What happened? A tooling tray guide arm fell from an ROV skid rail slot and hit an ROV technician’s torso. He was beneath the ROV disconnecting the securing pin. Two […]
IMCA safety flashes disseminate important information on incidents and potential hazards and the lessons learnt from them that can help prevent incidents occurring elsewhere in the industry.
Individual safety events are available individually online, tagged and searchable, while the traditional PDF collections are also available for download.
All members are encouraged to contribute relevant safety-related information – please visit our Safety Flash Reporting page for details on the submission process.
Nicholas Hough
Consultant - Safety and Security
Contact
What happened? A tooling tray guide arm fell from an ROV skid rail slot and hit an ROV technician’s torso. He was beneath the ROV disconnecting the securing pin. Two […]
Two further dropped object cases have been reported recently, highlighting the extreme danger and potential for fatalities. Incident 1 A light and fitting on a third-party ship, weighing 8kg, fell […]
What happened? A floodlight fell from its position on the knuckle boom of the vessel’s crane. The floodlight arrangement was supported on a stainless steel bracket, comprising a bar and […]
What happened? During line pipe load out operations, three high potential near miss incidents occurred involving quayside crane lifting operations. All of the incidents had the potential for fatal consequences […]
What happened? During inspection of the vessel crane, it was noted that a steel spacer plate had become partially detached due to corrosion forming behind the plate. The plate had […]
The Workplace Safety and Health Council of Singapore (WSHC) has released two ‘accident advisory’ notices relating to two recent diver fatalities. Incident 1: diver struck by falling concrete pile A […]
What happened? The UK HSE (UK Health and Safety Executive) has fined a company for health and safety breaches after a technician was struck by a cylinder and left severely […]
What happened? During debris removal/recovery operations being undertaken along a subsea cable trenching corridor, several items of unexploded ordnance (UXO) were bought to the surface and landed on deck with […]
What happened? A crewman suffered a crushed finger during an operation to replace a winch wire on a large crane. Two crew members were installing a wire wedge into the […]
What happened? An experienced AB suffered serious ankle injuries during offloading operations. A vessel was delivering drill pipe casings to a jack-up rig when he was hit by the casing […]
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has published Safety Alert 06-18 entitled Don’t Let Your Vessel Get Underway Unexpectedly, regarding bollard failures at marine facilities. The alert covers recent shore […]
What happened? A vessel collided with the working platform on a wind turbine Transition Piece. The incident occurred during worsening weather conditions. The vessel was on DP, when it was […]
What happened? Whilst a vessel was working, there was a failure and collapse of the moonpool hangar doors. Deck crew were working in the area of the moonpool, when they […]
Three recent safety alerts have been released by the MSF, all relating to high potential near misses during cargo operations. One of the incidents is a dropped object near miss […]
Incident 1 – Wooden block laying in top of main hoist block During a voyage in good weather conditions, the Captain decided that the vessel would sail with the cranes […]
The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has released the below safety alert 18-10. What happened? Not long after a vessel departed port, a crew member suffered a serious cut to his […]
What happened? The Chief Officer slipped on a smooth section of ramping deck, landing badly and suffering a fractured elbow. The incident took place at crew change, when the Captain, […]
The UK Health & Safety Executive (UK HSE) publishes regular press releases relating to safety incidents. These can be found on the HSE website. IMCA monitors these publications and passes […]
The MSF have published two safety alerts relating to potential dropped objects from cargo operations. Incident 1: Missing protection cover becomes high potential dropped object Vessel crew found a twist […]
What happened? A member has reported two near miss incidents involving potential dropped objects. The objects were left on top of a temporary buoyancy module (TBM) during the installation of […]
328 post(s)