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Safety Flash |
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IMCA Safety Flash 01/03- Follow-up to Toxic gas emission from transponder (lithium batteries)
- Near-miss involving winch failure
- Punctured aerosol results in chemical burns
- Diving fatality
- Fatality during helicopter escape training
- Engine start air fitting incident
- Wind sensors showing incorrect readings
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Jan 2003 |
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IMCA Safety Flash 02/03- Incidents involving accommodation ladders
- Incident during lift bag operations
- Fatality results from failure of ship's mooring fittings and supporting structure
- Fatality results from incorrect handling of equipment
- Fatality and serious injuries during heavy lift operation
- Penetration injury to eye during blending repair weld
- Injury involving contact with a vehicle battery
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Feb 2003 |
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IMCA Safety Flash 03/03- Fatality and serious injuries during heavy lift operation
- Security of shipping in the Mediterranean and Middle East
- Incident during core drilling operation
- Near-miss involving oxy-acetylene cutting of plate
- Fatality - Fall from rig of a container
- Fatality during diving operation
- Serious crane incident
- Fatality - Trapping in machinery
- Incidents submitted to IMO relating to vessels carrying SMCs
- Multiple fatality - Explosion related to paint solvent
- Operation of machinery under maintenance
- Fatality - Working in the proximity of lifting operations
- Fatality -
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Apr 2003 |
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IMCA Safety Flash 04/03- Diving fatality
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May 2003 |
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IMCA Safety Flash 05/03- Fall hazards associated with temporary deck openings
- Fatality during cable-pulling operations
- Jet pump incidents
- Thumb cut - Removal of guarding/safety observation
- Trapping incident related to mooring system
- Potential for fire from misuse of a coffee thermos
- Robbery at gunpoint
- Incident during winch-to-winch wire transfer operations
- Slip on stairs
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Jun 2003 |
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IMCA Safety Flash 06/03- Tagline incident
- Inflatable lifejackets fail to inflate
- SARS
- Positioning of emergency positioning indicating radio beacon
- Mugging and robbery
- Fatality - Injury from an air hose
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Jul 2003 |
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IMCA Safety Flash 07/03- Webbing strop failure during transponder recovery
- Defective hammer shaft
- Fatality: Fall from suspended work platform
- Fire incidents:
- Fire in crane 440V contact box
- Fires involving laundry tumble dryers
- Fire in equipment spaces: Welding in vicinity
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Jul 2003 |
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IMCA Safety Flash 08/03- Container door hinges failure: Container door fell on deck
- Fatality: Pressure build-up leading to sudden release of mechanical plug
- Attempted service to microwave results in fatal electrocution
- Cracked fuel line results in an engine fire
- Exposure to CO2 release from dry ice storage
- Lifeboat davit sheave incident
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Jul 2003 |
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IMCA Safety Flash 09/03- Use of rags: Potential puncture wound
- Working with hoses and pressure
- Leaking seal on hydraulic system causes oil spray
- Fatality while inflating truck tyre
- Slips, trips and falls resulting from loose cables and hoses on walkways
- Respiratory equipment
- Machine guarding
- Dangers when mooring and unmooring
- Electrical safety
- Care using hand tools
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Aug 2003 |
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IMCA Safety Flash 10/03- Near miss: Modification of machinery
- Fatality: Fall from height arising from a failure to use personal protective equipment
- Diver fatality: Underwater explosion
- Incident involving a crane boom
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Aug 2003 |
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IMCA Safety Flash 11/03- Topic working with tubulars - Incident report
- Airline coupling failure
- Internal explosion within 12V forklift battery
- Fire insiden Falcom steamer
- Follow-up to Toxic gas emission from transponder (lithium batteries)
- Loss of mooring chain to FPSO
- Filtration materials
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Sep 2003 |
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IMCA Safety Flash 12/03- Near-miss involving diver's neck dam
- Regulator fire
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Sep 2003 |
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IMCA Safety Flash 13/03- Faulty directional flow arrow on valve
- Incident involving a McKissick N419 snatch block
- Incorrect pressure-rated manifold fitted to diver's bail-out
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Dec 2003 |
