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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 High potential near-miss: Poor O₂ content in supplied air - diver temporarily lost consciousness	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 High potential near-miss: Dropped object	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 High potential near-miss: Dropped object	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 Awareness: CO₂ flooding system activation points	Dec 2016

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