Safety Flashes

A member has reported a lost gas incident that occurred with two of its divers on a third party vessel. They do not normally dive from this vessel and were […]

A member has reported an incident in which a manifold rated to 232 bar was fitted to a twin cylinder 300 bar bail-out. The manifold in question had no pressure […]

IMCA recently received notification of an incident involving a particular type of snatch block, which could be knocked apart if the bolt and hairpin were removed and the block left […]

A member has reported the following safety issue concerning incorrectly machined valves. During general maintenance on a diver’s emergency gas manifold which was fitted in an air diving basket, a […]

This incident was originally included in safety flash 11/03, but the flash is being reissued in the light of additional feedback on the recommendations previously given. The earlier version has […]

We were recently provided with and issued details of a ‘high potential’ near-miss incident involving failings in a saturation diver’s personal protective equipment. This information was issued as part of […]

A planned ‘routine’ maintenance operation was in progress, to individually move each of eight anchor chains, to a pre-arranged plan, to ensure that the chain links were not subject to […]

Further to the information provided in safety flash 01/03 (Follow-up to Toxic gas emission from transponder (lithium batteries)), Kongsberg Simrad has now updated its transponder safety information. This can be […]

A forklift battery was found to be flat and it was changed out with a replacement that was held onboard and tested per procedures, the forklift was also function tested […]

We have received the following report of an incident which occurred during internal cleaning operations in a produced water de-gasser which was being undertaken by two contract cleaners. This vessel […]

While carrying out backloading operations at a rig, a crewman suffered a lost time injury. The operation being carried out at the time was the movement of tubulars to make […]

Please see the attached safety notice from Divex regarding filter materials for use in breathing air compressors.

We have received a report of an incident which began when a night cook baker, returning to the galley after his break, smelt burning. He then noticed that there was […]

We have received a report of an incident whereby a crane boom fell from an angle of 45° onto its rest. There was no one in the crane at the […]

A member has advised of a recent fatality, involving an experienced diver, which occurred during underwater cutting operations as part of a well stub removal project. The site conditions and […]

We have received the following incident report, involving a fall from height from an offshore platform. A contractor was working on the skimmer level of an offshore platform, approximately 10½ […]

A member has advised of the following near miss. A mechanic was working on a jet pump when a bracket holding the jet hose failed. The bracket was being used […]

Employee exposure to unguarded or inadequately guarded machines is prevalent in many workplaces. Amputations are one of the most severe and crippling types of injuries in the occupational workplace. All […]

A member has recently issued advice to its employees concerning slips, trips and falls. It notes that international review of incidents reveals that a substantial percentage of incidents are caused […]

Working with pressure and hoses carries several risks that can lead to severe injury. The identification of the risks involved with pressure and hoses can often be missed. Lately in […]