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  • BSEE: Electromagnetic lifting device dropped steel plate

    BSEE has published Safety Alert 500 relating to a defective lifting device dropping a steel plate during drilling operations.

    IMCA SF 16/25

    4 September 2025

    • Safe mechanical lifting

  • MSF: Grease gun hand injury

    The Marine Safety Forum have published Safety Alert 25-08 relating to a hand injury suffered when a grease gun burst.

    IMCA SF 16/25

    4 September 2025

    • Energy isolation
    • Line of fire

  • Hand crushed during coiled tubing reel handling

    Workers hand crushed during the final stages of a coiled tubing operation.

    IMCA SF 16/25

    4 September 2025

    • Bypassing safety controls
    • Line of fire

  • MSF: Watertight door fatality

    The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published Safety Alert 25-09 relating to a watertight door fatality.

    IMCA SF 16/25

    4 September 2025

    • Line of fire

  • Two hand injuries caused during mooring

    A member shares two incidents of hand injuries during mooring operations; one was very serious and resulted in the loss of a finger.

    IMCA SF 16/25

    4 September 2025

    • Line of fire
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