HSSE Committee
Our aim
The aim of the HSSE Committee is to share experience and information to promote good working practices in the areas of Health, Safety, Security and the Environment.
Our activities
Safety has been at the centre of our work since our early beginnings in 1972, starting in the Diving Sector and expanding to all areas of Marine Contracting. Our activities are therefore broad ranging and cover all safety aspects of our industry sector. Our Committee has been instrumental in bringing together leading HSE professionals over a long period of time. The Committee addresses improvements and best practices across all health, safety, marine security and operational environmental subjects and continues to make a significant contribution to keeping our industry safe.
Our Safety Flash system is highly successful in quickly informing our whole membership with details of safety incidents that are shared by our members for the benefit of everyone in our industry.

IMCA Contact
Nicholas Hough
Technical Adviser – HSSE and Offshore Survey
Contact
Committee members
Name | Company | Role |
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Darren Thomas | MMA Offshore Limited | Committee Chairman |
Jim Knight | Heerema Marine Contractors | Committee Vice-chairman |
Lori van Donge | Allseas Group SA | Committee Member |
Bart Roeloffs | Boskalis Offshore | Committee Member |
Liam Syme | Boskalis Offshore | Committee Member |
Darren Male | Fugro | Committee Member |
Mark Impey | Fugro | Committee Member (Regional – MEI) |
Hannah Crutchley | Global Maritime Consultancy PTE | Committee Member |
Mike Newbury | Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. | Committee Member (Regional – NA) |
Johan Wulder | Jumbo Offshore VoF | Committee Member |
Lars Bagger Hviid | Maersk Supply Service A/S | Committee Member |
James Raistrick | McDermott International Inc. | Committee Member |
Benjamin Neal | P&O Maritime Logistics | Committee Member |
Alberto Cipolla | Saipem | Committee Member |
Simone Passarella | Saipem | Committee Member |
Norman Smith | Subsea 7 | Committee Member |
Don Davies | TechnipFMC | Committee Member |
Rolinda van Zanten | Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors B.V. | Committee Member |
Nick Hough | IMCA | IMCA Secretariat Lead |
Minutes of Meetings
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News & Events
Safety Flashes – Summary of 2020
Read our summary of 2020 Safety Flashes bringing together the 148 incidents or events published in 34 Safety Flashes.
This summary highlights key trends and aligns incidents with the IOGP Life Saving Rules.
Guidance on Drug & Alcohol Policies and Testing
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Introduction Who Should be Tested? Reasons for Testing Tests for Drug and Alcohol Abuse Urine Testing Breath Testing Record Keeping Challenges with Testing Cut-Off Levels […]
Read more‘Routine’ task, non-routine result: A fall from a crane ladder leads to an LTI
A member has reported an incident in which a crewman fell from a fixed ladder injuring himself. The incident occurred when, after familiarising the shore-side crane operator, an Able Seaman […]
Read moreAccidents when using power-operated watertight doors
A recent fatality involving such a door on an IMCA member’s vessel provided a timely reminder of the number of lives lost and the serious injuries caused by the incorrect […]
Read moreResilience Reboot
But now of course, things have changed again. The last six months have been more difficult still with the COVID-19 pandemic changing everything. The impact of COVID-19 at a human […]
Read moreStandardised Boat Landing Research Report
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