Safety Flashes

A member has reported the following incident, which led to the death of a 34 year old diver with 12 years’ experience. The diver was carrying out routine burning and […]

A member has reported the following incident which occurred in a crane repair workshop, where pieces of lifting equipment are routinely inspected for cracks and/or deformities. A large hook was […]

A member has reported the following near miss incident involving the bell and the main bell winch – a Norson NP 12 – in which the hydraulic controls were found […]

We previously publicised this incident in safety flash 05/02 (Toxic gas emission from transponder). Following a detailed investigation by the manufacturer, who intends issuing new guidelines for dealing with flooded […]

We have been passed the attached Product Advisory from Solar Turbines, relating to a potential personnel safety issue resulting from an uncontained compressor section failure, which could involve risk of […]

The attached note provides details of defects identified by the US Coast Guard in antennae on EPIRBs (emergency position indicating radio beacons), caused by internal corrosion.

A member has reported the following near-miss incident, whereby a diver experienced narcotic effects, possibly due to the effect of additional filters being placed in a gas reclaim system which […]

We have been advised of the following fatality, which occurred on the pipe deck of an offshore platform. Two chemical pods had been stacked to make room for arriving cargo. […]

A member has reported a near-miss during a lift bag operation, which highlights the dangers of inadequate safe rigging practice and of lack of awareness of actual lifting capacity of […]

A member has reported that while recovering an inflated lift bag over the bow bulwarks on one of its vessels, a regulator attached to an oxygen pack was broken off […]

A member has reported the following incident which occurred onboard one of its vessels. The vessel was in heavy seas when it was hit by several 20-25′ swells, causing the […]

This crane incident also occurred onshore, but the lessons to be learnt are equally applicable to members’ lifting operations. During a major turn-around, fan tubes were being lifted using a […]

The following incident occurred at an onshore fabrication facility, but provides an important reminder of areas that must be considered when planning for situations where loads and stacks have the […]

We have received the following information regarding loss of a survey vessel. This loss followed the ingress of water into the ship’s engine room. There were no injuries amongst the […]

During routine maintenance of bail-out bottles on a member’s dive support vessel (DSV), a serious flaw was discovered on a first stage bail-out regulator. When the relief valve was dismantled, […]

Members were advised of this potential hazard in Safety Flash 04/02 (DSI air helmets – Leakage of water into regulator). We have now been passed a copy of the notice […]

We have received the following information from a member regarding a power management system (PMS) fault which led to a DP station keeping incident on one of its vessels. This […]

We have received the following information from a member regarding a DP blackout incident on one of its vessels. This safety flash outlines the incident, the learnings from the incident […]

One of our members reported an incident involving lithium chloride batteries in a transponder unit which, having been recovered from depth, released a gaseous white powder through its vent valve. […]

A member has reported that during routine inspection and maintenance of the bailout cylinder, the diving supervisor found corrosion pitting on the cylinder body hidden beneath the harness strap. The […]