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Safety Flashes 2001

Reference	Items	Published
IMCA SF 01/01	Diving fatality Sea fastening Fatal accident involving a horizontal watertight sliding door	Jan 2001
IMCA SF 02/01	Fall from height Overloading of survival craft Recall of Divex LP helmet bail-out whips and interstage hoses	Feb 2001
IMCA SF 03/01	ROV personnel injury Crane incident Emergency release of anchor winches by means of stored energy Leg injuries: knee injury, ankle injury (1), Ankle injury (2) Workshop finger injury Failure of bulk loading bag Battery failure on lifejacket light Crane incident	Mar 2001
IMCA SF 04/01	Bail-out whip failures	Mar 2001
IMCA SF 05/01	Accidents when using power-operated watertight doors	Apr 2001
IMCA SF 06/01	Corrosion of band securing screw on diver band mask Fast rescue boats (Zodiac) Use of hand-held disc grinders Fork lift truck operation	Apr 2001
IMCA SF 07/01	Failure of a shackle Dangerous occurrence involving a mobile crane Explosion caused by ignition of paint vapour Grinding stone incident Oxy-arc cutting Checking of safety helmets	Jul 2001
IMCA SF 08/01	Failure of ROV lift umbilical winch brake Failure of winch brake on air diving bell system Incident involving oxy-acetylene cutting	Aug 2001
IMCA SF 09/01	Failure of ROV lift umbilical winch brake - Update Hazard potential from equipment using enclosed rechargeable batteries ROV winch failure Failure of plastic floatation buoy	Aug 2001
IMCA SF 10/01	Fire extinguishers - Potential missing/broken dip tubes on Hyfex models	Sep 2001
IMCA SF 11/01	Failure of ROV lift umbilical winch brake - Update Dead man anchor supplied unfit for purpose Vessel and port security Near-miss incident lowering concrete mattress Insecure crane lighting Reaction brackets on the Divex SLS system backpack Failure of ROV lift umbilical winch brake - Update	Oct 2001
IMCA SF 12/01	Dropped object risk Negative pressure injury to a diver Serious incident while checking man-overboard and buoy smoke marker Incident as a result of failure of a bollard Failure of cable socks (Chinese fingers) on subsea rigging Medical device recall - defibrillator	Oct 2001
IMCA SF 13/01	Retrieval of buoys Electrical fire in engine room Fatality during maintenance of elevator lift Need for supplied air in the vicinity of man way during nitrogen purge Grit hose parting: Near-miss incident Improper slinging of cargo Exploding light and smoke marker Fatality involving offshore drilling pipe rack flingers Winch incident MSA Surety Sure-Stop™ shock absorbers	Nov 2001

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