Safety Flashes

We have received the safety alert below, issued by the US Minerals Management Service.

One of our members has reported a fatal accident that has recently occurred on board on of their vessels. A rigger fell whilst undertaking maintenance activities in one of the […]

We have been notified of a fatality on a vessel when a crew member became trapped between the door and door frame of an automatically actuated, horizontal water-tight sliding door […]

One of members has reported that recently, whilst one of their barges was being towed across the Atlantic, shelving around the barge was found to be moving due to inadequate […]

One of our members has reported the following diving fatality that occurred to a contract diver employed by a non-member company. During a surface supplied diving operation at a depth […]

We have received a report from a diving support vessel (DSV) that during the re certification and testing of the bell onboard gas bottles, it was found that the pillar […]

One of our members has informed us that one of their vessels, operating in the Gulf of Mexico, has reported that a number of ‘dangerous transformers’ have appeared onboard from […]

We have received the attached Divex Safety Notice regarding further failures of their LP hoses.

We have recently received the attached safety alert from Grampian Test & Certification Ltd. regarding potential problems in the manufacture of their slings.

A member has reported a recent incident on board an anchor handling vessel which resulted in a serious injury to one of the deck crew. The cause of the injury […]

Work was being undertaken servicing an engine. Immediately prior to the accident the first cylinder head had been removed using the equipment and procedures normally used for this task. The […]

We have received a report of a fatality whilst using a fire extinguisher. A worker was using a fire extinguisher to put out a small fire when the extinguisher suddenly […]

We have learned of a fatality when a worker fell from a full body harness boatswain’s chair when ascending on a hoisting system. The initial information from the investigation team […]

A member has reported on an incident which occurred when a mini transponder/beacon exploded, injuring an employee in the face. The injury was caused by the end piece of the […]

Below is copied an information bulletin received from Divex. Change to Product Bulletin 2 of 2000: 3 Aug , 2000 (Revision of Bulletin 1 of 1999) Subject: Material change to […]

While lowering a ladder using a cherry picker crane to a diver, the wire came off the drum and dropped uncontrolled to the seabed. The diver was well clear of […]

We have recently learnt of a near miss where an ROV supervisor used an elasticated shock cord (bungee cord) to secure a television monitor in place. The cord was terminated […]

We have recently learnt of a tragic incident involving confined space entry. The two individuals were assigned to de-ballast 12″ of water from a tank on a cargo barge. This […]

Attached is a safety alert issued by the Department of Minerals and Energy, Western Australia, concerning an explosion which occurred during heliox transfer using a Williams & James compressor.

Approximately one hour into the gas transfer operation from a quad (48 pack) of 20% oxygen / 80% helium to storage tubes via a large (D1247) Williams & James compressor […]