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Safety Flashes 2011

Reference	Items	Published
IMCA SF 01/11	Broken right hand index finger Inappropriate use of snap hooks Functional safety of control systems Lifting operations - securing equipment Failure of home-made equipment	Jan 2011
IMCA SF 02/11	Kirby Morgan SL 17C partially detached from neck dam Serious hand injury during use of deck scaler Service bulletin - integrated flywheel generators (IFG)	Feb 2011
IMCA SF 03/11	Failure of hydraulic fitting at pressure Crane motion reference unit (MRU) malfunctions after overheating Fake emergency escape breathing devices (EEBD sets)	Apr 2011
IMCA SF 04/11	Crane boom dropped object Low pressure mud hose parted Hot work conducted within the 500 metres safety zone	Apr 2011
IMCA SF 05/11	Near-miss: security of equipment Improper use of tools: bruising Lack of safety awareness: crush injury during lifting operations Anchor handling incident Diver safety - high pressure water jetting Failure of fall wire - fatality	Jun 2011
IMCA SF 06/11	Person fell after safety lanyard failed Confined space - multiple fatalities Confined space - multiple fatalities Failed chain link - catastrophic failures in mooring system	Jul 2011
IMCA SF 07/11	Reliance on crane limits caused crane damage and dropped objects Galley fryer fire Shackles in rigging assembly below required safe working load (SWL) Near-miss: Personnel almost caught between crane house and scaffold pipe Injury: Failure of subsea HP water jetting gun Incorrect information in user manual for fixed fire-fighting system	Jul 2011
IMCA SF 08/11	Hand injury while using hydraulic impact wrench Recent near-miss incidents involving potential dropped objects Electrician received electric shock Fatality after capsize of workboat with eight persons onboard	Jul 2011
IMCA SF 09/11	Failure of fall wire - update to safety flash 05/11	Jul 2011
IMCA SF 10/11	Oxygen regulator explodes causing injury Lifeboat drill - near casualty Gimballed frying pan – handle assembly failure Serious injury as a result of a fall from height Fatality during rope access work Collision between vessel and installation resulting in damage to both Mooring line operational safety	Sep 2011
IMCA SF 11/11	Failure of pressure washer Equipment damage - dropped ROV/tether management system (TMS) Grinding disc with defects Gas detector safety alert Collision between OSV and barge Oil spill in port whilst discharging waste oil Fire extinguisher recall - faulty equipment Pilot ladder failure	Oct 2011
IMCA SF 12/11	Offshore tank container rigging failure Near-miss: Dropped object: 6kg sledge hammer head Near-miss: Crane winch wire damaged crane cab during heavy seas Near-miss: Diver working under suspended load Fast rescue boat dropped 18m into sea - injuring crew Dynamic positioning (DP) system failure Engine room fire on offshore vessel	Nov 2011
IMCA SF 13/11	Near-miss: Dropped taut wire clump weight Lost time injury (LTI): Thumb injury Near-miss: Winch wire parted and crane block dropped Fall protection product recall Failure of rescue boat release mechanism Person injured by parts ejected under pressure Fatal diving incident	Nov 2011
IMCA SF 14/11	Near-miss: Diver loss of gas Identification of differential pressures subsea during diving operations Crewman injured when steel plates fell against him Lifeboat falls after equipment failure Diver helmet hat light Failure of pallet lifters Near-miss during anchor line recovery Poor condition of lifting strops Leak of oil-based mud from drain valve Biocide incident	Dec 2011

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