Safety Flashes

One of our members has recently reported an incident on of its vessels, whereby a rigger crushed his hand between the zodiac and the structure. A similar incident was known […]

A member has recently reported the failure of a band securing screw on a DSI Mrk 18B band mask. During the annual return to base for a full strip-down and […]

A recent fatality involving such a door on an IMCA member’s vessel provided a timely reminder of the number of lives lost and the serious injuries caused by the incorrect […]

We have a safety alert from Hydrasun Limited concerning reported failures of 3/8″ R6 hose type bail-out whip assemblies.

One of our members has reported that on one of their vessels they found that the battery to the lifejacket had swelled out, resulting in a ruptured battery. The maker […]

Single trip tote bags are commonly used in the onshore construction industry for delivering quantities of building materials such as sand. Because of the convenience, they have been adopted in […]

A member has reported the following incident. A senior mechanical technician was involved in bleeding a hydraulic hose connected between an A-frame and a pump unit. The coupling was loosened […]

The following three incidents involving leg injuries have been reported by one of our members: Knee injury A rigger was working on the aft deck of the member’s vessel when […]

We have received the attached safety announcement from the Norwegian Maritime Directorate.

We have received information concerning part of the manufacturer’s name plate, weighing 250g, falling off of an offshore crane on an offshore installation, landing 21m below on an over-side scaffold […]

One of our members has reported a serious injury which one of its personnel received while completing maintenance on an ROV manipulator. ROV personnel were in the process of repairing […]

Further to earlier advice on these products, attached please find the recall notice issued by Divex.

We have received the safety alert below, issued by the US Minerals Management Service.

One of our members has reported a fatal accident that has recently occurred on board on of their vessels. A rigger fell whilst undertaking maintenance activities in one of the […]

We have been notified of a fatality on a vessel when a crew member became trapped between the door and door frame of an automatically actuated, horizontal water-tight sliding door […]

One of members has reported that recently, whilst one of their barges was being towed across the Atlantic, shelving around the barge was found to be moving due to inadequate […]

One of our members has reported the following diving fatality that occurred to a contract diver employed by a non-member company. During a surface supplied diving operation at a depth […]

We have received a report from a diving support vessel (DSV) that during the re certification and testing of the bell onboard gas bottles, it was found that the pillar […]

One of our members has informed us that one of their vessels, operating in the Gulf of Mexico, has reported that a number of ‘dangerous transformers’ have appeared onboard from […]

We have received the attached Divex Safety Notice regarding further failures of their LP hoses.