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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Fatal Accident Rate (FAR)

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Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR)

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Total Recordable Injury Rate (TRIR)

489.82

Safety Oservation Frequency Rate (SOFR)

Latest Safety Flashes

Dropped GRP cover during subsea lifting

A vessel was lifting and relocating a Pipe Line End Manifold (PLEM) GRP Top Cover when the load became detached and dropped approx. 7m.

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Umbilical support frame made contact with passing vehicle on public road

Whilst travelling, a contractor transporting umbilical support frames (USFs) made contact with a passing vehicle as one of the frames dropped down.

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Petrol driven equipment left stored in an emergency generator room

Stored snowblower created an unnecessary fire and explosion risk, as well as blocking access around critical equipment.

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Mechanic got burns due to fire in portable generator

During refuelling, petrol (gasoline) spilled around generator and ignited.

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Some positive findings and good practices

Collection of some positive findings and good practices.

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Safety News at IMCA

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Commentary
Submit your data now for IMCA’s Annual Safety Report

21 January 2026
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Enhancing offshore safety: IMCA Welcomes new Safety and Security Manager

21 January 2026
Diving 18 Jacket Inspections
Commentary
Diving and Underwater Ship Husbandry: What Could Go Wrong?

21 January 2026

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