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Safety Flashes
Safety Flashes 2016
Reference
Items
Published
IMCA SF 01/16
High potential near-miss: Failure of both divers' breathing air supply and dive stage recovery winch
Injuries due to failure of divers emergency gas cylinder - use of incompatible threads
Jan 2016
IMCA SF 02/16
Worker killed when struck by a load on a moving crane
Fatal fall during cargo loading operations
High potential near-miss: Dropped object
Lost time injury (LTI): Finger injury - watertight sliding door
Jan 2016
IMCA SF 03/16
Lost time injury (LTI): Stored pressure release - Crewman lost an eye
Crew transfer vessel (CTV) personnel transfers
Fire: Spontaneous combustion of towels
Breathing air cylinder air valve broken off
Jan 2016
IMCA SF 04/16
Near-miss: Non-fatal man overboard incident
Near-miss: Pilot ladder failure
Person accidentally drank hazardous substance
Finger injury during maintenance work - restricted work case
Finger injury: pinch point
Feb 2016
IMCA SF 05/16
Helicopter rotor downdraft hazards - Oil & Gas UK (OGUK)
Near-miss: Fouled diver umbilical
Slip/trip resulting in lost time injury (LTI)
False or scam emails - warning
Feb 2016
IMCA SF 06/16
Malaria fatality
The Zika virus
Mar 2016
IMCA SF 07/16
Near-miss: Laundry fire hazards
Mooring: Port operator fined after worker injured by capstan
Near-miss: Mooring without port assistance
Listing, flooding and grounding of vehicle carrier Hoegh Osaka
Mar 2016
IMCA SF 08/16
Fatality: Stored pressure release
Lost time injury (LTI): Finger injury whilst working in engine room
Serious hand injury: Worker injured by machinery
Near-miss: Dropped torque tool
Dropped object fell 12m and hit worker
Apr 2016
IMCA SF 09/16
August 2013 Super Puma helicopter crash
Apr 2016
IMCA SF 10/16
Vessel in collision with floating dock
Damage to hand rails during mooring operations
Equipment damaged during cargo operations
Mooring near-miss: Lines break during un-docking operation
Apr 2016
IMCA SF 11/16
Fatality: Crew member struck by forklift during quayside operations
Apr 2016
IMCA SF 12/16
First aid injury: Person struck by wire under tension
Lost time injury (LTI): Serious hand injury during high pressure washing operations
Failure of fire extinguishers owing to corrosion
Condensate leak
Fatalities caused by crane collapse following metal fatigue
May 2016
IMCA SF 13/16
Counterfeit admiralty products
Life jacket failures
Product awareness: Chains for lifting Harding FF1200 lifeboat
May 2016
IMCA SF 14/16
Serious incident: Pad eye fell from crane boom and struck rigger
Potential dropped object: Inbound cargo
Dropped object: Tank dog
May 2016
IMCA SF 15/16
Preliminary report into helicopter crash near Bergen
May 2016
IMCA SF 16/16
Dropped object: Signage dropped from crane boom
High potential near-miss: Damage to small boat during offshore survey operations
Corrosion of hollow section members on offshore drilling structures
Near-miss: Rigging recovered with missing nut from tri-plate shackle
Mobile phone charger failures
Jun 2016
IMCA SF 17/16
Near-miss: Cargo shifted in heavy seas whilst alongside platform
Mooring rope fouled the propeller and parted
Collision whilst drifting
Platform supply vessel involved in a near-miss whilst on location
Near-miss: Bilge cover left open
Product awareness: Orange smoke hand distress signal
Jun 2016
IMCA SF 18/16
Stored pressure near-miss: Buckle detector expelled from pipe during recovery
Stored pressure release near-miss: Small part expelled from hydraulic winch
Stored pressure: Corrosion coupon plug ejected from pressurised pipeline
Minor fuel spill during offshore transfer
Accidental discharge of bilge water in dry dock
Jul 2016
IMCA SF 19/16
Injury caused by shifting load of pipes
Lost time injury (LTI): Loss of end of thumb
'Routine' task, non-routine result: A fall from a crane ladder leads to an LTI
Restricted work case (RWC): Injury to eye during deck washing
Worker seriously injured when 1 tonne load fell on him
Jul 2016
IMCA SF 20/16
Near-miss: Unintentional release of diving helmet - neck dam/helmet securing arrangements
