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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.

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Lead-acid battery explosion

What happened A lead-acid battery blew up when an engine was started. The incident occurred when, after conducting pre-start checks on a generator, the 2nd Engineer attempted to start the […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 06/21







How PPE works – a reminder

The Marine Safety Forum (MSF) has published two recent incidents in which failure to wear PPE was a factor. In the first, there was deliberate failure to wear PPE where […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 34/20







Fires and fire risks on vessels

Fire in incinerator and exhaust fan motor What happened? An incinerator was being routinely operated by its designated operator.  After the last garbage parcel was inserted into the chamber, the […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 32/20




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