-decks space on an offshore wind turbine crew transfer vessel (CTV). The incident occurred […]
Fatality: Worker hit by ship crane during lifting operation
The Workplace Safety and Health Council of Singapore (WSH) has published the following safety bulletin regarding an incident in which a worker was hit and fatally injured by a ship […]
Collision and near-miss caused by guard vessel
A member has reported two incidents, one involving a near miss, the other involving a collision between two vessels, with the common factor between them being the way in which […]
Near-miss: Dropped object from cargo
A member has reported a near-miss incident which a crew member was almost struck by a falling object. The near-miss occurred when the crew member was executing a daily sea-fastening […]
Confined space entry fatality
The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) has published the following safety alert regarding a confined space entry fatality in which one person lost his life and another […]
Injuries due to failure of diver’s emergency gas cylinder
A member has reported an incident which a valve failed on a diver’s emergency cylinder. The incident occurred on board a diving support vessel (DSV) whilst divers were preparing for […]
Near-miss: Inadequate insulation of 690V bus bars
A member has reported a near miss incident in which 690V bus bars were found with inadequate insulation. The 690V switchboard had been isolated for a survey, and the panels […]
Dropped object incidents
A member has highlighted a number of dropped object incidents in recent months, two of which were considered high potential and reportable to the local regulatory authorities. This safety flash […]
Injuries sustained whilst trying to stop moving objects
A member has reported two similar incidents, which happened within two days at two very different locations, in which persons were injured whilst trying to stop moving objects. The first […]
Hydraulic umbilical winch operation – trapped thumb
A member has reported an incident in which a member of the deck crew injured their thumb while operating a hydraulic umbilical winch. The vessel deck crew were recovering hydraulic […]
Master link failure during testing of overboarding chute
A member has reported an incident in which a master link failed during articulation of an overboarding chute. As one of the final stages of mobilisation of a jumper deployment […]
Failure of bell winch clutch coupling during bell recovery
A member has reported an incident in which a winch clutch failed during bell recovery. A diving support work barge was performing riser installation in saturation mode. The saturation dive […]
Slips, trips and falls – raising awareness
A number of our members have seen an increase in the number of slips, trips and falls reported from offshore vessels in the past twelve months. There is a clear […]
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