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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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Fatality: grinder incident

A member has reported a fatality which occurred during preparation of surfaces for welding. A welder was using an angle grinder for the preparation work when the disk of the […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 03/05

Uncontrolled ascent of lay-down head

A member has reported that a saturation diver in 120m of water, preparing to move a pipeline lay-down head (LDH) using a lift bag, was struck in the back by […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 03/05


Fatality: swinging load incident

A member has reported the following fatality which occurred during movement of drill pipes. Personnel were engaged in the task of lifting bundles of 12cm drill pipe by crane from […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 03/05


Diver hand burn injury during underwater cutting operation

A member has reported an incident where a diver received a burn to his hand during use of underwater cutting equipment. The company concerned has advised its employees as follows. […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 03/05


Diver injury from implosion of a fishing buoy

There have been previous safety flashes relating to ‘Grimsby’-type buoys, and members are asked to note this further incident. Guidance relating to ROV operations is available in Plastic spherical air-filled […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 03/05

Gas leak during removal of temperature sensor from thermo well

During a recent diver inspection, repair and maintenance programme undertaken by one of our members, one of the identified tasks was the replacement of a defective temperature sensor mounted in […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 03/05

Injury while grinding without PPE

A worker was cutting an aluminium roof using a grinder when the wheel came apart, striking the worker in the face and causing serious injury between his upper lips and […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 03/05

Finger injury during loading operations

IMCA has received a report of an incident wherein a worker’s finger was crushed. The injury occurred during an operation when a large heavy axle, weighing some 250kg, was being […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 03/05

Transponder pressure relief system failure

Whilst reviewing its test and repair procedures for transponders, a member has reported that a serious flaw was discovered in the pressure relief mechanism in two out of three Kongsberg […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 03/05

MRSA and appropriate use of antibiotics

There has been a significant spread of MRSA (the ‘super bug’) in hospitals in recent times and it is possible that it could become a problem in the future for […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 03/05

Near-miss: Diver’s umbilical severed by propeller

A member has reported a high potential near-miss which occurred during a regular field maintenance operation which was taking place from a lift boat in 7½ metres of water, whereby […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 03/05

Securing of loads

An incident has been reported to IMCA which, although relating to a road incident, provides an important reminder in relation to the securing of loads. During transportation of five empty […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 02/05

Fire at sea

IMCA has been advised of a fire on a vessel which destroyed a substantial amount of diving equipment. The photographs demonstrate the level of heat generated in a short time […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 02/05

Vertical lay system dropped during quayside mobilisation

A member has reported a high potential incident (HIPO) which occurred during the recent mobilisation of a vertical lay system (VLS) at the quayside. Fortunately, no one was injured. However, […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 02/05

Fatality: fall from height

We have received information on a fatality which occurred when a person fell from a high voltage transmission tower whilst wearing the appropriate PPE (fall arrest system). The full incident […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 02/05

Dropped object during delivery of offshore container

During delivery of an offshore container to a warehouse, a large metal object was observed lying on top of the container by a worker on a higher floor. The object […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 01/05

Dropped objects from scaffolding

There have been several incidents where tools and equipment have been left inside scaffold tubes that are part of a scaffold structure. The picture is from an incident where a […]

| Included in IMCA Safety Flash 01/05

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