The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert #446 relating to an injury caused by unsafe crane working practices. What happened A lead mechanic […]
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The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert #446 relating to an injury caused by unsafe crane working practices. What happened A lead mechanic […]
The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert #448 relating to hazards associated with cranes on idle facilities posing safety and environmental risks. What […]
The Marshall Islands registry has published a casualty investigation report into an incident where the drill ship Valaris DS-4 lost its moorings in heavy weather while being prepared for lay-up. […]
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published Report 9/2022 relating to a mooring deck fatality on board a cargo vessel in August 2021. Of interest in that this may […]
What happened A fire alarm was activated from the laundry room. On duty personnel were sent to investigate and discovered smoke was coming from one of the clothes dryers in […]
What happened A high potential near miss occurred during onshore preparations for a pipeline installation when an excavator cut into an energised power cable. Trenching activities for the onshore pipeline […]
Following a UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution, a retail company was fined £1,000,000 after an electrician suffered serious burns to 15 per cent of his body when he […]
The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert #447 relating to incidents in which fires were caused following hot work. What happened Recently, several […]
What happened During decommissioning, cutting work was being conducted using a diamond wire saw. A third-party supplier’s technician noticed a sudden drop in pressure, and it was discovered that 100 […]
What happened A member reports a significant increase in the number of dropped objects at third-party premises. The dropped object incidents have included many high potential near miss dropped objects […]
What happened One of our members has recently experienced two near miss incidents, resulting from the inadequate packing of goods during transportation with the potential for more significant consequences and […]
What happened Whilst divers were lowering a large clamp for installation, the chain block used to centralise the clamp on the horizontal member became trapped in the hinge point on […]
The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has published Safety Alert #445 relating to multiple injuries caused by stored energy in slings. What happened The BSEE writes: […]
What happened Personnel were loading out heavy plant at a land-based location when there was an incident involving failure of slings. A crew were lifting a large tank with a […]
What happened The Marine Safety Investigation Unit of Transport Malta has published Safety Investigation Report 10/21 into a serious injury which occurred during the mooring of a chemical tanker of […]
What happened An anchor chain swung unexpectedly across the deck and hit a crew member, causing an injury to his foot resulting in an LTRI. Anchors were being pulled over […]
What happened? A crew member suffered a serious finger injury when he got his finger trapped. The incident occurred when a vessel had been installing mooring elements, suction anchors and […]
What happened At a meal time the chief cook opened the upper part of a combined oven to remove a tray of rice that was being kept heated. The tray […]
What happened The United States Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement BSEE) has published Safety Alert No. 442 relating to hand injuries caused by handling unsecured pressurised hoses during coil […]
What happened A diver suffered a minor hand injury when he put his hand on part of a fan which should not have been exposed. The incident occurred on a […]
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