Unintentional release of diving helmet - neck dam/helmet securing arrangements
Fatal diver incident due to uncontrolled differential pressure
Loss of 3 tonne lift bags owing to equipment failure
Near-miss: Divers' umbilical rupture during routine maintenance
Aug 2016
IMCA SF 21/16
Proper care of oxy-acetylene cutting and welding equipment
Mast head securing wire parted
Lifting sling failure on freefall lifeboat
Hyperbaric lifeboat emergency lifting chain link failure
Load chain failure owing to corrosion
Aug 2016
IMCA SF 22/16
Confined space fatality - Sharp Lady
Near-miss during cable handling - Standing in the bight
Potential dropped object during cargo offloading operations
Lifting bridle snagged - Failure to "stop the job"
Crewman badly scalded during tank cleaning
Sep 2016
IMCA SF 23/16
Dropped pallet during loading of stores
High potential near-miss: Dropped object
Dropped object fell from crane - Poor communication/lack of awareness/control of work
Dropped object - Failure of split head elbow on bolts
Working at height - Use of wooden handled hammers
Sep 2016
IMCA SF 24/16
Fatal engine room fire on suction dredger Arco Avon
Near-miss: Welding in 'no hot work' zone
Fire in vessel accommodation - Overheating notebook computer
Sep 2016
IMCA SF 25/16
Fire-fighting water jet hits antenna - Failure of limits, stops and safeties
PP3 9V battery explosion
Collision between vessels
High potential near-miss incident: 440v cable damaged by grinder
Consequences of launching a drone from a vessel in the Suez Canal
Oct 2016
IMCA SF 26/16
Near-miss: Release of trapped pressure after ROV dive
Failure of threads - Follow up to "Corrosion coupon plug ejected from pressurised pipeline"
Oct 2016
IMCA SF 27/16
Near-miss: Open hatches left without barriers
Near-miss: Person almost fell from height during anchor chain preparations
Medical treatment: Person fell down unprotected hatch
DBI-SALA® Lad-Saf™ Sleeve - Stop use and voluntary recall/replacement
Oct 2016
IMCA SF 28/16
Crewman suffers cut to hand - but gloves prevented it being much worse
Line of fire LTI: Finger injury during lifting operations
Serious finger injury during valve installation
Unsafe method of rope work resulted in severe hand injury
Manufacturing firm fined after worker's arm injured in roller
Portable grinders - hand safety
Oct 2016
IMCA SF 29/16
Spilt acid during lifting operations
Crane malfunction during lifting operations
CCU door unlatched whilst being lifted from PSV to platform
Able seaman injured when vessel moved during cargo operations
Dropped object awareness
Oct 2016
IMCA SF 30/16
Fatal fall from tug Svitzer Moira
LTI: Eye injury following incident with microwaved food
Scalding injury to crew member
Near miss: Hose parted
Life jacket maintenance
Nov 2016
IMCA SF 31/16
Diver loss of consciousness during underwater burning activities
Hand injury during diving operations
Near-miss: Leopard seal interference with diver
Correct installation methods for diving umbilicals and hoses
SPHL battery charging – build-up of hydrogen
Nov 2016
IMCA SF 32/16
Don't lose your tow in heavy weather
Be alarmed by all alarms
Lifeboat launch capability compromised
Pallet strop hook broke and hit AB
Person hit by mud/clay during anchor handling operations
Nov 2016
IMCA SF 33/16
Failure to report hydraulic leak subsea
Vessel made contact with quay
Near-miss: Dropped object from crane
Fatalities - pipe fell from skids
First aid injury: Electric shock
Unsafe boarding of vessels
Injury after crewman fell downstairs on external stairway
Dec 2016
IMCA SF 34/16
Offshore crane safety systems
Dropped object near-miss: Crane rest damage
Near-miss: Dropped steel plate
Fatal fall from height
High potential near-miss: Failure in safety gate
Dec 2016
IMCA SF 35/16
Fire in engine room
Corrosion damage: Failed fire hydrant
Fuel spill during in-port bunkering
Incidents in small workboats used in the offshore renewables sector
First aid injury: Person scalded by steam condensate
Dec 2016
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