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Safety Flashes 2009

Reference	Items	Published
IMCA SF 01/09	Anchor drag near-miss incident Dangers of medicine abuse Counterfeit hydrostatic release mechanisms for life-rafts	Jan 2009
IMCA SF 02/09	Winch drum failure: Deep water operations Schat Harding Product Awareness Notice - Free-fall lifeboat hooks	Feb 2009
IMCA SF 03/09	Diver entrapment Dive bell gas loss during internal bell checks Crushed finger Near-miss incident involving a diver's umbilical Bolt failures on Lawson ROV launch and recovery systems Near-miss incident involving a diver's umbilical	Mar 2009
IMCA SF 04/09	Burns suffered in confined space Hand injury caused when worker tripped over hazard Mooring incidents Mooring incidents	Apr 2009
IMCA SF 05/09	Fire in vertical lay system moonpool Personal locator beacons on helicopters	Apr 2009
IMCA SF 06/09	Super Puma helicopter accident - initial report Fatality during lifting operations Failed nipple on bolt tensioning jack Fatality during lifting operations	May 2009
IMCA SF 07/09	Fatal electrocution Electric shock near-miss Lifeboat D-ring failure Worker fatally injured during pipelay operations	Jun 2009
IMCA SF 08/09	Near-miss: Dropped clump weight Reintroduction of personal locator beacons on helicopter flights Fall from height Sodasorb burn injury Fall from height	Jun 2009
IMCA SF 09/09	Poor maintenance and subsequent failure of welding equipment	Jun 2009
IMCA SF 10/09	Compact fluorescent lights interfering with communications equipment High potential near-miss during back loading Lifeboat davit failure Uncontrolled movement of A-frame	Jul 2009
IMCA SF 11/09	Falling object - struck by crane stop/striker plate	Aug 2009
IMCA SF 12/09	Pillar valve failure Dropped object near-miss Lift bag lost when rigging parted	Aug 2009
IMCA SF 13/09	Use of pre-mixed nitrox gases	Sep 2009
IMCA SF 14/09	Failure of gas supply to diving bell Torn ankle ligaments Potential threat to aviation posed by Skysails	Oct 2009
IMCA SF 15/09	Trapped diver umbilical incident resulting in diver fatality Lost time injury (LTI): Gangway deployment Helicopter Task Group update: Briefing on S-92 helicopter fleet Importance of inspecting fall protection equipment	Oct 2009
IMCA SF 16/09	Near-miss: Unexpected lowering of a suspended load Near-miss: Loss of a small crane ('cherry picker') wire Hand injury: Injection of hydraulic fluid Tumble dryer fire onboard a vessel Bell bottom door hydraulic operating system failure Near-miss: ROV fuse bolt failure	Nov 2009
IMCA SF 17/09	Injury during personnel transfer capsule operation Loading and securing of containers	Dec 2009
IMCA SF 18/09	Fatality during pressure test Fatal incident onboard a dive support vessel Lost time injury (LTI) to leg Loss of ROV: dropped object	Dec 2009

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