Safety

Safety lies at the core of our Mission. For over 50 years we have been supporting the emergence of a safer offshore industry.

Working with our Members, we have developed a range of resources to do this effectively. Our Safety Statistics tell the improving safety story of our sector over time and allow organisations to confidently benchmark their own performance.

Nearly 10,000 regularly receive our Safety Flashes straight to their email inbox, ensuring that lessons learned can be shared with the entire sector. Search our online archive of more than 2,000 reports online, or view the latest below.

Alongside this, our Technical Library features the latest recommended safety best practice and information notes ensure that emerging safety trends can be addressed. Our Safety Promotional Materials and online courses, provide the tools for Members to confidently strengthen their own Safety cultures.

Safety Statistics

Nearly one billion ‘man hours’ of offshore activity a year is now covered by our Safety Statistics.

Contractor Members share their information which is anonymised. This allows IMCA to provide insights on safety, health, and performance, and identify emerging trends. Members can download the data which sets a baseline from which to review their own performance.

Our archive goes back to 1996, telling the improving safety story of the offshore sector.

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Latest Safety Flashes

Dropped object: falling shim plate while lowering A-frame

During the lowering of the A-frame of the crane on a large crane vessel, a plate with a weight of 15kg, rolled out from the auxiliary inboard fleeting sheaves.

W2W gangway bumper damaged during demonstration

During testing to demonstrate emergency retraction, the movement of the vessel in the swell applied forces to the bumper, which caused the bolts to fail and the bumper to break off.

Towing wire parted

A vessel was towing a barge when the towing wire parted.

BSEE: Falling corroded crane component results in near miss

BSEE has published Safety Alert 511 relating to a near-miss dropped object incident on an offshore platform during the maintenance and inspection of a platform crane.