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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0.69

Fatal Accident Rate (FAR)

0.27

Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR)

0.98

Total Recordable Injury Rate (TRIR)

387.06

Safety Oservation Frequency Rate (SOFR)

Latest Safety Flashes

Hydraulic oil leak detected below moonpool

A hydraulic oil leak was identified below the moonpool after the worktable doors were opened.

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Dropped scaffold board (kickplate) – SIF near miss

A scaffolding kickboard was accidentally dropped falling from a height of 6.5 metres to the main deck.

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H₂S detected on deck

During vessel transit back to port, Hydrogen Sulphide (H₂S) was detected in the open space on the main deck.

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Restoration and verification after maintenance

A missing flooring panel was identified beneath a 415V bow thruster electrical motor cabinet.

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Vessel contact during materiel transfer in adverse weather

One vessel lost heading and position control because of the strong winds and swell, pushing it toward another.

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Safety News at IMCA

Commercial Diver in water
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IMCA urges focus on diver safety amid rising demand for vessel maintenance as Strait of Hormuz reopens

24 June 2026
IMCA issues diver safety warning as global subsea decommissioning accelerates
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IMCA issues diver safety warning as global subsea decommissioning accelerates

03 June 2026
A photo of a diving helmet
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IMCA publishes updates to Assessment Procedure for Diving Contractor Membership (G012/D084)

08 April 2026

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